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Kate Sosin
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Equality Act would fill key gaps in civil rights law for women, people of color, the faithful
A new report finds that a landmark bill that would grant LGBTQ+ Americans non-discrimination protections would also expand rights for people of color, religious groups, immigrants and women.
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Biden ends the trans military ban that forced 13,700 to choose between their jobs and transitioning
Thousands of transgender military members sacrificed serving as their true selves over the past two years.
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LGBTQ+ Americans greet the Biden-Harris era with hope, hesitancy
To many, the moment marks a new dawn, the end of deeply distressing four years. Others are simply exhausted.
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New bill could make California the first state to ban intersex surgeries for young children
If passed, California would become the first state in the nation to bar the surgeries for kids under age 6.
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‘Today, many of us feel valued:’ North Carolina cities pass LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination bills as ban expires
In 2016, the state banned LGBTQ+ protections in a compromise repeal of its anti-trans bathroom bill. Now, the ban is expiring.
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Biden appoints Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary of health, a historic first for transgender people
If approved, Levine would be the first ever Senate-confirmed trans official in U.S. history.
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After a transgender woman's death, NYC vowed to end solitary confinement. Nothing has changed.
Layleen Cubilette-Polanco’s death spurred widespread calls for reform. Her family says those promises have been broken.
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New report says 40 percent of Trump’s judicial appointments are anti-LGBTQ+
Cases are very likely to go before one of Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ judges now and for a generation to come.
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Major LGBTQ+ organizations call for Trump’s immediate removal
“We echo calls for impeachment and removal of President Trump.”
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Georgia Senate runoffs could tip the balance for LGBTQ+ rights
While most of the country eyes the balance of the power in the Senate, LGBTQ+ advocates see a chance at game-changing legislation.