Nico Lang

One of the country’s most infamous providers of so-called conversion therapy — a contentious practice that tries to change a gay person’s sexual orientation — will be forced to pay up to $3.5 million after it was found to be in violation of a 2015 court order to shut down. “It’s a deterrent and a warning shot,” Michael Ferguson, one of the plaintiffs in the case, told NBC News. “If you’re practicing conversion therapy, make no mistake that you will be found out and you will be punished. We are not going to tolerate these practices on members of our […]

The Navy will allow transgender sailors to dress in accordance with their gender identity while off duty. The dress code clarification comes as the military prepares to roll out a controversial new policy on Friday restricting the service of openly transgender people. The Navy will permit all transgender service members to “live socially” as “their preferred gender” when they are not in uniform, a U.S. Navy spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. The dress code guidance was sent in an administrative message to troops earlier this week. “There is no policy that prohibits the ability of a Service Member to express themselves off-duty […]