All posts tagged "ban"
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Court Keeps West Virginia Transgender Athlete Ban in Place
Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes competing in female-designated sports is constitutional and may remain in place....
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Singapore Repeals Ban on Same-Sex Intimacy
Singapore’s parliament voted earlier this week to decriminalize same-sex intimacy, but amended the country’s constitution to prevent same-sex marriages from ever being recognized as legally...
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Ads and Mailers Target Democrats Over Trans Issues in 25 States
Voters in at least half of the states in the country are being bombarded by a flood of TV and radio commercials and mailers blasting...
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Republican Governor Wants a Statewide Ban on Gay Marriage
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said at a debate on Wednesday night that he would enforce a state ban on same-sex marriage if the U.S....
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Attack Ads Cast Ohio Trans Athlete Ban as “Genital Exams” Bill
A national education advocacy nonprofit has begun running ads attacking a proposed bill that could require student athletes to undergo exams of their “internal and...
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Oklahoma Lawmakers Deny Funding for Transgender Youth Clinics
Oklahoma lawmakers have passed a bill that would force the closure of a transgender youth health care clinic at OU Children’s Hospital by denying taxpayer...
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Palm Center, an LGBTQ Military Think Tank, Closes Down
The Palm Center, a research institute that specializes in researching LGBTQ inclusion in the U.S. military, is shutting down day-to-day operations after 24 years of...
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Pennsylvania Republicans Pushing for Enhanced “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
Pennsylvania state lawmakers are proposing a bill to limit school instruction about LGBTQ content that is considered more expansive than a similar bill that passed...
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Kansas Governor’s TV Ad: “Men Should Not Play Girls’ Sports”
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is being criticized for a new television ad that detractors say muddies her position on allowing transgender athletes to compete in...
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Pentagon to Pay $1.3 Million to Military Members with HIV
The Department of Defense will pay $1,325,000 to settle claims for attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by the Modern Military Association of America and three...
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Thousands March in Anti-LGBTQ Demonstration in Turkey
Several thousand people took part in a march in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday that had been organized to call for the government-enforced shuttering of all...
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Appeals Court Blocks Arkansas’ Ban on Transgender Youth Treatments
A federal appeals court has upheld an order blocking an Arkansas law that sought to bar transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming health care treatments, and...
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Utah GOP Resolution Seeks to Block Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Minors
The Utah Republican Party has passed a resolution looking to ban gender-affirming care for minors in the state. Titled “Protecting Those Most Vulnerable,” the resolution...
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School Investigated Athlete’s Gender After Her Competitors Complained
A Utah school reportedly investigated a female athlete’s gender identity after she defeated two other girls by such a wide margin that it prompted their...
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Second Lawsuit Filed Challenging Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law
A second federal lawsuit has been filed against four Florida school boards challenging the constitutionality of the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law and districts’ attempts...
