News + Politics
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Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing exemptions for therapists
Therapists could cite not only religious beliefs, but moral principles, in refusing to treat clients
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Tennessee AG expresses concern over resurrected bathroom bill
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R) has expressed concern over the impact of a resurrected “bathroom bill” that would require transgender students in educational institutions...
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Pennsylvania governor signs two nondiscrimination orders
As the adage goes: “If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain.” In the case of Pennsylvania, since the...
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Pope Francis’ “family life” exhortation stands firmly against gay unions
Surprising no one who has followed the Vatican’s pronouncements on homosexuality over the past few years, Pope Francis issued a papal exhortation reiterating the Roman Catholic...
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University of North Carolina will abide by anti-gay law’s provisions
The University of North Carolina (UNC) has announced that it will follow North Carolina’s anti-gay law HB 2, also known as the “Public Facilities Privacy...
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North Carolina’s Constitutional Challenge
Law professors comment on a lawsuit to overturn North Carolina's anti-LGBT law -- it's going to be a tough fight
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Grand Old Problem: HRC’s Republican Endorsement
HRC's endorsement of a Republican senator has set off a firestorm of criticism
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D.C. councilmember’s bill would prohibit travel to states with anti-gay laws
A D.C. councilmember has introduced a bill that would ban official government-funded travel to any state with a law that could be interpreted as anti-LGBT....
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Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski: LGBT opponents are “desperate”
–Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski (D), speaking to an audience at the National Center for Lesbian Rights’ annual Palm Springs Garden Party, as reported...
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Atlanta mayor imposes travel ban to North Carolina
Atlanta has joined a host of other cities and states banning official government travel to North Carolina in the wake of passage of a sweeping...
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Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth to headline Capital Pride Concert
Also on the ticket for the June 12 concert, Charlie Puth
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PayPal scraps plans for expansion in North Carolina
The fallout from an anti-LGBT measure is still having repercussions in North Carolina after PayPal announced it will not continue with plans to build a...
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Mississippi governor signs “religious freedom” bill into law
Move over, North Carolina. You’ve just been one-upped by Mississippi on the anti-LGBT front. On Tuesday, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) signed into law a...
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Maryland’s highest court to hear parental rights law challenge
On Tuesday, April 5, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the Free State’s highest court, will hear arguments in Conover v. Conover, a case that will test...
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Trans United Fund: New organization will fight for transgender rights
Organization will engage in educational and political advocacy focusing on inequality and its root causes
