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... was a man or transgender. At a Paris Games that has championed inclusion and seen other outcry over an opening ceremony performance featuring drag queens, LGBTQ+ groups say the hateful comments could pose dangers to their community and female athletes. Khelif's second win in Paris appeared to be an ...
... J.K. Rowling have complained about Khelif being allowed to compete. For the political far-right in Italy, which has been targeting issues such as LGBTQ+ rights, Khelif's participation was just the latest evidence of "woke" culture infecting sport. Meloni, who met Friday with IOC President Thomas Bach, warned ...
... from some sports competitions. In April, President Joe Biden's administration sought to settle some of the contention with a regulation to safeguard rights of LGBTQ+ students under Title IX, the 1972 law against sex discrimination in schools that receive federal money. The rule was two years in the making ...
... or expressions, including views on sensitive topics, such as abortion or religion. Last year, the Wall Street Journal reported TikTok had tracked users who watched LGBTQ content through a dashboard the company said it had since deleted. The new court documents represent the government’s first major defense in a ...
... front and center right now for a lot of Americans. How are you viewing this election from the perspective of transgender rights and rights for LGBTQ people? State Rep. Leigh Finke: Yes, I mean, in terms of trans rights, the work that I do on the ground as a trans ...
... of Florida, and he faced vocal opposition from some faculty and students who objected to his stance against same-sex marriage and positions on other LGBTQ issues. Some faculty and students also questioned his qualifications to run such a sprawling school with more than 50,000 students. The university's ...
... and saying, I'm not sure I feel welcome here. I will just point out, in your state alone, there have been over 50 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced by Republican lawmakers there. We have got 150,000 people who identify as LGBTQ in Oklahoma. What do you say to them ...
In a statement Tuesday, the Coalition to March on the RNC said it has no further plans to organize demonstrations around the Republican National Convention. “Our endorsing organizations will continue their work to stand with Palestine, defend and expand immigrants’ rights, defend women’s, LGBTQ, and reproductive rights, and demand ...
... schools’ ability to be more transparent with parents. The law comes amid a broader debate over local school districts and the rights of parents and LGBTQ+ students. “Politically motivated attacks on the rights, safety, and dignity of transgender, nonbinary, and other LGBTQ+ youth are on the rise nationwide, including in ...
... Afford the Rich,” and “Defend and Expand Immigrant Rights.” At one point a group of demonstrators got in an argument with counter-protesters who denounced LGBTQ+ rights, Muslims, Black Lives Matter and women. Counter-protester Rich Penkoski of Stillwater, Oklahoma, bellowed through a bullhorn that women should go home and ...
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