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The Trump administration scrambled to support this hate group’s lawsuit. A judge just threw it out.
The lawsuit said that two transgender girls were ruining sports in Connecticut. But the hate group couldn’t find any other trans girls even playing sports in the state.
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The Trump administration wants to cut education funding to transgender-inclusive states
The Department of Education letter suggests withholding federal funds from states that allow transgender girls to compete in school sports.
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Lawyers wants a judge to recuse himself because he won’t refer to transgender women as “males”
They say respecting trans women’s gender “would leave an impartial observer gravely concerned that the Court has prejudged the matter.”
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Christian hate group sues Connecticut to ban transgender student athletes
The Christian group argues that transgender girls are really boys under Title IX and they’re stealing opportunities from cisgender girls.
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Leaked emails show Department of Ed rushing to investigate hate group’s complaint about trans kids
Betsy DeVos’s Department of Education is jumping to investigate the complaint – and emails show the Office of Civil Rights pushed them to do it.
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Washington state begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
At just one minute after midnight Thursday, Washington state began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couple, becoming the first of three states to do so in the coming weeks after voters approved marriage equality measures on Nov. 6.
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It does get better — gay teen shares the impact of the ‘It Gets Better’ campaign
One year ago, Billy (William) Lucas, a 15-year-old from Greensburg, Ind., was found dead in a barn at his grandmother’s home — he had hanged himself, because, according to classmates, he was tormented for years because other kids thought he was gay. Billy took his own life just hours after fellow students told him he […]
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Remembering Billy Lucas one year later — a message of hope that it does get better
One year ago today, Billy (William) Lucas, a 15-year-old from Greensburg, Ind., was was found dead in a barn at his grandmother’s home — he had hanged himself. While Billy never self-identified as gay, friends report he was tormented for years because other kids thought he was gay.
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Massachusetts governor knows what it’s like to be different, says ‘It Gets Better’
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has delivered his message to LGBT youth who have bullied and harassed: “I know what it’s like to be different … You need to know, it gets better.”
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Massachusetts congressional delegation releases ‘It Gets Better’ video
The Massachusetts congressional delegation on Wednesday released their video contribution to the “It Gets Better Project,” aimed at inspiring LGBT youth facing adversity and depression.
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Seattle Mariners announce plans to record ‘It Gets Better’ video
The Seattle Mariners on Thursday became the fourth professional sports team to announce plans to join the “It Gets Better Project,” and record a video of encouragement for LGBT youth.
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Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox announce plans to produce ‘It Gets Better’ videos
The Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox have announced that they will each produce an online video for the “It Gets Better Project,” an anti-bullying project aimed at helping LGBT youth struggling with adversity and intolerance.
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Walmart gets better: Retailer responds to censorship of the ‘g’ word
I’m pleased to report that “gay” is now a perfectly acceptable word to include in posted comments on Walmart’s site. Other words have also been cleared, including lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgendered.
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Walmart, the G word, and internet activism
Walmart is selling the new “It Gets Better” book. Just don’t call it gay.
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The Book with a Promise: ‘It Gets Better’
There were moments while reading “It Gets Better,” the new book inspired by the video project to help bullied youth, when my heart leapt to my throat and hovered there. There’s no denying the power of this project, and what could easily be the most important book of the year.
