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Transgender man says police threatened genital search during traffic stop
EAST POINT, Ga. — A transgender man is demanding an apology after being arrested by East Point, Ga., police last week during a traffic stop because they wanted to verify his gender. Juan Evans tells WSB-TV that he didn’t have his driver’s license with him when he was stopped for speeding, and as a result he was ridiculed, humiliated…
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Canadian family bullied because of their transgender daughter
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A Canadian family says they are being bullied because their daughter is transgender and the school district isn’t doing enough to stop it. Izzy and Dale Burgos said ever since eight-year-old Isabella was four, she knew she was a girl inside. And that’s how she returned to school to start third grade last month — as a transgender girl.
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Teen files EEOC complaint against Taco Johns for alleged anti-gay harassment
An openly gay South Dakota teen has filed a federal discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging he was harassed and humiliated while working for Taco Johns, and forced to wear a name badge containing a homophobic slur. Tyler Brandt, 16, of Yankton, S.D., says the harassment by a night manager began…
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Mo. man facing charges for sending threatening emails to LGBT publication
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man is facing charges and will undergo a psychiatric exam after allegedly threatening to “exterminate” those involved with a magazine for LGBT people. Darryl L. Jackson, 40, is charged with harassment motivated by discrimination to frighten or disturb another person…
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Former cop sues London police claiming years of anti-gay harassment
LONDON — A former police officer is suing London’s Metropolitan Police for discrimination, claiming he was forced to quit after being told his bosses monitor the gay hook-up app Grindr, and that fellow officers taunted him by saying he should become “a hairdresser or cabin crew.”
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N.M. auto dealership to pay $2 million to settle same-sex harassment law suit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.– An Albuquerque automobile dealership is agreeing to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that dozens of male employees were subjected to same-sex sexual harassment and retaliation.
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Conn. city says there was no bias against transgender police officer
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An investigation by a Connecticut city has found no evidence that a transgender police officer was subject to discrimination or a hostile work environment.
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Lesbian couple sues Vt. town claiming a decade of anti-gay harassment
ADDISON, Vt. — A lesbian couple is suing the town of Addison, Vt., alleging they have been subjected to 10 years of discrimination, harassment and intimidation by residents and town officials because of their sexual orientation.
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Man held in threatening Seattle’s openly gay mayor, socialist council member
SEATTLE — A 32-year-old man accused of threatening Seattle’s openly gay mayor and a socialist City Council member in Facebook postings was ordered held in jail Friday on $600,000 bail.
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Former St. Louis cop charged with felony harassment of LGBT couple
SAINT LOUIS — A one-time St. Louis police officer has been charged with a felony count of “harassment motivated by discrimination to frighten or disturb another person” stemming from an incident last month in which he allegedly harassed and intimidated an LGBT couple.