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Lack of police reporting undercuts national hate crimes count
It’s not just law enforcement departments that fail to report hate crimes. Many victims do not report them either.
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Will the FAA clip North Carolina’s financial wings over HB2?
The Human Rights Campaign wants federal funding for North Carolina’s airports put in a holding pattern as long as HB2 is in effect.
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Don’t sue! UNC says it won’t enforce trans restroom law
UNC has asked a federal court to halt legal proceedings against the university while a higher court decides a case on trans rights from Virginia.
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Wanted: lawyer to sue Obama, see Mississippi governor
Eleven states are suing the administration over the directive to schools about transgender students. Mississippi won’t be one of them.
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House reverses course; passes LGBT nondiscrimination amendment
More than 40 Republicans helped Democrats power the gay rights measure over the opposition of GOP conservatives who dominate the chamber.
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Attorney general: Civil rights key to suit against LGBT law
Lynch’s comments came in response to criticism hours earlier by conservative black pastors and civil rights leaders.
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McCrory lawsuit against feds may shift narrative on LGBT law
Previous Southern governors, particularly those in the 1950s who tried to defy federally-mandated school integration, are forever defined as roadblocks to racial equality.
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Tennessee governor criticizes Obama over transgender bill
Haslam called the directive a “heavy-handed approach” to an issue that should be handled by local authorities.
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Obama tells schools they must accommodate trans students
Public schools must permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.
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Debate over transgender bathroom access spreads nationwide
The surge began last year after social conservatives lost a long battle to prevent the legalization of same-sex marriage.