News + Politics
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Trans student Gavin Grimm’s discrimination lawsuit gains support of 23 attorneys general
AGs say barring transgender people from spaces matching their gender identity serves "no legitimate interests"
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Utah pushes rule banning conversion therapy, will go into effect Jan. 22
The state of Utah has proposed a final rule aimed at banning conversion therapy on minors following the addition of language meant to assuage concerns...
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Trump is undoing ‘decades of progress’ on LGBTQ rights, bipartisan civil rights agency says
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights calls findings "devastating," says Trump has "blatantly and deliberately" targeted LGBTQ people
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Jamie Lee Curtis supports outing ‘hypocritical’ closeted politicians with anti-LGBTQ records
Curtis said sexuality is "nobody's business" -- unless someone is harming other LGBTQ people
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Poll finds LGBTQ voters overwhelmingly dislike Trump and support impeachment
Poll shows LGBTQ voters are "enthusiastic" about 2020 election, with Elizabeth Warren the favorite for the Democratic nomination
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Republican slams ‘Rainbow Jihad’ for flying trans flag on Iowa Capitol
Iowa became the first state to fly the trans flag by itself, in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Class-action lawsuit alleges discrimination against Colorado’s trans female inmates
Lawsuit alleges being housed in men's prisons puts trans female inmates at risk of rape and abuse
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Minnesota mother sues school district for discriminating against her transgender son
Helene Woods takes issue with school officials' decision to bar her son from the boys' restroom and locker room
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Photographer who opposes gay marriage sues to overturn Louisville’s Fairness Ordinance
Chelsey Nelson claims LGBTQ nondiscrimination law could force her to violate her beliefs by photographing same-sex weddings
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New York man thrown onto subway tracks in anti-gay attack
Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime
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Young Americans oppose restrictions on bathroom use for transgender people
Americans overall are split on whether to allow restroom access based on gender identity
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“Open to All” campaign partners with Yelp to release its first holiday gift guide
Open to All, the national campaign based around encouraging businesses and nonprofits to be affirming of LGBTQ employees and customers, has released its first-ever holiday...
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Pope Francis says politicians who rant about gay people remind him of Hitler
The Catholic leader noted the resurgence of Nazi symbols and an increase in politicians targeting gay people, Jewish people, and gypsies
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Advocates ask federal court to force Social Security to grant same-sex survivor’s benefits
Lawyers for lesbian widow argue denial of spousal benefits is continuation of harm caused by bans on same-sex marriage
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Third judge strikes down Trump rule allowing health care workers to deny care to LGBTQ people
Judge rules overly-broad religious exemptions disrupt "uninterrupted effective flow of health care to Americans"
