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U.S. Customs blocked a Canadian gay man over the content of his Scruff profile
Reports of travelers being barred from entering the United States after cell phone searches have increased following Trump’s anti-Muslim travel ban, but the practice isn’t new.
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LGBT employees ask Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to keep Title IX protections
Civil rights advocates have expressed concern over DeVos’ stance on discrimination issues, pointing to her support of anti-LGBT groups.
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Judge rules Orlando bakery didn’t discriminate against anti-gay customer
The customer accused the bakery of religious discrimination when it didn’t bake a cake that said, “Homosexuality is an abomination unto the Lord.”
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EEOC sues Arizona restaurant for creating an anti-gay hostile workplace
The employees were allegedly called “faggot,” received lewd comments in front of coworkers, and were physically assaulted by coworkers at the 5th & Wine Cafe.
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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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Feds sue New York police over man’s HIV discrimination claim
Prosecutors say the man was denied employment as an emergency dispatcher because he is HIV-positive.
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Tentative settlement reached in lesbian police officer’s bias lawsuit
The Maryland State Police trooper says she faced discrimination at work based on her gender and sexual orientation, as well as retaliation and a hostile work environment.
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Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions tries to weasel out of homophobia charges
Sessions says “I understand” our “demands for justice,” but it’s hard to believe him.
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John Kerry apologizes for former abuse of gay & lesbian government employees
One employee made gay accusations because of “the effeminate mannerisms of hand” and the “jelly hand shake” of some male colleagues.
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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.”