All posts tagged "ban"
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Pentagon lifts ban on transgender military service
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has announced that the Department of Defense, and all branches of the military, will repeal the current policy banning transgender...
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Turkish police use rubber bullets, tear gas to break up Istanbul Gay Pride
Police broke up Istanbul Pride parade, detaining 19, because of security concerns
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Military to lift ban on transgender service on July 1
Details of and timeline for implementation yet to be finalized, but will be decided in the coming days
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Eric Fanning hints at lifting trans military ban in acceptance speech
First openly gay Army Secretary honored with Paving the Way Award at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
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Kentucky prison’s “gay mail” ban being challenged
Legal advocates are challenging a Kentucky prison for adopting and enforcing a ban on books, magazines, letters and other mail that the warden alleges “promote homosexuality.” After...
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Vermont legislature moving towards banning conversion therapy
The Vermont Senate put its stamp of approval on a measure that would ban licensed mental health practitioners from attempting to change a person’s sexual...
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Gay imam likens Trump’s Muslim comments to Third Reich
On Monday, Donald Trump’s campaign issued a press release calling for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s...
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UK reviewing blood donation deferral period for gay men
The British government is considering changing its current one-year deferral period for men who have sex with men (MSM) when it comes to donating blood, reports The...
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Mormon Church will continue chartering Boy Scout troops
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday announced in a news release that it would continue to charter Boy Scouts of America (BSA)...
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Mississippi adoption ban challenged in federal court
Plaintiffs seek to strike down last remaining state ban on same-sex couples adopting children
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Walker “wouldn’t change” transgender military service ban
It might have been famed culture warrior Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) who attracted all the attention for his opposition to transgender soldiers in the military...
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Kristin Beck smacks down Huckabee after trans military service comments
Transgender Navy SEAL and congressional candidate defends allowing transgender soldiers to serve openly
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Alternative Scottish Pride event reverses decision not to book drag acts
An alternative Pride event in Glasgow, Scotland, has now reversed its decision not to allow drag queens to perform after outcry from fellow members of...
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Scott Walker backtracks on comments about gay Scouts ban
Presidential candidate seeks to clarify remark that ban "protected children"
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Boy Scouts move to lift ban on gay leaders
The Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) executive committee has unanimously approved a resolution that would lift the existing ban on openly gay adult Scout leaders. The resolution now...
