All posts tagged "LGBTQ rights"
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Appeals Court Rules West Texas A&M Drag Ban Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled drag is protected speech, blocking West Texas A&M from enforcing its campus drag performance ban.
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Feds to Cut Funds for 5 Pro-LGBTQ Virginia School Districts
Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William schools refused federal demands to roll back transgender-inclusive policies.
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Loudoun County Defies Federal Order, Keeps Transgender Policies
Loudoun County schools voted 6-3 to keep transgender-inclusive policies despite Trump administration threats to cut $47 million in funding.
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Moroccan Activist Arrested for Wearing ‘Allah Is Lesbian’ T-Shirt.
Morocco arrested Ibtissame "Betty" Lachgar for wearing an "Allah Is Lesbian" T-shirt, sparking outrage over the countryās blasphemy laws.
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Trumpās State Department Erases LGBTQ Abuses from Report
The 2024 Human Rights Report downplays abuses in Trump-aligned nations, omits LGBTQ references, and targets countries critical of his administration.
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Kim Davis Asks Supreme Court to End Marriage Equality
Kim Davis, the ex-Kentucky clerk jailed for refusing same-sex marriage licenses, asks the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 2015 ruling.
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2 Men in Indonesia to Be Publicly Caned for Hugging and Kissing
Aceh province court sentences two men, ages 20 and 21, to 80 lashes for acts leading to same-sex relations under Sharia law.
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NYC Opens First Dedicated Transgender Shelter
Aceās Place in Queens offers housing and support for transgender and gender-nonconforming New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.
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The Bulwarkās Tim Miller Sounds Off on Trump and the GOP
Gay ex-GOP strategist and The Bulwark host Tim Miller on leaving the GOP, LGBTQ rights, Americaās hard-right shift, and the Epstein scandal.
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Air Force to Strip Retirement Benefits from Transgender Troops
Transgender Air Force members with 15ā18 years of service are being denied early retirement ā and the benefits theyāve spent years earning.
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Obergefell Is at Risk. LGBTQ Advocates Must Act Now.
With Obergefell at risk and 32 states poised to restrict same-sex marriage, LGBTQ advocates push to enshrine protections at the state level.
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Catholic School Rejects Same-Sex Coupleās Children
St. Agatha Catholic School in Oregon faces backlash after rejecting the children of a same-sex couple, citing church teachings.
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Caribbean Court Strikes Down St. Lucia Gay Sex Ban
A top Caribbean court has struck down parts of St. Lucia's criminal code banning same-sex relations, ruling them unconstitutional.
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Florida AG Subpoenas Popular Restaurant for Pride Drag Show
Florida AG subpoenas Kilted Mermaid after complaint that a Pride drag show featured children, despite Florida's drag ban being blocked.
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Texas Man Charged in Detroit MGM Grand Hate Crime
Texas man William James Wilson faces hate crime charges after allegedly assaulting two same-sex couples outside Detroit's MGM Grand casino.
