All posts tagged "discrimination"
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Half of all transgender people have experienced mistreatment at the hands of a medical provider
Many transgender people face mistreatment or a lack of competency when seeking out LGBTQ-affirming medical care, a new study finds.
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Hobby Lobby discriminated against trans employee in restroom access case, court rules
Hobby Lobby lost a more than decade-long fight to bar a transgender woman from the women's restroom, after Illinois appellate court decision.
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Two transgender men sue West Virginia over policy blocking them from changing their birth certificates
Two transgender men have sued West Virginia over a state policy that blocks them from changing the gender marker on their birth certificates.
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American Medical Association recommends removing gender markers from public portions of birth certificates
The American Medical Association has recommended removing gender markers from the public portion of birth certificates.
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Former Massachusetts superintendent alleges he was fired because he’s gay
A former Massachusetts school district superintendent claims he was fired without cause for texting with a 21-year-old former town resident.
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A proposed law in Ghana would jail people who advocate for LGTBQ equality for up to 10 years
A proposed law in Ghana would imprison known LGBTQ people for up to five years, and anyone who advocates for LGBTQ human rights for 10...
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Palm Springs cannabis dispensary blocked trans man from restroom, questioned his “male parts”
Trans TikTok user shares video claiming he was blocked from a men's restroom at a Palm Springs cannabis dispensary
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Spanish court sides with bisexual man sued by ex-wife for “hiding his homosexuality”
A Spanish regional court overturned a lower court's decision ordering a bisexual man to pay his wife for "hiding his homosexuality" from her.
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DC Department of Corrections policy on transgender prisoner housing is still discriminatory, says ACLU
Lawyers for a trans woman who sued the D.C. Department of Corrections for housing her in a men's unit say DOC's housing policy is still...
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Court rules against Indiana teacher who resigned rather than call trans students by their chosen names
A federal judge ruled against an Indiana teacher who resigned rather than agree to call trans students by their preferred names and pronouns.
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Appeals court upholds Florida trans student’s right to use boys’ restroom
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has released a narrow decision finding a school district's anti-trans restroom policy unconstitutional.
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Ghana political leader calls LGBTQ people “worse than COVID-19”
Ghana's speaker of parliament Alban Bagbin slammed LGBTQ people amid debate over criminalizing homosexuality
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13-year-old girl sues Florida over bill barring transgender athletes from female sports teams
A 13-year-old transgender girl is suing the state of Florida over a law that would prohibit her from playing on the girls' soccer team.
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Minnesota trans student wins $218,500 settlement over school’s bathroom ban
A Minnesota school district has agreed to settle a lawsuit over its policy forcing trans students to use separate restrooms and locker rooms.
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Supreme Court refuses to hear Gavin Grimm case, will let pro-trans restroom ruling stand
By refusing to hear appeal, high court allows decision finding Gloucester County's restroom policy unconstitutional to stand.
