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California corrections department to appeal judge’s order backing inmate’s sex change
California’s corrections department said Friday that it will appeal a federal judge’s order that it immediately provide a transgender inmate with sex-reassignment surgery.
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Judge reduces legal fees claim in Wyoming same-sex marriage case
A federal judge has granted a request from the state of Wyoming to reduce how much the state must pay to lawyers who prevailed in the legal challenge that overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Louisiana to become latest state to enter religious freedom debate
Even before the opening of Louisiana’s legislative session, a bill has thrust the state into the national debate over religious objections laws.
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Federal judge declines DOJ request to reconsider ruling blocking FMLA benefits
The state attorney general says a federal judge in Texas has declined a U.S. Justice Department request to reconsider his order temporarily blocking federal rules expanding medical leave benefits to some gay couples.
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Transgender advocates furious over Nevada proposed ‘bathroom bill’
Transgender activists and progressive groups say they’re appalled with a proposed Nevada law forcing students to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex.
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Georgia prison officials change transgender inmate policy
Georgia prison officials are changing how they treat inmates with gender identity conditions, just days after the U.S. Justice Department weighed in on a lawsuit filed by a transgender prisoner.
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Vatican mum on why France’s appointment of a gay diplomat has stalled
The Vatican has yet to approve the appointment of an openly gay French ambassador to the Holy See, prompting observers to interpret the silence as a rebuke of the man’s sexual orientation.
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At least 545 same-sex couples married in Alabama, state reports
The preliminary numbers were compiled by the Alabama Department of Public Health Department. The tally reflects marriages that occurred Feb. 9 to March 3.
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Indiana pizzeria that said it would refuse to cater same-sex weddings reopens
A northern Indiana pizzeria that closed after its owner said his religious beliefs wouldn’t allow him to cater a gay wedding opened Thursday to a full house of friends, regulars and people wanting to show their support.
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State-by-state battle waged over ‘conversion therapy’ bans
There have been several setbacks this year for a state-by-state campaign to ban so-called conversion therapy for LGBT youth. But the White House is now officially an ally, and activists are hopeful of long-term success as they make a case that such treatments can have devastating consequences.
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Washington state House approves ban on conversion therapy for LGBT youth
The Washington state House of Representatives has passed a bill to prohibit therapy intended aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBT youth.
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Man accused of sending threatening letter to Des Moines gay bar
The Des Moines Police Department says 49-year-old Eric Reese Wiethorn, of Ames, was charged Thursday with first-degree harassment in connection with the letter sent to Blazing Saddle, a gay bar.
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Poll: Majority of Americans side with LGBT rights over ‘religious freedom’
A new national poll finds that a majority of Americans believe businesses should not be allowed to refuse services based on their religious beliefs, suggesting a split over the issue between voters and some of the politicians who represent them.
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Arkansas governor: No urgent need for anti-discrimination order
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he doesn’t see an urgent need to expand workplace anti-discrimination protections for gay and lesbian state employees after lawmakers reworked a religious objections measure to address concerns it was discriminatory.
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Conservative groups attempting to kill prospective ABC show over Dan Savage influence
Conservative groups are trying to kill in the cradle a prospective ABC sitcom about a family upended when a teenage son comes out as gay because sex columnist and gay rights activist Dan Savage is involved in the production.
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Florida House OKs ‘conscience protection’ adoption bill to allow agencies to refuse gay couples
Private adoption agencies in Florida would be able to turn away same-sex couples based on religious and moral beliefs under a bill the House passed.
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Arizona county attorney turns away same-sex couple seeking adoption help
The county attorney says the October federal court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in Arizona dealt with marriage, not adoption. Arizona adoption law refers to a “husband and wife” and to a “married man and woman.”
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Arkansas governor to move quickly on appointments for same-sex marriage case
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he’ll quickly appoint three special justices to hear a case a majority of the state Supreme Court says must be addressed before they can rule on whether to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Catholic students stage walkout to protest school’s refusal to hire gay teacher
Students and alumni staged a walkout Wednesday in protest of a West Des Moines Catholic high school opting to not hire a substitute teacher full time after learning he was gay.
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Bullied transgender teen dies in apparent suicide
Family members confirmed that 16-year-old Taylor Alesana, who spoke on YouTube about being bullied at high school, took her life on April 2.