All posts tagged "civil rights"
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Civil rights group red-flags two more anti-LGBTQ Trump judicial nominees
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human rights urges senators to reject Thomas Farr and Jonathan Kobes for lifetime appointments
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1,500 parents of transgender children blast proposal to eliminate civil rights protections
A group of parents of transgender children has written a letter to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence blasting a recent administration proposal...
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Senate confirms anti-gay Trump judicial pick Kyle Duncan
Democratic senators denounce lawyer who defended North Carolina's HB 2 law and the Gloucester County School Board
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Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force demands meeting with Trump civil rights officials
Members of Congress decry Trump administration's "relentless assault" on transgender community
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White House: Donald Trump supports shop signs saying “We don’t bake cakes for gay weddings”
Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed Trump's support for "religious liberty" during press briefing
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GOP congressman “disturbed” at Trump DOJ’s position on civil rights
Rep. Scott Taylor says discrimination against LGBTQ individuals is "on the wrong side of history"
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Court hears lawsuit over federal guidance on transgender students
States ask for court order to stop the Obama administration from forcing schools to adopt pro-transgender policies
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Ben Carson compares being transgender to changing ethnicities
–Failed GOP presidential candidate and former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, in a speech before the Florida delegation at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, according to...
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Brian Sims launches congressional campaign
It’s official: Pennsylvania State Rep. Brian Sims is setting his sights on Washington. Sims, an attorney and civil rights advocate who represents Philadelphia’s Center City...
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Civil Rights Coalition of Maryland relaunches after 13-year hiatus
Purpose of the coalition is to speak with a singular voice to weigh in on important civil rights issues
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Massachusetts women’s college to allow trans women to enroll
–Smith College President Kathleen McCartney, regarding a change in admissions policy for the women’s liberal arts college in Massachusetts, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reports. “It...
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Obama ties LBJ’s civil rights legacy to LGBT Americans
President Barack Obama embraced Lyndon B. Johnson’s civil rights legacy Thursday in a speech that credited the former president with helping to open the doors...
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African-American Pastors Rally in Support of Maryland's Question 6
A group of prominent African-American religious leaders from Maryland, as well as other parts of the country, endorsed Maryland's Question 6 at a press conference...
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NOM Claims the Mantle of the Civil Rights Era
From the National Organization for Marriage’s website, NOM executive director Brian Brown announced today at the latest “Summer for Marriage” tour stop in St. Paul,...
