All posts tagged "voting rights"
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Black queer lawmaker Park Cannon arrested during signing of Georgia’s voter-restriction bill
Civil and LGBTQ rights groups are denouncing the arrest of a Black queer lawmaker for "disrupting" the signing of a voter-restriction bill.
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Equality Virginia to hold annual Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit virtually this year
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Equality Virginia will host its seventh annual Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit virtually from Wednesday, Oct. 14 to Saturday Oct....
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Transgender rights, opposition to Trump take center stage at HRC National Dinner
Guest speakers emphasize intersectionality, empathy, and respect for humanity as key to progress
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Vice President Pence breaks tie to end debate on Thomas Farr’s judicial nomination
On Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence used his tie-breaking vote to approve cloture, or ending debate, on the nomination of Thomas Farr for a seat...
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Civil rights group red-flags two more anti-LGBTQ Trump judicial nominees
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human rights urges senators to reject Thomas Farr and Jonathan Kobes for lifetime appointments
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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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NAACP resolution calls for national boycott of North Carolina over HB 2
The NAACP is calling for a national boycott of North Carolina to protest various policies passed by the Republican-dominated General Assembly, including the state’s anti-LGBT...
