All posts tagged "transgender rights"
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Caitlyn Jenner: Trump has set transgender community “back 20 years”
Reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner said in an address to the British Parliament that President Donald Trump has set the transgender community in the United...
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Anti-trans activist to represent U.S. at U.N. Commission on the Status of Women
International LGBTQ advocates are criticizing the United States for naming a vocal opponent of transgender rights to its official delegation to the United Nations Commission...
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Federal court denies transgender man’s request for legal name change
7th Circuit dismisses lawsuit, but fails to resolve issues of transgender rights and immigration status at heart of case
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Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force demands meeting with Trump civil rights officials
Members of Congress decry Trump administration's "relentless assault" on transgender community
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Parents of transgender children sign declaration of rights in response to political attacks
Parents call for greater nondiscrimination protections for members of the transgender community
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Transgender inmate in Oregon settles lawsuit over denial of medical care
The Oregon Department of Corrections has settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of a transgender inmate who claimed she was denied medical care while in...
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Mississippi’s anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” law could face Supreme Court challenge
The law allows religious individuals and businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ people
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves Eric Dreiband’s nomination on party-line vote
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Eric Dreiband, a controversial Trump nominee whose nomination has rankled LGBTQ and civil rights advocates, to...
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Trump judicial nominee called transgender kids part of “Satan’s plan”
Jeff Mateer also argued that same-sex marriage would lead to legitimizing polygamy and bestiality
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Jennifer Roberts, Charlotte mayor amid HB 2 debacle, loses re-election bid
The Charlotte mayor who oversaw the city during the contentious debate over North Carolina’s anti-LGBTQ HB 2 law, and the resulting loss of revenue that...
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Anti-LGBTQ activist Mercedes Schlapp joins White House Press Office
Conservative activist takes the view that advances in LGBTQ rights infringe on religious Americans' liberties
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New Republican Party spokeswoman has history of opposing LGBTQ rights
When Kayleigh McEnany was first named Republican National Committee spokeswoman two weeks ago, LGBTQ advocates pointed to her promotion as evidence that Donald Trump and...
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HRC endorses pro-LGBTQ Virginia AG Mark Herring for re-election
Herring has come under criticism from Republicans for his various pro-LGBTQ legal positions
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Gavin Grimm to be honored at Justice Department Pride event
A group representing LGBTQ employees of the Department of Justice will register its disapproval with the department’s actions regarding transgender schoolchildren by presenting an award...
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Equality March for Unity and Pride to hold post-march rally
Organizers of the Equality March for Unity and Pride have announced they will hold a rally on the National Mall following the march on Sunday, June...
