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Mississippi superintendent flip-flops on support for trans students
States led by Republicans across the South are standing up to defy the Obama directive to treat trans kids equally.
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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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Transgender ‘milestones’ took decades; more lawsuits likely
With two major developments in the federal government’s policy on gender issues, last week was heady for trans people and advocates.
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman cancels performance over LGBT law
Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and the rock group Boston are among other musical performers who have canceled their shows due to the law.
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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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11 arrested while protesting North Carolina’s LGBT law
Authorities say they burst into the office of the House clerk demanding a meeting with a legislative leader to discuss the law.
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What religion are those religious exemption laws protecting?
We should exercise a little “religious freedom” of our own, and begin to see and proclaim just how queer the Christian tradition really is.
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The top 10 right wing freak outs over trans rights
Here are 10 of the worst ways the religious right has freaked out over transgender people in bathrooms.
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North Carolina and the specter of the predatory ‘other’
Trans visionaries, who are persecuted in their own time, will one day be perceived as the prophetic truth tellers they are.
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Segregated bathrooms will increase violence against women
Rape is not sex; it’s a crime of control and rage. Ramp up the rage, increase the rape statistics. It’s not rocket science.