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Mar 20 2024
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Some NJ school districts rethink removing trans students' rights
After some New Jersey school boards rushed to repeal protections for transgender students following board turnover in January, the pace has slowed with several districts affirming the rights of LGBTQ+ students in their districts this week. LGBTQ+ advocates attributed those changes to board members having an open mind and listening to the community members they represent. Almost every school
NJ Spotlight NewsMay 20 2023
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Teacher to be fired for singing pro-LGBTQ+ song in classroom, parents’ group says
Hundreds of people have donated to a Wisconsin teacher after learning she is allegedly to be fired for singing the song “Rainbowland” to a group of first-grade pupils. Waukesha’s school district superintendent Jim Sebert is reportedly recommending the termination of first-grade teacher Melissa Tempel after a complaint was lodged against her for singing the to pro-LGBTQ+ song by Miley Cyrus and
PinkNewsJul 01 2023
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DeSantis campaign shares video slamming Trump's past vow to protect LGBTQ rights
A campaign Twitter account for Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential bid is being criticized for marking the end of Pride Month on Friday by sharing a video slamming Republican rival Donald Trump’s previous promise to protect LGBTQ rights. DeSantis War Room – the Florida governor’s “Rapid Response” campaign account – reposted the video from another Twitter account named “Proud Elephant,” with the
CNN (Online News)Jul 01 2023
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Dem Louisiana Gov Vetoes Three Anti-LGBTQ Bills - Joe.My.God.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed three anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed by the Louisiana legislature, his office announced in a press release Friday. House Bill 466, which would have restricted the discussion of gender and sexuality in public school classrooms House Bill 81, which would have required school employees to use the names and pronouns of students that correspond to their birth
JoeMyGodJun 30 2023
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Sotomayor says Supreme Court ruling condemns LGBTQ people to 'second-class status’
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Friday that the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of a Christian web designer who refused to work on same-sex couples' weddings is "profoundly wrong" and condemns the LGBTQ community to "second-class status." Sotomayor, in a 38 page dissent, said the court's decision issues a "new license to discriminate" against LGBTQ people. “The Supreme Court of the United States
NBC News (Online)Jun 30 2023
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Will Hurd: Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ website case ‘uncomfortable’ but ‘the right call’
Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Rep. Will Hurd said that the Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday that a Christian website designer cannot be required to provide wedding websites to same-sex couples was “uncomfortable” but the “right call.” “This is a decision that makes me uncomfortable, but I think it was the right call, partly because we should protect expression and speech
The HillJun 30 2023
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Sotomayor warns LGBTQ wedding website case could open door to racial discrimination
In her biting dissent on Friday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor suggested that the Supreme Court’s decision to protect a Christian wedding website designer’s right to refuse services to LGBTQ couples could open the door for discrimination against other protected minority groups. “A website designer could equally refuse to create a wedding website for an interracial couple, for example,” Sotomayor
The HillMar 21 2024
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United Methodists are set to hold a historic worldwide meeting: The key issues to watch
• The United Methodist Church General Conference, which is the international legislative assembly for the denomination that meets every four years, will take place April 22 - May 3 in Charlotte. • The general conference follows a 5-year-long exodus of mostly conservative churches as part of splintering over theology and church policy, including dealing with LGBTQ+ rights. • Key proposals
The TennesseanMar 21 2023
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Liberals whine that Iowa is becoming 'Florida of the North': 'Targeting the LGBTQ community'
The Washington Post accused Iowa Republicans of "targeting the LGBTQ community" in a hit piece Monday and of making the state the new " ." "Republicans in the Iowa legislature, empowered by the state’s recent ‘red wave,’ have embarked on an ambitious new agenda that includes a costly school choice bill and legislation targeting the LGBTQ community, a historic divergence from Iowa’s history as
Fox News (Online News)May 18 2023
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Dodgers face blowback after uninviting LGBTQ group from Pride Night
A night meant to highlight inclusion has become one of controversy after one group was uninvited from participating in the Los Angles Dodgers’ 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night next month. The Los Angeles chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who were going to be honored with the team’s Community Hero Award, have been removed from the lineup of this year’s event. The Sisters are a self-
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