All posts tagged "anti-LGBTQ discrimination"
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Insurance Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Struck Down by Federal Court
A federal court in North Carolina has struck down a prohibition in the state-run employee health insurance plan that prohibits coverage for gender-affirming treatments that...
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Netanyahu’s Likud Party Signs Agreements with Anti-LGBTQ Groups
Since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party came in first during the country’s November 1 election — officially setting them up to retake control of...
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Tennessee Mom Passionately Defends LGBTQ Community
With conservatives pushing for anti-LGBTQ laws, one Tennessee woman rebuffs their attacks.
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Louisiana Public Schools to Reject Protections for LGBTQ Students
Just two months after President Joe Biden announced steps to increase federal protections for the LGBTQ community, it appears public schools in Louisiana will be...
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Yeshiva University Seeks to Block LGBTQ Club
New York's Yeshiva University sent an emergency petition to the Supreme Court to stop it from recognizing the YU Pride Alliance.
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Catholic Health Care System Restricts Same-Sex Fertility Benefits
OSF HealthCare, a Catholic hospital system out of Illinois, has restricted the employee health plan benefits it offers to LGBTQ employees. The health care system...
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Russia to Expand Anti-LGBTQ “Propaganda” Law
The Russian government is seeking to expand an existing law prohibiting dissemination of information that can be deemed “gay propaganda,” meaning any information about homosexuality...
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UK Prime Minister Voices Support for Swimming’s Trans Sports Ban
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson once more stepped into a controversy over transgender rights, expressing support for the idea of a ban on transgender...
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Kentucky’s Teacher of the Year Quits, Citing Discrimination
The man named Kentucky’s 2022 Teacher of the Year has quit his teaching position, citing anti-gay discrimination as one of the reasons for his defection....
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Hawaii Governor Signs 3 Pro-LGBTQ Bills into Law
Breaking away from the trend of state governments implementing discriminatory legislation aimed at LGBTQ people, on June 16, Hawaii Governor David Ige signed three bills...
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California Man Arrested After Multiple Threats Against Dictionary
A man from Rossmoor, California was arrested for repeatedly threatening violence against the Merriam-Webster headquarters for their more "transgender friendly" definitions
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15-year-old Florida teen charged in anti-gay attack
A Florida teenager viciously assaulted another boy for being bay in an adolescent treatment center
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Congressional Republicans block bill expanding credit access for LGBTQ business owners
Congressional Republicans blocked passage of a bill aimed at ensuring LGBTQ-owned businesses have equal access to lending opportunities.
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Biden administration restores nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ patients in health care
The Biden administration will adopt precautions to ensure health care providers and hospitals are not denying care to LGBTQ patients.
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UN chastises Finland for rejecting asylum request from lesbian couple’s child fleeing Russia
Finland claimed bullying, threats, and physical violence against child and his family did not amount to persecution.
