Month: August 2019
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Lawsuit: Steuben County Jail Violates Rights of Transgender People
The New York Civil Liberties Union, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, and the law firm BakerHostetler filed a lawsuit yesterday against Steuben County, the Steuben County Sheriff, and several officials and employees at the Steuben County Jail on behalf of a transgender woman whom jail officials housed in a men’s facility while she was awaiting trial.
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Pioneering Report Exposes Global Reach of So-Called Conversion Therapy
A groundbreaking report released by OutRight Action International last Thursday exposes the global reach of so-called conversion therapy.
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Court delivers brutal ruling against – Kentucky clerk, Kim Davis, who blocked same-sex marriages
In 2015, Christian fundamentalist Kim Davis (who was serving as clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky at the time) was praised by the right wing after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — a violation of U.S. federal law.
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Catholic priest allegedly spent church donation on Grindr hookups
He allegedly stole almost $100,000 worth of church donations.
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Gay workers not covered by civil rights law, Trump administration tells Supreme Court
The Justice Department, in a brief submitted to the high court Friday, argued that Title VII «does not bar discrimination because of sexual orientation».
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Special prosecutor to investigate why charges were dropped against Empire actor Jussie Smollett
A judge has named a special prosecutor to look into why state prosecutors abruptly dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett that accused him of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself.