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US judge temporarily bars deportations under Trump’s anti-Muslim travel ban
The order barred U.S. border agents from removing anyone who arrived in the U.S. with a valid visa from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. It also covered anyone with an approved refugee application.
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NC Republican wants to make it a crime to call the former governor a ‘bigot’
The lawmaker is outraged by a video showing the notoriously anti-LGBT former governor being chased down an alley by protesters shouting “Shame!” and “Bigot!”
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Will Chelsea Manning be a potent symbol for transgender Americans?
For most Americans, Chelsea Manning has been a hero or villain based on how they view her decision to leak classified material. For trans people, she has another dimension.
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LGBTQ activists prepare for an uphill battle in fight for legal equality
Legislators in several states — including Alabama, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin — are advocating for anti-transgender “bathroom bills.”
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Will 2017 be the year of ‘religious freedom’ laws?
As Republicans prepare to wreak havoc on the federal government, activists are bracing themselves for what they expect to be an all out assault on LGBTQ rights.
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Cadillac hits the brakes on casting call for ‘REAL Alt-Right’ neo-Nazis
“This is not meant to be offensive in anyway. Just a representation of all sides,” according to the casting ad.
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ACLU wants Obama to commute sentence for Chelsea Manning
The ACLU and LGBT-rights groups are lobbying Obama to commute the prison sentence of a trans soldier who leaked classified documents.
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Why are transgender Americans so worried about Donald Trump?
Jennifer Finney Boylan says she fears conservatives will now seek to “isolate and marginalize transgender people.”
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Debate over ‘Hamilton’ speech exposes post-election cracks
The unusual address quickly went viral and Trump on Saturday tweeted that it was “very rude.”
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Minnesota judge overturns ban on transgender insurance coverage
“The judge’s ruling is a forceful statement that transgender people deserve equal treatment under the law.”