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This couple was banned from prom and suspended for complaining. Then a local TV station stepped in.
That’s when the high school abruptly changed its stance.
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This UK woman says that her boss pulled her hair when she came out at work
A witness said she heard a “blood-curdling scream.”
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Bill allowing businesses to deny services to gays advances in Kentucky
Kentucky businesses could refuse services to gay, lesbian or transgender clients in the name of protecting religious beliefs under a bill advancing in the state Senate.
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How will South Dakota’s governor rule on schools bathroom bill?
All eyes are on South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard as he deliberates whether to sign or veto a bill that would make students statewide use the bathroom of their gender assigned at birth rather than their current-day gender identity, The New York Times reports. The controversial bill, which opponents say is discriminatory and whose Republican author says is […]
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“Straight” women 29 percent more likely to get job callback than “queer” ones: study
Fake resumes were sent to more than 800 job openings in New York, D.C., Tennessee and Virginia
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Transgender rights targeted in twice as many bills this year as in 2015
Half of those bills are aimed at children.
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There are twice as many LGBTQ people in prison as in the general population
A new report shows how queer folks face systemic discrimination from the criminal justice system.
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Tennessee senate: OK to deny counseling to LGBT patients due to religious beliefs
Opponents argued that counselors shouldn’t be allowed to deny treatment of people in crisis because they are gay, transgender or practice a different religion.
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Mississippi bill: OK to refuse services, licenses related to same-sex marriages
The bill could allow clerks to refuse to issue marriage licenses or judges refuse to perform ceremonies, and let businesses refuse services for same-sex weddings.
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Critics: Utah bill favoring heterosexual parents in adoptions is ‘unconstitutional’
Legislation that would require Utah judges to favor heterosexual couples over same-sex couples in adoptions or foster care placements is blatantly unconstitutional, say gay rights advocates.