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Lesbian legislator who voted against marriage equality loses election
Hawaiian state representative Jo Jordan was the only out legislator in the United States to vote against marriage equality.
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Meet the man who is PETA’s first-ever trans ‘Sexiest Vegan Next Door’
“Cruelty toward others… fuels outdated attitudes toward other animals. This is part of what motivated me to go vegan when I was 17.”
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Hawaii bans insurance discrimination against transgender patients
The bill passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives prohibits denying, canceling or limiting coverage based on a person’s gender identity.
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This transgender student was excluded from her high school graduation
She shares her troubling story.
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Hawaii lawmakers: Ban gay conversion therapy for minors
Supporters of the ban on gay-conversion therapy say it would protect LGBT youth from serious harm caused when parents force them into therapy to become heterosexual.
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Police officer accused of arresting two lesbians for kissing
A lesbian couple alleges in a lawsuit that a Honolulu police officer wrongfully arrested them for kissing in a grocery store.
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Hawaii Supreme Court dismisses challenge to marriage equality law
Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott is one of four people who sued to stop the state from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Hawaii legislature approves bill allowing birth certificate gender changes
Thee state House and Senate approved a bill Tuesday that removes a surgical requirement, sending the bill to Gov. David Ige.
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Bill to ease gender change on birth certificates advances in Hawaii legislature
The proposal to allow people to change gender on their birth certificates without having to undergo surgery cleared a legislative hurdle.
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Hawaii legislative panel backs bill to ease gender switch on birth certificates
Mika Inoue was in college when she faced some of the scariest threats against her life as a transgender woman. Now, at age 25, she hopes to avoid those situations by getting a new birth certificate that confirms with her gender identity, without undergoing surgery.