All posts tagged "ban"
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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...
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Florida governor signs bill repealing gay adoption ban
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed into law on Thursday a bill that repeals the Sunshine State’s nearly four decade-long law prohibiting same-sex couples from...
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AMA: No medical reason for transgender military ban
Supporters of allowing transgender individuals to serve openly in the U.S. military received a boost for their cause Monday, when the American Medical Association approved...
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Federal judge rules Alabama same-sex couples have right to marry
Latest order forbids probate judges from continuing to enforce unconstitutional same-sex marriage ban
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Oregon bans gay conversion therapy for minors
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D), the nation’s first out bisexual governor, signed into law legislation on Monday that prohibits the practice of conversion or “reparative”...
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D.C. Bans Gay Conversion Therapy for Minors
The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would prohibit the use on minors of conversion or “reparative” therapy, or other “sexual orientation...
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State Department to India: Stop discriminating against homosexuality
“The international community and civil society are closely following the developments in India and are urging not to discriminate against homosexuality in India.” — Sarah...
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NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade lifts ban on LGBT groups
NBCUniversal has announced that OUT@NBCUniversal — an LGBT support group for the company’s employees — will be allowed to march in next year’s St Patrick’s Day...
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Equality Virginia Launches Second-Parent Adoption Blog
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s major LGBT-rights organization, launched the first of five planned blog posts highlighting the stories of same-sex couples raising children who have...
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D.C. Council Mulls Reparative Therapy Ban
Councilmember Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) presided over a nearly five-hour hearing on Friday where she listened to testimony for and against a bill pending before...
