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News (USA)
These Republicans are giving Trump the finger & supporting transgender rights
“We should not turn anyone away who is willing and able to serve our country, period. The president is wrong.”
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Commentary
With trans troop ban, Trump cements his place in history as Bigot-In-Chief
We will not forget and, for many of us, we will find it difficult to forgive.
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News (USA)
This governor just signed an order defying Trump’s anti-trans military order
“President Trump’s announcement that he plans to ban transgender individuals from serving in our military is ignorant and profoundly troubling.”
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News (USA)
One of the most anti-LGBT politicians will head Trump’s ‘religious freedom’ effort
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has been chosen by Donald Trump to head up the “Office of International Religious Freedom.”
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News (USA)
Joint Chiefs chairman: There are no changes yet on trans military service policy
President Trump reportedly caught officials off guard despite his claim to have “consulted” with them first. He lied.
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News (USA)
Department of Justice intervenes in case to argue gays don’t have civil rights
On the same day that Trump announced a ban on trans soldiers, the White House took another bold step in laying out its opposition to LGBTQ rights.
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News (USA)
Boy Scout chief expected Trump’s speech to be explicitly political
And he would invite him back to speak again, saying, “We are not to going to censor or edit the president of the United States.”
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News (USA)
Trump sold out transgender troops to win funding for a few miles of his border wall
Republicans planned to pass a spending bill, but an internal disagreement over trans troops put the future of that bill on shaky ground.
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News (USA)
Fired up: Even Jimmy Fallon got political after Trump’s transgender military ban
A trans comedian joined the Tonight Show cast as a special correspondent to take Trump to task over his latest attack on a minority group.
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News (USA)
James Corden’s tribute to transgender people will leave you in tears
This may be the most amazing late night performance ever aired.
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News (USA)
After trans ban, Log Cabin Republicans decide maybe Trump isn’t so great after all
Yesterday: “At best, Trump is a quiet ally. He’s certainly a ‘do no harm’ guy.”
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News (USA)
Priest claims people who use ‘they/them’ pronouns are possessed by demons
He also said schools that instruct teachers how to make their class welcoming to trans students need to be visited by “a whole army of exorcists.”
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Life
Ellen DeGeneres deconstructs popular children’s TV shows
Dora the Explorer, Yo Gabba Gabba, Sesame Street, Winnie the Pooh, and the Jetsons aren’t quite the same when you’re an adult.
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News (USA)
ISIS sympathizer planned to bomb San Francisco gay bars
“I live close to San Francisco. That’s like the gay capital of the world. I’m going to handle them right.”
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News (USA)
‘Christians’ are celebrating Trump’s decision to attack trans servicemembers
When did Jesus say “Celebrate discrimination and attack the downtrodden”? Did we miss that section?
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News (USA)
Inmates say a prisoner was killed for being gay while guards ignored pleas
Both inmates had requested to be moved multiple times and had their requests denied, inmates report.
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News (USA)
Will Jeff Sessions intervene in landmark gay rights case?
The case will determine if sexual orientation is protected under longstanding civil rights laws.
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News (USA)
Trump bans transgender people from serving in the military
Yesterday it was reported that Vice President Mike Pence, long a foe of civil rights for LGBT people, was behind the push to discriminate against trans people.
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Politics
A comprehensive list of Presidents who were more presidential than Trump
Donald Trump made the laughable claim that he was “more presidential” than any other President barring Abraham Lincoln.
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News (USA)
Texas Senate passes bathroom bill despite overwhelming police opposition
Big business and police — two usually important groups to Texas Republicans — have urged the governor to drop it.