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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...
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Guatemalan trans woman who received death threats is granted asylum
A transgender woman who was beaten and threatened with death after refusing to collect extortion money for a Guatemalan drug cartel, raped and tortured by...
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Plaintiffs behind fourth lawsuit against Trump military ban ask for injunction
Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in a fourth lawsuit challenging President Trump’s transgender military ban have asked a federal court to issue a preliminary injunction to...
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Mississippi’s “religious freedom” law to be appealed to Supreme Court
The attorneys in a case challenging Mississippi’s “religious freedom law” have announced they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the 5th U.S. Court...
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Vegas Shootings: LGBTQ community demands gun control
HRC slams politicians for failing to prevent another mass shooting after Pulse nightclub in 2016
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Missouri transgender teen’s killing will not be charged as a hate crime
The Missouri youths who killed a transgender teenager with whom they had been friends prior to her coming out will not be charged with a...
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Rep. Kyrsten Sinema hopes to become Senate’s second LGBTQ member
Sinema, currently the only openly bisexual person in Congress, is seeking Republican Jeff Flake's seat
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Texas senators split on support for Trump judicial nominee Jeff Mateer
The two home-state senators of President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas are split on how they are...
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2nd Circuit hears dead skydiver’s employment discrimination lawsuit
On Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case of a deceased skydiver who had sued his former employer for firing him...
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Candidate who said homosexuality should be illegal wins GOP Senate primary runoff
Alabama Republicans chose a twice-suspended former State Supreme Court Justice as their nominee for the election to fill the seat once held by Attorney General...
