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Trump’s ACA executive order could undermine LGBTQ health care
Trump's move could leave transgender people and those living with HIV facing extortionate costs
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Oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop SCOTUS case scheduled for Dec. 5
The Supreme Court has set oral arguments in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission for Tuesday, Dec. 5. The case is considered a...
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Corporate America backs lesbian’s request for Supreme Court hearing
Jameka Evans believes she was fired for not conforming to gender stereotypes
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HRC releases video of celebrities’ coming out stories for National Coming Out Day
Other organizations plan to issue statements to celebrate the importance of coming out as LGBTQ
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Mississippi’s anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” law could face Supreme Court challenge
The law allows religious individuals and businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ people
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Congressmen seek White House-Pentagon communications on trans military ban
More than 100 members of Congress have written a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis asking him to provide copies of communications between...
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Mississippi’s anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” law is now in full effect
HB 1523 condones anti-LGBTQ discrimination based on three specific religious beliefs
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Washington State mother sues employer for denying insurance coverage to transgender son
Lawsuit claims Catholic health care organization is breaking law by denying coverage for all transgender services
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Senate committee approves resolution condemning anti-gay violence in Chechnya
Arrests and illegal detentions of gay and bisexual men have been taking place since December 2016
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Trump administration’s “religious liberty” guidance rolls back birth control coverage
Justice Department and HHS want to allow employers to refuse to provide insurance coverage for contraception
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves Eric Dreiband’s nomination on party-line vote
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Eric Dreiband, a controversial Trump nominee whose nomination has rankled LGBTQ and civil rights advocates, to...
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HRC releases web video highlighting Jeff Mateer’s anti-gay statements
The Human Rights Campaign has released a web video highlighting a multitude of anti-LGBTQ statements made by Jeff Mateer, President Trump’s nominee for a federal...
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Trump administration moves to dismiss lawsuit against trans military ban
Government argues that plaintiffs can't claim they've suffered injury when ban hasn't been finalized yet
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Justice Department reverses policy protecting transgender workers
Courts have previously found that Title VII does protect discrimination based on gender identity and sex stereotyping
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6th Circuit hears case of trans woman fired by Michigan funeral home
On Wednesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the appeal of a transgender woman who sued her former employer for firing...
