All posts by John Riley
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Tennessee bill would allow students to sue over sharing restrooms and locker rooms with transgender peers
Bill would also restrict transgender students to using facilities matching their assigned sex at birth or single-stall accommodations.
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Missouri father’s testimony against trans athlete ban gains national attention
Brandon Boulware told lawmakers how affirming his daughter's gender identity made her a happier, more well-adjusted child.
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Police and media outlets deadnamed and misgendered North Carolina trans murder victim
Research by HRC finds that three-quarters of trans or nonbinary crime victims are often misgendered.
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California man charged with hate crime for attacking a transgender woman with a skateboard
Prosecutors claim Johnny Moreno hurled anti-gay slurs at the victim and threatened a witness who called police
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Montana man gets cited for harassing gay neighbor over anti-Trump flag
Michael Challans says his neighbor's anti-Trump flag prompted him to confront the man using profanities and anti-gay slurs
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Vatican says Catholic Church cannot bless “sinful” same-sex unions
Statement casts homosexuality as a "choice" and says LGBTQ people may only receive church blessings if they are celibate
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Student-athletes demand NCAA stop hosting championships in states barring trans athletes from competition
More than 540 student-athletes have written the NCAA demanding that it remove championship games from states with anti-transgender laws.
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Federal appeals court says “ex-gay” pastor can’t sue Vimeo for removing conversion therapy videos
A federal appeals court affirmed that a California pastor cannot sue Vimeo for removing his videos advocating for conversion therapy.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs religious refusal bill allowing denials of service to LGBTQ people
South Dakota Gov. Krisi Noem has signed a religious refusal bill allowing businesses and individuals to deny services to LGBTQ people.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signs bill barring transgender athletes from women’s sports
Republicans across the country have fixated on transgender participation in sports
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South Carolina lawmakers strip LGBTQ protections from hate crimes bill
Republicans say explicitly mentioning LGBTQ protections will endanger the bill's passage in a GOP-led legislature.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says banks and lenders cannot discriminate against LGBTQ applicants
CFPB guidance is the latest action by the Biden administration to combat forms of anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
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Arkansas committee passes bill banning trans youth from accessing gender-affirming health care
Bill also prevents Medicaid and private insurance from covering costs of transition-related treatments.
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North Carolina will list transgender students’ preferred names on their school records
Department of Public Instruction changes PowerSchool electronic record system at urging of LGBTQ advocates, parents, and teachers.
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Alabama Republican allegedly “liked” trans pornstar’s tweet after voting against trans health care
Sen. Tom Whatley offered an amendment, ultimately rejected, to exempt therapists from ban on gender-affirming care
