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Jul 11 2023
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Owner bans some LGBTQ customers from Michigan hair salon over pronouns. ‘Not welcome’
The owner of a Michigan hair salon said she is refusing service to some members of the LGBTQ+ community. Christine Geiger, who owns Studio 8 Hair Lab in Traverse City, said in a Facebook post she is exercising her free speech by only allowing certain customers. “If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman, please seek services at a local pet groomer,” the hair salon owner said. “
Belleville News-DemocratJul 11 2023
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Owner bans some LGBTQ customers from Michigan hair salon over pronouns. ‘Not welcome’
The owner of a Michigan hair salon said she is refusing service to some members of the LGBTQ+ community. Christine Geiger, who owns Studio 8 Hair Lab in Traverse City, said in a Facebook post she is exercising her free speech by only allowing certain customers. “If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman, please seek services at a local pet groomer,” the hair salon owner said. “
The Kansas City StarJul 11 2023
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Owner bans some LGBTQ customers from Michigan hair salon over pronouns. ‘Not welcome’
The owner of a Michigan hair salon said she is refusing service to some members of the LGBTQ+ community. Christine Geiger, who owns Studio 8 Hair Lab in Traverse City, said in a Facebook post she is exercising her free speech by only allowing certain customers. “If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman, please seek services at a local pet groomer,” the hair salon owner said. “
The Sun NewsApr 02 2023
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School district sued after shutting down school paper over LGBTQ+ content
A school district in Nebraska is facing a lawsuit after a high school shut down its newspaper because students produced an LGBTQ+ edition. The lawsuit states that Grand Island Northwest Public Schools and its superintendent violated the First Amendment rights of students by axing the Viking Saga in May 2022. The newspaper had been running for 54 years. As reported by the Associated Press,
PinkNewsApr 30 2024
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Riley Gaines slams new Title IX protections as the 'most anti-woman' pursuit of the Biden administration
Former called President Joe Biden’s overhaul of Title IX the "most anti-woman" pursuit of this administration as six other states filed a lawsuit challenging the new provisions on Tuesday. Speaking at a virtual press conference attended by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, Gaines spoke at length about the overhaul which aims at
Fox News DigitalApr 30 2024
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Kansas GOP Fails To Override Veto Of Anti-Trans Bill
Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The vote was 82-43 in the state House to reverse Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, but that was two votes shy of the necessary two-thirds majority. The vote in the House was expected to be close after LGBTQ+ rights advocates raised questions about
JoeMyGodMar 23 2022
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Disney employees are walking out to demand more LGBTQ support
A group of Disney employees staged a walkout on Tuesday at locations across the country, demanding the company do more to protect LGBTQ people and protesting that CEO Bob Chapek waited too long to condemn a bill passed by the Florida legislature.
The legislation that sparked the outcry is the Parents Rights in Education bill, which has been dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics. If
Fox BusinessApr 30 2024
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Tennessee sue feds over new Title IX protections for transgender students
Tennessee and five other states are suing the U.S. Department of Education to fight new Title IX rules that include protections for LGBTQ+ students, saying they upend women's rights and put students, families and schools in harm's way. Title IX is a longstanding federal law that bans sexual discrimination against students, employees and others at public schools, colleges and universities that
The TennesseanJul 09 2023
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Georgia: Right-wing, anti-LGBTQ+ mob storms Tbilisi Pride, setting fire to rainbow flags
Thousands of right-wing protestors stormed a LGBTQ+ Pride event in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi, setting fire to rainbow flags and clashing with police. Organisers of Tbilisi Pride announced on Saturday (8 July) that they had been forced to shut down the event as participants were evacuated to safety after the authorities failed to maintain the perimeter. The exact number of those making up
PinkNewsMay 26 2023
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A NY Woman Has Been Charged Over Threats to “Shoot Up” LGBTQ+ Businesses in Colorado
A New York woman is facing federal charges after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” multiple LGBTQ+ businesses in Colorado last year. In a press release Wednesday, officials for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that 40-year-old Sharon Robinson had been arrested and charged with multiple counts of making threatening calls to at least four LGBTQ+
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