All posts tagged "bias"
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Student Who Pissed on Pride Flag Avoids Prison
The 21-year-old was fined $250 and given probation after doing community service for LGBTQ organizations and attending sensitivity training.
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New York Times Blasted for Harmful Transgender Coverage
More than 180 trans contributors to "The New York Times" and their allies are blasting the paper for its coverage of transgender issues.
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Suspended Judge Allegedly Made Anti-Gay, Racist Remarks
A Brooklyn judge who was suspended due to alleged bias and discrimination, and is now seeking reinstatement to her old position, allegedly made anti-gay and...
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Gay Florida police chief fired for promoting officers of color
Former Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Larry Scirotto, was fired for allegedly promoting officers based on their race or other characteristics.
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Queer people more likely to be stopped by police, study says
Queer people are more likely to report having had negative interactions with police, according to a recent study by the Williams Institute.
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Boston stabbing victim believes he was attacked because he’s gay and Black
Police are seeking to identify three suspects, but do not believe the attack constitutes a "hate crime"
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Gay realtor says he was beaten unconscious in Oklahoma anti-gay attack
Christian Council claims his attackers called him and a friend "faggots" amid assault
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Amazon removes anti-gay Family Research Council from its charitable giving program
Social conservatives take issue with "hate group" classification, accusing Amazon and the SPLC of engaging in viewpoint discrimination
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HRC President Alphonso David: Senate Republicans’ policing “reform” bill is “offensive”
Civil rights groups call Republican bill a "non-starter" and the "wrong solution" to addressing racial bias in policing
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Texas judge removed from trans child custody case due to Facebook posting
The judge in a highly-publicized and controversial Dallas child custody case has been removed from the case after posting about it on Facebook. Dallas County...
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Alabama sheriff’s deputy who posted homophobic comments in response to teen’s suicide gets hired as town police officer
Owens Cross Roads police chief says Jeff Graves "deserves a second chance"
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Lesbian claims Chili’s denied her a promotion because she failed to “dress more gender appropriate”
Arizona resident Meagan Hunter has filed an EEOC complaint accusing her employer of sex discrimination
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Senate confirms anti-gay judge who was rated “not qualified”
Leonard Steven Grasz has been granted a lifetime appointment to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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LGBT groups warn against confirming Grasz and Norris to federal bench
A coalition of 29 LGBTQ organizations sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday asking them to not to confirm Leonard Steven Grasz...
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Kentucky judge who refused to hear same-sex adoption cases resigns
A family court judge in Kentucky who tried to recuse himself from hearing cases involving LGBTQ couples has tendered his resignation. Judge W. Mitchell Nance,...
