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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.
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News (USA)
Trump removes “sexual orientation” from Department of the Interior’s anti-discrimination guidelines
And the official explanation for their removal contradicts the Trump administration’s reasoning in several LGBTQ-related Supreme Court cases.
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Commentary
Were today’s Supreme Court cases about LGBTQ people’s right to work or right to live?
Aimee Stephens came out as a transgender woman and announced her decision to medically transition at the same time I was preparing for my own transition. That isn’t our only similarity.
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Commentary
How much we lose at the Supreme Court will depend on how much we ignore
If the court rules against LGBTQ rights, trans people who live outside of cities and states with inclusive nondiscrimination laws will need legal umbrellas. Here is one that some, though not all, might be able to use.