All posts tagged "harassment"
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Gay Palestinian Asylum Seeker Beheaded in the West Bank
A gay Palestinian man who had sought asylum in Israel was beheaded in the West Bank city of Hebron last week in an act that...
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Vermont Transgender Teen Faces Hate After Media Maelstrom
A Vermont transgender teen, her family, and her school have been threatened and harassed after she changed clothes in the girls' locker room.
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Prince George’s County Settles Trans Teacher’s Discrimination Suit
Prince George’s County Public Schools has agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought by a transgender teacher who claimed she suffered years of “pervasive and...
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Trans Teacher Leaves Orthodox Jewish High School over Harassment
Transphobic discrimination pressured a trans teacher at a New York City Orthodox Jewish high school to leave her job last week. Talia Avrahami, a social...
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Grindr Names New CEO Ahead of Going Public
Grindr, the popular gay dating app, has named a new CEO who is scheduled to take the company public later this fall. On Tuesday, the...
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Woman Calls LGBTQ Center to Complain About Gay Neighbor
A Utah Pride Center employee posts video of voicemail in which the caller says gay neighbor has been shooting lasers into her home.
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HRC Foundation Sues Tennessee Over Anti-Transgender Restroom Law
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBTQ organization, is suing a Tennessee school district and the Tennessee Department of...
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Gay, Black Applebee’s Cook Was Told to Ignore Co-Workers’ Slurs
An Applebee’s franchise in the Greater Tampa area has agreed to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that the company failed to stop...
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Oklahoma Gay Mayor Resigns, Citing Harassment, Threats
Oklahoma’s first-ever gay mayor has resigned from office due to repeated threats and harassment that have made him feel unsafe in his own town. Adam...
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Ricky Martin’s Nephew Withdraws Charges Against Singer
The nephew of singer Ricky Martin has withdrawn charges accusing the pop star of sexual abuse, stalking, and harassment. A Puerto Rican judge lifted a temporary...
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Proud Boys Blocked by LGBTQ Demonstrators
LGBTQ activists “shielded” children attending a Pride Month Family Story Time event from far-right elements yelling homophobic and transphobic slurs by placing themselves in between...
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Biden Issues Executive Order Pushing Back on Anti-LGBTQ Laws
President Biden has issued an executive order to counter state laws attacking LGBTQ youth and cut off federal funding for conversion therapy.
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Trans Woman Verbally Attacked On Green Line Metro
A transgender woman says she was verbally attacked by a man over her gender identity while riding a Green Line Metro train last Saturday. Saoirse...
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Twitter Suspends Website For Naming Rachel Levine “Man of the Year”
Twitter has locked the account of The Babylon Bee, a right-wing parody site, after it awarded Admiral Rachel Levine, the Assistant Secretary of Health for...
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‘Trans people have right to privacy’ rules New Jersey appeals court
A New Jersey appeals court ruled that transgender people have a right to ask that records related to name change requests be kept sealed.
