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CommentaryI’m suing the Department of Education on behalf of queer students. This is why.
It’s time for our government to hold accountable the institutions they fund by requiring them to safeguard all students on their campuses, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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PoliticsPence uses anti-LGBTQ dog whistle to rally Georgia Republicans in special election
Shorter Pence: If you want to use God as a license to discriminate, vote for Republicans.
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News (USA)Catholic school claims it had the “religious freedom” to fire a teacher diagnosed with cancer
What happened to caring about the sick? All she wanted was some time off to seek treatment.
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CommentaryHow Congressman Mike Kelly encouraged Trump’s decision to allow adoption agencies to discriminate
Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Mike Kelly has sponsored similar legislation in the past.
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CommentaryWhat’s behind the latest ‘religious freedom’ cases? (Hint: it’s not religious freedom.)
“Religious freedom” has never been about artistic expression.
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News (USA)Lesbian couple banned from fostering migrant children because their marriage isn’t ‘holy’
The program is funded by the federal government.
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PoliticsHate group leader named chair of U.S. Commission on International Freedom
Yes, the man who has said Islam “is incompatible with the Constitution” is now the head of the government commission tasked with investigating violations of religious freedom.
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News (USA)Restaurant refuses to host lesbian couple’s ‘unhealthy’ wedding rehearsal dinner
“She told me, ‘Out of love for you, we’re going to have to decline your business because we believe you’re in an unhealthy relationship.'”
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PoliticsGay Republicans launch campaign asking Mitch McConnell to deny them equal rights
Because self-loathing and stupid generally go hand in hand, gay Republicans are officially opposing their own civil rights.
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PoliticsTrump administration will give homeless shelters the right to turn away transgender people
The change would allow shelters to turn people away by claiming a “religious” exemption.
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PoliticsTrump admin issues rule that gives healthcare workers right to discriminate against LGBTQ people
Earlier this week it was announced that the HHS Office of Civil Rights would be restructured to serve as a “law enforcement agency” for the religious right.
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News (USA)Adoption agency backs down from threat to close if they can’t discriminate against LGBTQ people
They’ll work with gay couples now.
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News (USA)California’s ‘travel ban’ to anti-LGBTQ states is a political trick. Here’s how it actually works.
California state agencies can’t travel to South Carolina now. Except when they really want to.
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PoliticsTennessee Republicans pass bill to allow adoption agencies to discriminate against gay couples
Despite opposition by clergy and business leaders from around the state, Republicans forced through a measure meant to give Christians a license to discriminate.
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News (USA)Supreme Court rejects anti-LGBTQ Hawaiian bed & breakfast’s ‘religious freedom’ case
The highest court in the nation let stand a lower court’s decision that the bed and breakfast discriminated against a lesbian couple.
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News (USA)A majority of evangelicals now support laws protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination
Surprisingly, Christian majorities oppose anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
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News (USA)Kim Davis may have to pay $225k for denying gay couples marriage licenses
Kentucky’s Republican governor says the state shouldn’t pay because she refused to do her job.
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News (USA)Chicago printshop refuses to make brochure for LGBTQ charity fundraiser
He says he “loves” gay people, but not enough to take their money apparently.
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News (USA)A GOP House member said kids should be in ‘orphanages’ instead of with gay families
A GOP lawmaker is in hot water after his comments regarding same-sex parent adoption went viral. And it was caught on tape.
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News (USA)Daily Show trolls administration’s ‘Religious Liberty Task Force’ with RoboChrist
Because Jeff Sessions isn’t messing around.
