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S.C. bill would label same-sex marriages as ‘parody marriages’
February 20, 2018 by Lou Chibbaro Jr. Washington Blade Six members of the South Carolina House of Representatives last week introduced a bill calling for redefining same-sex marriages in the state as “parody marriages” and prohibiting the state from recognizing such marriages. “‘Parody marriage’ [...]
Personhood bill to end all abortions in South Carolina advances to Senate floor
February 20, 2018 By Jamie Lovegrove Post and Courier COLUMBIA — A bill that would effectively ban all abortions in South Carolina has cleared a critical hurdle in the state Senate, boosting a proposal that has been a top priority of social conservatives for years [...]
Same-sex marriage would be ‘parody marriage’ under new South Carolina bill
February 20, 2018 By Caitlin Byrd Post and Courier In a challenge to the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, a group of conservative South Carolina lawmakers filed a bill to recognize marriage as solely between one man and one woman. Any other union would be [...]
Transgender Student’s Discrimination Suit Settled for $800,000
January 10, 2018 BY TRUDY RING The Advocate A settlement has been reached between a transgender student and the school district he sued for discrimination. Ash Whitaker had sued Kenosha Unified School District in Wisconsin because it barred him from using the boys’ restroom [...]
LGBT candidates hoping to ride Democratic wave
January 10, 2018 By Chris Johnson Washington Blade With President Trump facing low approval ratings, signs continue to point to a political wave against him in this year’s mid-term elections — and LGBT candidates are hoping to benefit. A record number of openly LGBT [...]
Controversial Mississippi Law Limiting LGBT Rights Not Heading To Supreme Court
January 8, 2018 By MERRIT KENNEDY NPR The Supreme Court says it will not take up a challenge to a Mississippi law that allows businesses and government officials to deny services to LGBT people if doing so would conflict with certain "sincerely held" religious beliefs. By rejecting [...]
MEET ALEXANDRA CHANDLER, THE TRANSGENDER MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ANALYST RUNNING FOR CONGRESS
January 4, 2018 BY CHRISTIANNA SILVA Newsweek In 2017, the U.S. elected its first ever openly transgender woman to the Virginia State House. In 2018, it might elect its first out transgender woman to Congress—Alexandra Chandler. “I recognize that I would be a first, and I [...]
2 Men Charged In Murder Of Same-Sex Couple, Children In Upstate New York
January 3, 2018 By Curtis M. Wong Huffpost Two men wanted in a quadruple homicide that traumatized an upstate New York town have been captured. Justin C. Mann and James W. White of Schenectady, New York, were charged with first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder, Troy police [...]