Nation
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“Eliminate Hate” campaign seeks to expose anti-LGBTQ hate groups
A new campaign is being launched to discredit anti-LGBTQ groups and pressure media to label them “hate groups.” The Eliminate Hate Campaign is being spearheaded...
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Nevada governor signs bill protecting LGBTQ kids in foster care
Foster care and juvenile justice agencies dealing with LGBTQ youth must undergo competency training
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Report: 60% of transgender students barred from appropriate restrooms
Report highlights need for federal protections for trans students -- the same protections the Trump administration rescinded
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Pastor who cheered Orlando victims’ deaths found guilty of child molestation
Kenneth Adkins is known for his anti-LGBTQ statements and social media posts
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Iowa lawmakers vote to end discrimination against LGBTQ renters
Bipartisan measure heads to Gov. Terry Branstad's desk for signature into law
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ACLU sues Wisconsin for denying insurance coverage to transgender state employees
Wisconsin has "cruelly backtracked" on its promise to cover gender confirmation surgery, ACLU says
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Nebraska Supreme Court throws out ban on same-sex foster parents
State ordered to stop treating same-sex couples differently in foster and adoption cases
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Tampa bans conversion therapy on minors, and St. Petersburg may follow suit
On Thursday, the Tampa City Council held a second reading of a proposed ordinance that bans the practice of conversion therapy on minors in the...
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Florida teacher sacked for asking students if they’re “comfortable” with gays
Students also asked about women, Muslims, African Americans, and disabled people
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Neil Gorsuch confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
In a victory for President Donald Trump, his Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a bipartisan 54-45 vote. Three...
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Trans boy asks to intervene as defendant in Boyertown locker room lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania have filed a legal motion asking to intervene in a lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania school...
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Gavin Grimm: Trump doesn’t care about protecting trans people from discrimination
Virginia teenager Gavin Grimm isn’t mincing words when it comes to how he views the Trump administration’s record on transgender rights. On Thursday, Grimm was...
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Despite “repeal,” cities continue enforcing travel bans to North Carolina
North Carolina’s fake “repeal” of the controversial HB 2 law might have convinced the NCAA and the ACC to reconsider awarding sports championships to the...
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U.S. Senate Republicans kill filibuster to move along Gorsuch nomination
Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted for the “nuclear option” — a move that kills the filibuster for all current and future Supreme Court nominees,...
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Virginia Democrats sustain McAuliffe’s veto of anti-LGBTQ bills
The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate sustained vetoes of two so-called “religious freedom” measures that would have permitted discrimination against LGBTQ people and same-sex...
