Nevada
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Nevada youth detention center drops chaplain over anti-gay teachings
Sunday, December 20, 2015The Reno facility is looking for someone with more tolerant views to lead Sunday services and Bible classes, detention center division director Steven Calabrese said. -
Sparks, Nevada will now cover gender reassignment surgery for city workers
Tuesday, October 27, 2015The city's new insurance plan goes into effect Jan. 1. -
Transgender student’s bathroom request divides Nevada lawmakers
Monday, October 5, 2015Three conservative state lawmakers are criticizing a new anti-bullying law that broadly protects transgender students. -
Burning Man may sue Quiznos over lighthearted parody ad
Saturday, September 12, 2015Spokesman Jim Graham claims the sly promotional clip is stealing the event's intellectual property rights. -
Rainbow flag removed from Reno city hall after controversy
Monday, July 27, 2015The American flag was lowered over the weekend, replaced temporarily with the LGBT pride flag. By Sunday evening, the pride flag had been removed. -
Nevada Legislature passes LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying protections for students
Thursday, May 14, 2015The measure, which includes protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, now heads to Sandoval's desk for final approval. -
Nevada state Assembly rejects controversial transgender ‘bathroom bill’
Tuesday, April 21, 2015The Nevada Assembly has rejected a bill that outraged transgender advocates and would have required students to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. -
Transgender advocates furious over Nevada proposed ‘bathroom bill’
Friday, April 10, 2015Transgender activists and progressive groups say they're appalled with a proposed Nevada law forcing students to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. -
Nevada bill would ban gay-to-straight conversion therapy for minors
Wednesday, April 8, 2015The bill would prohibit social workers and psychotherapists from providing sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy to LGBT youth under the age of 18. -
Nevada GOP lawmakers drop Indiana-style religious freedom bills
Friday, April 3, 2015Nevada Republicans are dropping two proposed bills that would have added religious freedom protections to state law that critics have hounded as legalizing discrimination against LGBT people.
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