News + Politics
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Arson of North Carolina church may be a case of mistaken identity
A church in rural North Carolina that was set alight may have been confused with another church with a similar name whose pastor regularly engages...
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Transgender inmate in Indiana suing over denial of medical care
A transgender inmate in Indiana is suing the state Department of Correction over its refusal to allow her to receive hormone therapy to treat her...
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HRC suspends Walmart’s perfect Equality Index rating over harassment of transgender workers
EEOC has found that transgender employees were harassed and denied medical benefits after transitioning at work
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Minnesota lawmaker disparages transgender people after Minneapolis City Council victories
Mary Franson posted a transphobic tweet after two trans women were elected to the council
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Parents of transgender children sign declaration of rights in response to political attacks
Parents call for greater nondiscrimination protections for members of the transgender community
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Petition demands Mitch McConnell disavow Roy Moore over child abuse allegations
85,000 people want the Republican Senate Leader to oppose Roy Moore's candidacy
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New York City’s public transport will now make gender-neutral announcements
Goodbye "ladies and gentlemen," hello "passengers," "rider," and "everyone"
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Victory Fund endorses Kyrsten Sinema in tough Arizona U.S. Senate race
The Victory Fund has endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in her bid to become Arizona’s next U.S. senator. If victorious, Sinema, who identifies as...
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California seeks to intervene in lawsuit challenging Trump’s military service ban
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) has filed a motion to intervene as a plaintiff in Stockman v. Trump, one of four separate lawsuits challenging President...
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Republican candidate Roy Moore: “The transgenders don’t have rights”
Amid allegations he sexually abused a 14-year-old girl, Roy Moore is attacking his Democratic opponent for supporting transgender people
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Transgender airman reflects on Trump’s service ban
Sterling Crutcher is just one of thousands of service members who could lose out if transgender ban takes effect
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Most Republicans think America has “gone too far” in accepting trans people
Meanwhile, most Democrats think we haven't gone far enough in accepting transgender people
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USDA will allow employees to be openly anti-gay at work
USDA guidance will allow employees to share anti-LGBTQ sentiments without fear of retribution
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves anti-LGBTQ lawyer’s nomination
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Gregory Katsas to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C....
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Federal court hears arguments over injunction to stop transgender military ban
On Thursday, a federal judge in Baltimore heard arguments in a third of four lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s policy of banning transgender military members...
