All posts tagged "civil rights"
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Trump Administration Deadnames Rachel Levine on HHS Portrait
Critics say the shutdown-era name change was an unprecedented act of political retaliation against the former Assistant Secretary for Health.
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Lesbian Teacher Branded a “Witch” Wins $1.2 Million Settlement
Rose Tagnesi says she was targeted by the school district for defending LGBTQ students and mocked as a "witch" by a school board trustee.
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DOJ Rolls Back LGBTQ Prison Rape Protections
A new DOJ memo tells auditors to ignore PREA standards meant to protect transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming inmates.
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Judge Blocks Georgia Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
A federal judge has blocked Georgia state and prison authorities from denying hormone therapy to transgender prisoners.
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Trump Admin Wrongfully Deports Trans Woman to Mexico
Britania Uriostegui Rios is the fifth undocumented migrant to be deported back to their home country in violation of a court order.
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Ohio Man Finally Gets His “GAY” License Plate
William Saki sued to express his identity on a vanity plate that Ohio labeled "Inappropriate," leading the state to revise its rules.
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Texas Redistricting Ruling Gives Boost to Lesbian Congresswoman
Texas’s blocked map keeps Julie Johnson in a winnable district after judges found “substantial evidence” of racial gerrymandering.
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Court Allows Intentional Misgendering of Trans Students
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Ohio school district's anti-harassment rules on misgendering, calling them unconstitutional.
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Boston Hotel Apologizes for Kicking Out Lesbian Couple
The Liberty Hotel agreed to a settlement after a security guard wrongly forced the couple out of the women’s restroom.
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Trans Man Threatened for Using Women’s Restroom
Lucien Bates says security guards harassed him, screaming and demanding he show ID to justify his presence in a Chicago arcade restroom.
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Court Allows Trump to Block Passport Gender Changes
Transgender advocates say that requiring people to carry documents that don't match their gender presentation puts them at risk of harm.
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Survey: Anti-LGBTQ Policies Are Harming Mental Health
A new national study finds that many LGBTQ Americans are struggling with the emotional toll of anti-LGBTQ laws and rhetoric.
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Paxton Targets Trans Groups in ‘Undercover’ Investigations
Texas AG Ken Paxton sets sights on transgender and left-wing groups as part of a broader right-wing push to brand them violent extremists.
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Eartha Kitt, Unfiltered: The 1996 Metro Weekly Interview
Republished in full, our 1996 interview with Eartha Kitt captures her candid views on Hollywood, activism, Catwoman, and LGBTQ legacy.
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Gay U.S. Citizen Detained After Nicaragua Trip
Vermont superintendent Wilmer Chavarria says CBP officers seized his devices and questioned him for hours after a family trip to Nicaragua.
