All posts tagged "lawsuits"
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Mississippi’s anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” law is now in full effect
HB 1523 condones anti-LGBTQ discrimination based on three specific religious beliefs
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Two additional lawsuits challenge Trump’s transgender military ban
A third lawsuit was previously filed to overturn any attempt to discriminate against trans service members
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ACLU challenging Montana anti-trans ballot initiative
They argue it obscures goal of banning transgender people from facilities matching their gender identity
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Utah repeals discriminatory sex education bill
Utah lawmakers have taken a step forward for equality in sex education by voting overwhelmingly in favor of a bill repealing a provision that essentially...
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Kim Davis will not have to pay legal fees in marriage license dispute
A federal judge has ruled that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who made national headlines when she went to jail rather than issue marriage licenses to...
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LGBTQ groups lambaste Trump for rescinding trans protections
LGBTQ groups unleashed their spleen on the Trump administration after the Department of Justice and Department of Education sent around a “Dear Colleague” letter officially...
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Utah lawmakers considering overturning “No Promo Homo” sex ed policy
A Utah Senate committee has voted unanimously in favor of a bill that would remove a controversial provision in its sex education law, reports The Salt...
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Justice Department signals it may pull support for trans student protections
Just one day after the confirmation of Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General, the Justice Department filed a motion withdrawing its previous request for a...
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Texas health center settles lawsuit with fired HIV-positive employee
Granite Mesa Health Center has agreed to pay out $70,000 and institute ADA and HIV competency training
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North Carolina Democrats introduce bill to repeal and replace HB 2
Democrats in North Carolina have introduced a pair of bills to repeal the state’s anti-LGBTQ HB 2 law and institute statewide nondiscrimination protections. The latter bill...
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Utah students sue over law prohibiting LGBT references in schools
Lawyers for two public school students argue that the law violates the Constitution
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Loudoun County School Board rejects LGBT protections
Board approves compromise statement but shies away from explicit protections over fears of lawsuits
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New Jersey transgender man sues Catholic hospital for denying him a hysterectomy
A New Jersey transgender man is suing a Catholic hospital after it refused to perform a medically necessary hysterectomy because of objections that he was...
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San Diego man behind Gay Pride nudity lawsuit dead from apparent suicide
The man who sued the San Diego Police Department for discrimination after he was cited for public nudity during San Diego’s Pride celebration has been found...
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Churches drop lawsuit against Massachusetts transgender law
Four Massachusetts churches that were suing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts over what they felt was a lack of religious protections in the state’s new transgender...
