All posts tagged "prosecution"
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Idaho’s Trans Health Care Ban Remains Blocked
The 9th Circuit refuses to overturn judge's order blocking state officials from prosecuting doctors who treat transgender youth.
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United Nations Blasts U.S. Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws
A United Nations committee criticized the United States for a proliferation of anti-LGBTQ state laws, which undermine human rights.
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West Virginia Could Criminalize Trans Visibility
LGBTQ advocates claim a pair of West Virginia bills seeking to protect children from obscene content could punish transgender visibility.
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Texas AG Allegedly Tried to Compile Statewide List of Transgender People
The office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) allegedly tried to compile a statewide list of transgender individuals by demanding information on any Texan...
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Nigeria Won’t Guarantee Amnesty for Victims of Gay Dating App Scam
On Sunday, July 31, six men were arrested in Nigeria’s central state of Nasarawa after being caught extorting thousands of dollars from closeted gay men...
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Norway Apologizes For Law That Criminalized Gay Sex
Last week, the government of Norway formally apologized to gay men for law that once criminalized same-sex relations — 50 years to the date after...
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5 Texas district attorneys will not prosecute parents of trans children
Five Texas district attorneys have refused to follow a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordering the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services to...
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DC Council passes hate crimes omnibus bill, bans gay and trans “panic” defenses
Bill expands types of crimes that can be prosecuted, and allows D.C.'s Attorney General to seek civil damages for hate crimes
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Trans woman beaten by mob claims police laughed at her while she ‘bled on the floor’
Kendall Stephens claims police were "unsympathetic" and "trivialized" her injuries
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Turkish LGBTQ activist released from jail, but will continue to be prosecuted
The circumstances surrounding Ali Erol's arrest and the charges against him remain shrouded in mystery
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Former Rentboy CEO sentenced to 6 months in prison
The former CEO of online escort site Rentboy.com has been sentenced to six months in prison after the judge overseeing the case said she wanted...
