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A person holds up a flag during rally to protest the Trump administration's reported transgender proposal to narrow the definition of gender to male or female at birth, at City Hall in New York City, U.S., October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Education Jan 24

Arizona bill would ban transgender girls, women from sports teams

By Bob Christie, Associated Press

Politics Jan 24

A man holds up the LGBT pride flag towards members of the Westboro Baptist Church near the site of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 25, 2016. Photo by REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Tennessee governor signs anti-LGBTQ adoption bill

Tennessee has become the latest to assure continued taxpayer funding of faith-based foster care and adoption agencies even if they exclude LGBTQ families and others based on religious beliefs.

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

Politics Jan 14

A man holds up the LGBT pride flag towards members of the Westboro Baptist Church near the site of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 25, 2016. Photo by REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Anti-LGBT adoption bill heads to Tennessee governor

The governor declined to comment Tuesday on whether he would sign the bill, saying he had not read it yet.

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

Education Apr 13

Morehouse College to begin taking transgender men next year

Transgender men will be allowed to enroll in the school for the first time in 2020.

By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press

Nation Nov 12

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New film ‘Boy Erased’ explores the ‘self-hatred’ dealt by gay conversion programs

“Boy Erased,” a new film based on a memoir by Garrard Conley, tells the story of a young man who is forced by his parents to attend a gay conversion therapy program. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Conley about how his…

By Jeffrey Brown

Nov 08

Younger voters drove historic wins on election night

By Daniel Bush

Younger voters played a large role in electing candidates like Danica Roem in Virginia, who became the first transgender person in the United States to win a state legislative seat.

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Oct 11

How could President Trump or Clinton influence national LGBTQ rights?

By David Crary, Associated Press

Donald Trump says he would be a better president for gays than Clinton, yet major LGBT-rights groups strongly oppose him.

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Feb 22

The fight over transgender rights in school restrooms intensifies

By Lisa Leff, Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — In clashes over which restrooms and locker rooms transgender students should use, the U.S. Department of Education has warned public schools that a 1970s sex discrimination law makes it illegal to deny them access to the facilities…

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Feb 22

Study: Hollywood remains ‘straight, white, boy’s club’

By Joshua Barajas

A new study released Monday found that the film and television industries are “largely whitewashed” and severely lacks representation for women, people of color and LGBT individuals.

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Jul 26

Boy Scouts to repeal ban on gay leaders, with limitations

By Daniel Costa-Roberts

The Boy Scouts of America is expected to end its ban on openly gay leaders in a limited manner Monday, a historic decision for one of the nation's largest youth organizations, whose decades-long struggle over whether to include gays in…

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