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Sorry, Betsy and Jeff: Transgender rights are a federal issue
If we waited for the states to pass many civil rights advances in the US, many of them would not have happened.
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Trump Administration rescinds transgender student protections
The directive does not provide an alternate interpretation of Title IX, saying that it is a state issue.
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Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions fighting over transgender guidelines
Anonymous sources are saying that DeVos wanted to keep Obama-era transgender student protections.
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White House: Trans students’ civil rights should be left up to the states
“The president has maintained for a long time that this is a states’ rights issue and not one for the federal government,” Spicer said.
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In surprise move angering the religious right, Trump keeps LGBTI special envoy
Christian conservatives have been calling for him to be fired, partly because he compared homophobic discrimination to violence.
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Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner reportedly worked to stop anti-LGBTQ executive order
There appears to be an ongoing struggle in the administration, with Pence on one side and Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner on the other.
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Tony Perkins: Trump will allow religious exemptions to nondiscrimination laws
The president of the Family Research Council said he has “every confidence” that Trump will sign an anti-LGBTQ executive order.
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White House: Worker protections will stay, doesn’t rule out religious exemptions
Trump could sign an executive order carving out a religious exemption which would allow for discrimination, while still keeping Obama’s order in place.
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Trump spokesperson: ‘I don’t know’ if LGBT executive order will stay
Donald Trump promised to overturn Barack Obama’s executive orders, but the White House doesn’t know if that includes anti-discrimination protections.
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Protesters outside Comet Ping Pong in DC: ‘Homo sex is sin’
Their signs did not refer to the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, but protesters asked why the restaurant wasn’t open at noon and mentioned pedophilia.