All posts tagged "discrimination"
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Florida man says landlady evicted him after finding out he’s gay
A North Florida man claims his landlady evicted him after discovering that he is gay, reports First Coast News. Randal Coffman, of Middleburg, Fla., said...
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Trump’s Department of Defense has already begun discharging HIV-positive service members
Plaintiffs are being discharged despite receiving support of commanding officers and meeting medical and physical requirements to serve
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Anti-gay baker’s lawsuit against Colorado Civil Rights Commission to continue
Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips claims the state of Colorado is unfairly targeting him due to his religious beliefs
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Congressional Democrats introduce bill to combat anti-LGBTI abuses abroad
GLOBE Act would create a special envoy on LGBTI rights and call for sanctions on those who commit human rights abuses
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Virginia teacher fired for refusing to call transgender student by male pronouns
Peter Vlaming claims that acknowledging the student's gender identity violates his religious beliefs
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Anti-gay religious exemptions in adoptive and foster care harm children and cost money
Report shows landscape for same-sex couples wishing to adopt can be "bleak" in states with religious exemptions
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Texas college student says her dorm banned her from having guests because she’s gay
Kaj Baker says she's received harassment from some residents since her story became public
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Trump administration refuses to release documents about “Religious Liberty Task Force”
Department of Justice argues information sought by a BuzzFeed FOIA request is "exempt from disclosure"
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D.C. federal judge refuses to lift order blocking Pentagon from implementing transgender ban
Judge reiterates that "revised" plan to ban transgender service members isn't substantially different from a sweeping ban
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Federal judge to decide whether lesbian couple rejected as foster parents by HHS can sue
HHS and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops argue the lawsuit should be dismissed
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LGBTQ groups ask HHS to prevent South Carolina foster care agencies discriminating against gay couples
Waiver would allow agencies to discriminate against prospective foster parents based on a number of characteristics
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Michigan Department of Corrections agrees to amend policies that dole out harsher punishments to HIV-positive prisoners
HIV-positive prisoner was placed in solitary confinement and lost privileges for having consensual sex with another prisoner
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Newly-elected Democratic Kansas governor seeks to block anti-gay adoption law
State's largest LGBTQ organization believes law is unconstitutional, and will be introducing a repeal bill in January
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Retired military officers and veterans among groups opposing transgender ban
A number of former military officers, veterans’ and civil rights organizations, women’s groups, military scholars and historians, and states have filed briefs supporting efforts to...
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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...
