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Trans woman’s legal battle in limbo after changes in Washington
The attorney representing Aimee Stephens said she “is reasonably concerned that the EEOC may no longer adequately represent her interests going forward.”
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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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Transgender man sues Catholic hospital for refusing his hysterectomy
He says a hospital administrator told him the procedure to remove his uterus couldn’t be done because it was a “Catholic hospital.”
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Families of Pulse shooting victims sue Facebook, Twitter and Google
The results of this case could result in a major shakeup of how social media companies run their platforms.
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Hey, Rex Tillerson: your company is being sued for antigay discrimination
The CEO’s company, Exxon Mobil, faces a lawsuit accusing it of anti-gay discrimination in its hiring practices.
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Arkansas Court puts ‘basic biological truths’ ahead of same-sex parents’ rights
“This is wrong,” said Cheryl Maples, who sued on behalf of three couples and may take her fight to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Christians expand business so they can sue to overturn nondiscrimination laws
A Minnesota film company wants to make straights-only wedding videos, and claim the law interferes with their religious beliefs.
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Walmart settles same-sex benefits discrimination lawsuit for $7.5 million
More than 1,000 people may be eligible for compensation as a result of the settlement, which has yet not been approved by a judge.
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Gay black teacher sues Fla. school, claiming retaliation for being whistleblower
“I have to tell you this is the most racist and homophobic place I’ve ever worked,” declared teacher Scott Melton.
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McDonald’s franchise pays $103,000 to employee fired for being HIV-positive
The employee was fired when he revealed to a coworker he was interested in dating that he was HIV-positive.
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Minnesota mom sues her own transgender daughter for transitioning
Although she repeatedly referred to her transgender child as a boy, the mother declared “The transitioning thing isn’t even the issue.”
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Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway won’t talk about his child rape charges
Conway, who couldn’t believe the question was asked, responded, “Next you are going to ask me where his taxes are.”
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Elderly gay widower may lose his home of 55 years in fight with late lover’s kin
Tom Doyle already lost the love of his life and now doesn’t want to lose the only home he’s known for five decades.
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Equality Utah sues education department over anti-LGBT curriculum law
Utah is one of eight states with so-called “no promo homo” laws, but the first to see a court challenge to its anti-LGBT curriculum law.
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Obama administration scores victory in ongoing trans bathroom rights battle
A federal magistrate in Chicago recommended a judge reject a preliminary injunction to block implementation of protections for transgender students.
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Massachusetts court says unmarried gay woman can seek full parental rights
Massachusetts’ highest court overturns lower court ruling, allowing the former girlfriend of a woman who became pregnant through artificial insemination to seek parental rights.
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Mother sues hospital for calling suicidal trans son a girl repeatedly
Kyler Prescott killed himself weeks after he was released. Now his mother wants justice.
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Feds sue Peter Thiel’s Silicon Alley startup for discriminatory hiring
The Department of Labor says white applicants have a dramatically unfair advantage in landing a job with the out gay billionaire’s company, Palantir.
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Lesbian officer sues Maryland police alleging anti-gay discrimination
Chelsea Raley contends she’s also been subjected to retaliation and a hostile work environment based on her sexual orientation and gender.
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Transgender woman says New Orleans jail staff failed to stop her rape
New Orleans’ sheriff has been under political and legal pressure for years due to dangerous jail conditions, including beatings, sexual assaults and suicides.