Washington (State)

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Washington State GOP lawmakers introduce anti-transgender bathroom bill

Friday, December 9, 2016

The bill would amend civil rights law to block transgender people from using the facilities that correspond to their gender unless they have had genital surgery.

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Thousands of students walk out of classrooms in protests against Donald Trump

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

HIgh school students in California, Colorado, Maryland, Washington and other states walked out of their classrooms Monday in protest.

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Effort to overturn Washington trans rights laws fails miserably

Friday, July 8, 2016

The anti-LGBT group pushing for a referendum fell short of the number of signatures needed to put it on the ballot.

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The Pulse effect: Orlando tragedy inspires teens to come out

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Sam Johnson, one of the top teen soccer players in Washington state, is a college student, a lifeguard, and now an openly gay man.

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Debate over transgender bathroom access spreads nationwide

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

The surge began last year after social conservatives lost a long battle to prevent the legalization of same-sex marriage.

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Washington Senate rejects reversal of transgender bathroom rule

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Washington's full Senate narrowly rejected a bill that would have repealed a new state rule allowing transgender people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public buildings consistent with their gender identity.

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Groups concerned about Walgreens’ ties to Catholic hospital

Monday, December 14, 2015

Can Walgreens offer assurances that its LGBTQ customers and LGBTQ patients at the clinics will be treated with dignity and respect?

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Only one person showed up to Seattle’s Heterosexual Pride “Parade.” Guess who it was.

Monday, July 27, 2015

No, really. Guess.

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Girl Scouts council returns $100,000 donation over anti‑transgender provision

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

The Girl Scouts of Western Washington says it has returned a $100,000 donation because it came with the provision that the money couldn't be used to support transgender girls.

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Seattle unveils 11 rainbow crosswalks in gay‑friendly Capitol Hill neighborhood

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Seattle has new rainbow-colored crosswalks for LGBT Pride Week, and it plans to keep them for years. Mayor Ed Murray, who is openly gay, unveiled one of the 11 new crosswalks in the historically gay-friendly Capitol…

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