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Oregon’s out governor signs bill banning gay & trans “panic” murder defense
The maneuver is usually attempted when an LGBTQ person is killed by someone they recently had sex with.
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Out Gov. Kate Brown set to ban lawyers from using “panic” excuse for killing LGBTQ people
“This legislation states, unequivocally, in Oregon, there is never an excuse for violence against transgender people.”
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Republicans frequently supported trans rights until the religious right gained control
A Republican state senator carried legislation in Oregon in the 80s. The Republican governor signed it without any concerns.
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Court allows Miss United States of America pageant to exclude transgender women
The pageant says it’s “not anti-transgender” but “just wants to be able to hold a pageant that is only for biological females.”
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Oregon’s governor accuses Trump administration of massive “deception” about coronavirus vaccine
“This is a deception on a national scale,” out governor Kate Brown alleged in a bombshell announcement that there is no national reserve.
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Supreme Court hands victory to transgender students in locker room case
The court declined to take up a case brought by a group of parents who didn’t want their kids using the same facilities as trans kids.
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Pride in Pictures: Juggling through life
The challenges of finding and expressing your identity affect us all differently. Like juggling, it gets easier the more you practice.
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Lesbian moms who drove their six kids over a cliff are subjects of new Amazon documentary
The film interviewed “friends who were silenced by harassment” to keep from talking about the family.
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Man who broke a trans woman’s jaw for using a restroom is getting what he deserves
He held her by the hair and fractured her skull and jaw, but she said: “I believe that people are inherently good and that I live in a kind world.”
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Nike under fire for failing to recognize trans contractor’s pronouns, gender identity
At least one co-worker told the trans contractor that it was against her religion to refer to them as they identify, while others literally began to ignore the contractor rather than correct themselves.