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Anti-LGBT group begins effort to repeal Massachusetts trans rights law
An organization that opposes the new trans anti-discrimination law says it will attempt to repeal that measure on the 2018 state ballot.
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North Carolina ‘tweaks’ anti-LGBT bill, leaves anti-LGBT part intact
They restored workers’ right to sue for discrimination in state court, but discriminating against LGBT people is still legal in North Carolina.
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Arkansas professional board okays discrimination against LGBT clients
The rule will allow counselors and therapists to refer a patient to someone else over sincerely held “ethical, moral or religious principles.”
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Mississippi politicians squabble over fate of anti-LGBT law
Mississippi’s Democratic attorney general said Wednesday that he won’t join the Republican governor in appealing a federal judge’s ruling.
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Guyana court to address ongoing arrests of crossdressers
Police are still arresting crossdressers despite a 2013 court ruling stating it is only a crime if done for an “improper purpose” such as prostitution.
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Virginia school board takes trans bathroom case to Supreme Court
The school board wants the Supreme Court to put Grimm’s district court case on hold.
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University of Iowa will lay off lesbian who sued for discrimination
The school has informed former senior associate athletic director Jane Meyer that her position as a project manager will be eliminated.
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Republican platform tries to reverse Earth’s rotation on LGBT rights
While Superman performed his trip back in time for the good of Lois Lane, the Republican Party takes flight to reverse people’s rights for political expediency.
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Transgender woman arrested in Idaho after changing room incident
A transgender woman has been arrested for allegedly taking pictures of another woman changing her clothes in a Target dressing room.
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NBA: No decision made on moving All-Star Game out of Charlotte yet
Commissioner Silver did not say when a decision would be made on possibly moving the game, but that the clock is ticking.