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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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The Trump administration told the Supreme Court that gay discrimination should be legal
If an employer would fire both gay men and lesbians, the Trump administration says that’s not discrimination, it’s perfectly legal.
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Restaurant employees get $40k after nonstop antigay harassment by coworkers
One of the men, a waiter, is gay; the other, a busser, is a straight friend of the waiter.
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LGBTQ protections in Trump’s new trade deal were nullified… in a footnote
The deal now says that protections for federal employees are enough so the US has already met the standard.
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Why does the Trump administration want a ruling on gay cases before a trans case?
The Department of Justice said that it’s perfectly legal to discriminate against transgender people… but it wants the court to say it’s OK to discriminate against gay people first.