News + Politics
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Montana Supreme Court tells state to revise anti-transgender measure’s ballot statement
The Montana Supreme Court has ordered the Office of Attorney General Tim Fox (R) to rewrite language for the ballot statement and fiscal note associated...
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McCain supports blocking Trump’s trans military ban
Senator McCain said "we should welcome all those who are willing and able to serve"
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Liam Hemsworth: Marriage equality is a human right
The actor implored his Australian fans to vote in favor of same-sex marriage
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Lambda Legal and allies oppose Trump’s Muslim travel ban
Lambda Legal has allied itself with religious and civil rights organizations and clergy members in submitting a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court explaining the...
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Pentagon’s guidance says transgender troops will be able to re-enlist through February
New guidance released last week by the Pentagon will allow currently serving transgender service members to re-enlist in the next several months until the Department...
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Harvard dean says offering Chelsea Manning fellowship was a “mistake”
—Douglas W. Elmendorf, the dean of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, writing in a 700-word statement apologizing for extending the offer of a visiting...
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Republicans block Gillibrand-Collins amendment to defense bill
Senate Republican leaders blocked a bipartisan amendment to the annual defense bill that would have stopped the Pentagon from implementing the bulk of President Trump’s...
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LGBTQ groups in second lawsuit against Trump trans ban seek injunction
The LGBTQ organizations behind a second lawsuit challenging President Trump’s ban on transgender military members have asked for a federal court to issue an injunction...
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Majority of Americans don’t support business refusals to serve LGBTQ people
Even as a case on refusing service to same-sex couples is headed towards the U.S. Supreme Court, a new poll finds that a majority of...
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Jennifer Roberts, Charlotte mayor amid HB 2 debacle, loses re-election bid
The Charlotte mayor who oversaw the city during the contentious debate over North Carolina’s anti-LGBTQ HB 2 law, and the resulting loss of revenue that...
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ACLU requests “immediate halt” to Trump’s transgender military ban
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a motion asking a judge to to “immediately halt” the Trump administration’s ban on out transgender service members...
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Family and friends launch GoFundMe to send Gavin Grimm to college
Family and friends of Gavin Grimm have launched a GoFundMe page to help the transgender teenage advocate pay for college, reports the Daily Press. Vanessa...
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Lawyer for anti-gay East Lansing farmer draws comparisons to Masterpiece Cakeshop case
The attorney representing a Michigan apple grower who was banned from selling produce at a local farmer’s market because of his discriminatory policies is already...
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Gay couple denied chance to have baby through surrogacy challenges Utah law
A gay couple in Utah that has been denied the chance to use a surrogate to have a biological child of their own is awaiting...
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Conservative group protests San Antonio ISD’s pro-LGBTQ policy
A conservative Christian group is protesting the San Antonio Independent School District’s recent decision to add “gender identity,” “gender expression,” and “sexual orientation” to its...
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