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Politics
Joe Biden signs sweeping executive order fighting anti-LGBTQ discrimination
“All persons should receive equal treatment under the law, no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation.”
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Commentary
Here are just six victories for the LGBTQ community that came in 2020
While 2020 certainly doesn’t feel like a year of wins, the LGBTQ community did in fact experience some victories worth celebrating.
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News (USA)
Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to let doctors discriminate against transgender people
The Trump administration has repeatedly singled out transgender people for attack, but one of the most egregious has been blocked by a federal judge at the 11th hour.
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Politics
Trump administration faces two lawsuits for allowing doctors to refuse transgender patients
The pro-discrimination rule means the Trump administration “demonstrated animus towards transgender persons, continuing a pervasive pattern.”
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News (USA)
Gay man called a “fa***t” & fired. Now he’s suing under last month’s historic Supreme Court ruling.
This man was allegedly fired for being gay four days after the Supreme Court said that’s illegal.
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Health and Wellness
Trump administration sued for letting healthcare workers discriminate against trans patients
Doctors and EMTs could refuse to help transgender people if they claim it would “compromise their faith.”
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Commentary
Celebrate the victory & dream for the future. The SCOTUS ruling is only the beginning.
As we celebrate this victory, it’s also a chance for us to dream – bigger than we’ve ever dreamed of before – about the world we want to create for generations of LGBTQ people to come.
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News (USA)
Librarian wins big court victory for transgender health coverage
The state argued they have a right to discriminate against transgender people. A judge said no.
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News (USA)
Trump administration removed LGBTQ protections from Department of Interior guidelines
The Department says that the protections aren’t necessary… but that’s not what other Trump administration officials have been saying.
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Commentary
20 years ago, this legal case set the stage for the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling on trans rights
It was a prison rights case, but the judge who authored the decision clearly was aware that it had major implications for employment law.