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Trump’s murky new guidelines worry advocates for transgender students

Friday, June 16, 2017

What's not clear is what exactly schools are supposed to do when faced with a student who identifies as transgender.

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Trump grants antigay clergy ‘free speech & religious liberty’ protections

Thursday, May 4, 2017

The president declared he's directed the Department of Justice to "develop new rules" to ensure religious free speech.

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Judge compares transgender teen Gavin Grimm to civil rights icons

Saturday, April 8, 2017

The judge used an inconsequential ruling to recognize the 17-year-old as a transgender rights champion, comparing him to the Virginia couple that fought the interracial marriage ban.

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He’s 19 & running for office in Georgia after being mocked for his ‘lifestyle’

Friday, April 7, 2017

If elected, Andrew Niquette will make history as the youngest member of Georgia's General Assembly.

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Opposition to Trump, HB2 boost NAACP’s annual ‘Moral March on Raleigh’

Sunday, February 12, 2017

The Rev. William Barber, state NAACP president and driving force behind the rally, portrayed Trump's election as a right-wing response to recent expansions of equality and justice.

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Trump White House starts scrubbing LGBTQ pages from State Department website

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

"The Trump administration appears to be systematically scrubbing the progress made for LGBTQ people from official websites."

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Evangelicals propose truce over LGBTQ rights in hopes of ‘Fairness for All’

Friday, December 9, 2016

"Both sides of the debate actually get more of their priorities put into law when they work together."

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Joe Biden comes clean to Colbert: ‘no plans’ to run in 2020 (but he still might)

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

"Never say never. You never know what's going to happen."

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This sneak peek of LGBTQ rights miniseries ‘When We Rise’ will give you shivers

Monday, November 21, 2016

This epic drama aims to tell "the tale of a family of individuals that helped pioneer one of the last legs of the LGBT movement.”

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Minorities say Trump’s staff picks will bring ‘injustice to America’

Sunday, November 20, 2016

"How is he going to be the top watchdog for the country when he's so biased?"

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