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Civil rights leaders urge U.S. Senate not to confirm anti-gay judge
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has written a letter urging the U.S. Senate to reject the nomination of Damien Schiff, a legal...
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8-year-old trans student sues California private school for gender identity discrimination
An 8-year-old transgender student from California is suing a private school that she previously attended for discriminating against her on the basis of her gender...
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Oklahoma gay man files civil rights lawsuit after home is burned to the ground
An Oklahoma gay man has filed a federal equal protection lawsuit against nine defendants, including several local police and government officials, alleging that they failed...
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More than 50 members of Congress urge Pentagon not to comply with trans military ban
More than 50 Democrats from the U.S. House of Representatives have written a letter to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
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Two men attack transgender woman on Staten Island
Two men face hate crime charges after they were arrested for beating up a transgender woman in Staten Island’s Stapleton neighborhood. Police say Tapharia Jones, 24,...
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Lesbian attorney advances to November runoff in Seattle mayor’s race
A lesbian attorney was one of the top two candidates to emerge from a crowded 21-candidate primary election on Tuesday, putting her one step closer...
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Former Rentboy CEO sentenced to 6 months in prison
The former CEO of online escort site Rentboy.com has been sentenced to six months in prison after the judge overseeing the case said she wanted...
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Calls to suicide hotline spike after introduction of trans military ban and Texas bathroom bill
The Trevor Project says that the number of transgender youth calling into its suicide prevention hotline spiked following the announcement of President Trump’s proposed ban...
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Aaron Schock’s lawyers denounce questions about his sex life and sexuality
Former congressman Aaron Schock's legal team says federal investigators' personal questions were prejudicial
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American Muslims more accepting of homosexuality than white evangelicals
Acceptance of LGBTQ rights has increased among all Muslim subgroups, as it has among Americans overall
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Big Oil and Houston-area corporations oppose Texas’ proposed bathroom bill
In a move that is likely to be ignored and disregarded by most Republican members of the Texas legislature, more than 50 business leaders have...
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Sam Brownback could be Trump’s most anti-gay appointee yet
Kansas governor tapped to head State Department's Office of International Religious Freedom
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ACLU challenging Montana anti-trans ballot initiative
They argue it obscures goal of banning transgender people from facilities matching their gender identity
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Reuters poll: Majority of Americans support transgender military service
Republicans mostly oppose transgender servicemembers, while Democrats support them
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19 Attorneys General tell Congress to oppose transgender military ban
Letter asks Congress to add explicit transgender protections to the National Defense Authorization Act
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