West Virginia

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Republican says state will balance budget by cutting transgender care

Saturday, May 27, 2017

The bizarre conversation made one Democrat say, "See, I thought we were having a rational discussion."

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West Virginia Supreme Court rules antigay attack was not a hate crime

Thursday, May 11, 2017

The case centers around a man who allegedly attacked a gay couple for kissing in public.

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Court debates whether anti-gay hate crimes count as hate crimes

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Judges have to decide if a guy who shouted homophobic slurs while beating up a gay couple actually committed a hate crime.

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West Virginia couple sue bigoted clerks who hassled them for marriage license

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

You won't believe what the clerks said to the happy couple that reduced them to tears.

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West Virginia town reels after ‘Ape in heels’ racist rant against Michelle Obama

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

A nonprofit official was removed for the racist post, and Clay's Mayor resigned after getting flak for her comment, "Just made my day."

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West Virginia gay couple warned: ‘get out of our neighborhood’ because Trump

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Cropped from the photograph of the note left on their doorstep is the slur, "FAGGOTS!!"

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He brutalized two gay men — but in West Virginia, that’s not a crime.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

In a decision this month, a judge ruled that West Virginia civil rights law protects people based on sex -- but not sexual orientation.

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Wanted: lawyer to sue Obama, see Mississippi governor

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Eleven states are suing the administration over the directive to schools about transgender students. Mississippi won't be one of them.

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11 states are suing Obama for supporting transgender rights

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

The challenge asks a judge to declare the administration's directive is unlawful.

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Judge: Law doesn’t cover gay hate crimes in ex-player’s case

Friday, May 13, 2016

The decision allows hate crime charges to be dropped against Steward Butler, accused of assaulting two gay men after seeing them kiss.

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