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Health and WellnessAn HIV+ man was refused service at a barbershop. He just won $75,000 in damages.
The owner said that he would lose his “celebrity clientele” if he cut an HIV+ man’s hair.
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News (USA)The transgender military ban starts today. Here’s what you need to know.
Almost two years ago, Donald Trump tweeted that he would be banning transgender people from the military. The details are just as murky as ever.
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PoliticsArizona repeals law that forbade teachers from talking about about LGBTQ issues with students
The law had prohibited instruction in HIV/AIDS curriculum that “[p]romotes a homosexual life-style” or “[s]uggests that some methods of sex are safe methods of homosexual sex.”
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News (USA)Arizona is being sued for banning teachers from speaking positively about LGBTQ people
The lawsuit says that the anti-LGBTQ curriculum law suggests that homosexuality is “undesirable, shameful, or controversial.”
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PoliticsCongress just rebuked Donald Trump over the trans military ban in a bipartisan vote
The resolution also “strongly urges” the military to refuse to implement the ban.
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PoliticsCongressional Democrats introduce the Equality Act. Could it finally pass?
The bill would provide sweeping civil rights protections for LGBTQ people across the country.
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PoliticsNorth Carolina is being sued for discriminating against trans people again
State employees say they aren’t being given equal pay for equal work.
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to stop discharging HIV+ military members
The Department was told to halt discharge proceedings against HIV-positive members of the U.S. Air Force.
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News (USA)Supreme Court allows Trump’s ban on trans military members to go into effect
Trump’s ban on transgender people from the military can start while court cases challenging it work their way through the system.
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News (USA)They were together for decades but Social Security won’t let this widower claim spousal benefits
And the excuse they’re using to deny benefits is disgusting.
