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Maine Gov. LePage supports Mississippi law allowing anti-LGBTQ discrimination
Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage is backing Mississippi’s appeal to reinstate a law letting merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.
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Mississippi black church torched and vandalized with ‘Vote Trump’ slogan
When firefighters arrived they found not only the predominantly black church burning but a spray-painted slogan on its side.
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Mississippi asks court to uphold law allowing discrimination against LGBT people
Mississippi’s Republican governor is asking a federal appeals court to uphold a state law letting merchants to deny services to same-sex couples.
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Outrage after white Mississippi teens put noose on black boy and ‘yanked’
The NAACP called for a federal investigation into the alleged hate crime at Stone County High School.
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Transgender woman killed in hotel room was stabbed 119 times
That’s just one of the grim details from the autopsy on 25-year-old Dee Whigham that were shared in court.
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Mark Ruffalo addresses controversial casting of Matt Bomer as trans woman
“I hear you. It’s wrenching to see you in this pain. I am glad we are having this conversation.”
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Again with the transface, Hollywood? Matt Bomer booed for ‘playing’ trans
Variety described Bomer’s character as “a transgendered sex worker,” getting the word wrong and ignoring the Twitter backlash.
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Mississippi’s anti-gay religious objection law on hold during appeal
It sought to protect three beliefs: That marriage is only between a man and a woman; that sex should only take place in such a marriage; and that a person’s gender is determined at birth and cannot be altered.
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Judge blocks Mississippi’s religious exemptions law during appeal
“HB 1523’s absence does not impair the free exercise of religion,” the judge said.
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Mississippi leaders defend blocked anti-gay law at county fair
“As a matter of fact, I reach out to the American Family Association, the Alliance for Defending Freedom. I’ll continue to do so.”