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News (USA)Brutal attack by gang of punks leaves gay man with broken jaw & no teeth
Three men started taunting him and then the punches started flying.
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Health and WellnessFederal judge rules Wisconsin’s Medicaid program must cover transgender healthcare
The judge said that transgender health care is medically necessary and a state law forbidding the use of Medicaid money for “transsexual surgery” has been overturned.
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PoliticsTrump administration civil rights lawyer arrested multiple times for harassing women & gays
A high-level Trump administration lawyer has a long record of arrests for refusing to follow the law he’s now in charge of enforcing.
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News (USA)This school canceled the valedictorian’s speech because they didn’t trust him not to say he’s gay
The school’s excuse boils down to “Our unwritten school policies allow us to degrade LGBTQ pupils.”
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LGBTQ PrideA gay couple may get evicted for flying a rainbow flag outside of their apartment
Other people in the apartments have flags, but the landlord said that this isn’t discrimination somehow.
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PoliticsBetsy DeVos won’t say that she opposes discrimination against LGBTQ students
She was pressed on whether she personally believes that discrimination is wrong and refused to answer.
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News (USA)A 7-year-old was tortured to death for not learning Bible verses
The child’s guardians made him carry logs in the snow for hours because he didn’t learn Bible verses well enough.
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News (USA)This Wisconsin supreme court candidate thinks ‘homosexual behavior’ is the same as bestiality
The judge wrote in his blog that one of his “fundamental passions” is fighting LGBTQ rights.
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News (USA)Democrats are showing why the midterms mattered for LGBTQ rights
New governors in Wisconsin and Michigan started their terms by extending protections to LGBTQ workers and people getting state services, while House Democrats banned employment discrimination for their staffers.
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Health and WellnessWisconsin has started covering trans healthcare as GOP governor gets ready to leave office
The state’s Insurance Board decided in 2016 to cover expenses related to transitions, but Governor Scott Walker (R) told them to reverse their decision.
