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Christian city officials wants to close public library over book about trans people
The city commission could shut down the library because a commissioner believes “God makes you” a man or a woman.
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Teen punished for saying she’s a lesbian on the school bus gets actual justice
The bus driver and the school’s principal lost their jobs.
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ACLU steps in after two school employees punished student for saying “I’m a lesbian”
The ACLU informed the school district that the school’s principal and bus driver violated the constitutional rights of an eighth grader by suspending her and misrepresenting her actions.
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Uber Eats apologizes for unintentionally outing transgender drivers to customers
The company also said it has set up a fund to help its drivers and delivery workers change their name on state and federal identification documents.
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ACLU asks judge to order Kansas officials to allow same-sex marriages
The ACLU wants a judge to stop officials in Kansas from prohibiting same-sex weddings and denying benefits offered to opposite-sex married couples.
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Tenth Circuit denies Kansas’ request for full court hearing on marriage ruling
DENVER — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday denied a request by the state of Kansas for an en banc hearing on a challenge to the state’s same-sex marriage ban. An an en banc hearing is when a case is heard before all the judges of a court.
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Judge orders Kansas to allow same-sex marriage, state gets one week to appeal
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge has ordered Kansas to allow same-sex couples to marry, but he delayed enforcement of the order until next week to give the state time to appeal. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday barring the state from enforcing its constitutional ban starting at 5 p.m. on Nov. 11, pending…
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Judge to hold hearing Friday in challenge to Kansas same-sex marriage ban
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge is to hear a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union challenging Kansas’ ban on same-sex marriage. The hearing Friday afternoon before U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Kansas City, Kansas, is on the ACLU’s request for an order to force Kansas to allow gay marriages.
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Federal judge schedules new hearing in challenge to Kansas gay marriage ban
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge has rescheduled a hearing for arguments over whether he should order Kansas to allow same-sex marriages. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree has scheduled a hearing for Friday, Oct. 31, at the federal courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas. A previous hearing scheduled for Oct. 24 was cancelled.
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Westboro Baptist Church seeks to defend Kansas same-sex marriage ban
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Westboro Baptist Church, home of the anti-gay extremists behind the “Gods Hate Fags” demonstrations, is seeking to intervene as defendants in a federal lawsuit challenging Kansas’ ban on same-sex marriage.