All posts tagged "ban"
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Trans Navy SEAL veteran to Trump: Tell me I’m not worthy to my face
Kristin Beck was responding to Donald Trump's plan to ban transgender people from military service
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Trump’s transgender military ban “ignorant” and “cowardly”
Critics say president's decision is motivated by political concerns
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Republican congresswoman wants to ban health care for transgender military members
Rep. Vicky Hartzler seeks to prohibit military from paying for hormones or gender confirmation surgery
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Rhode Island approves ban on conversion therapy
On the final day of their legislative session, Rhode Island lawmakers approved a bill banning the practice of conversion therapy by licensed counselors on residents...
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Retired generals ask Mattis not to reinstate ban on transgender troops
Three retired Army generals and a group that advocates for allowing LGBTQ individuals to serve openly in the military service are calling on U.S. Secretary of...
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to California conversion therapy ban
Pacific Justice Institute lawsuit had argued the law restricted therapists' First Amendment rights
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Congressional Democrats introduce measure to ban conversion therapy
Congressional Democrats have introduced a bill that would effectively ban conversion therapy by classifying it as a form of consumer fraud. On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu...
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Nebraska Supreme Court throws out ban on same-sex foster parents
State ordered to stop treating same-sex couples differently in foster and adoption cases
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Tampa bans conversion therapy on minors, and St. Petersburg may follow suit
On Thursday, the Tampa City Council held a second reading of a proposed ordinance that bans the practice of conversion therapy on minors in the...
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Nevada Senate passes two pro-LGBTQ bills by wide margins
On Tuesday, the Nevada State Senate passed a pair of bills intended to benefit LGBTQ-identifying children, sending them both on to the State Assembly for...
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LGBTQ groups urge North Carolina governor to veto fake “repeal” bill
On Thursday, North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill that purports to “repeal” the state’s anti-LGBT HB 2 law while keeping some of its more objectionable and...
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Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade organizers invite gay vets group to march
Amid a backlash from politicians and the public at what some felt was discrimination against the LGBTQ community, the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council...
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Toledo City Council bans conversion therapy
On Tuesday, the Toledo City Council unanimously approved a ban on conversion therapy and made gender identity a protected class under the city’s nondiscrimination laws....
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Transgender boy in New Jersey barred from Cub Scout pack
An 8-year-old transgender boy has been barred from his local Cub Scout pack because the Boy Scouts of America does not recognize his gender identity,...
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Iowa trans man will get surgery, but Medicaid ban on surgery remains
A transgender Iowa man will receive medically necessary surgery under the state’s Medicaid program due to a claims processing error, but other transgender people will continue to...
