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After coming out, H.S. football star is headed to Indiana State
January 3, 2018 By Julie Compton NBC News High school football star Jake Bain is tackling homophobia head on. In October, he came out during an assembly at his high school in St. Louis, Missouri. Then in December, the athlete accepted a scholarship to Indiana [...]
These two anti-LGBT Republicans may run for Senate in 2018
January 2, 2018 By Chris Johnson Washington Blade Shakeups in the U.S. Senate led to news Tuesday that two prominent Republicans and former presidential candidates who have anti-LGBT records — Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann — may run in 2018. Following passage of tax [...]
The LGBT Economy Is America’s Future
January 2, 2018 BY JUSTIN NELSON AND CHANCE MITCHELL The Advocate Money talks. And now, more than ever, the private sector is listening to the collective voice of the LGBT community. In many ways, our dollar is as strong as our votes at the ballot [...]
U.S. Military To Allow Transgender Recruits After Trump Administration Drops Appeal
December 30, 2017 RICHARD GONZALES NPR In deciding not to appeal court rulings, the Trump administration has paved the way for transgender people to enlist in the U.S. military starting Monday. The Department of Justice withdrew its legal challenge to several federal court rulings [...]
Oregon Bakery That Wouldn’t Bake a Cake for Same Sex Couple Loses Final Appeal
December 29, 2017 by Mattie John Bamman EATER, Portland, OR The now shuttered Sweet Cakes by Melissa, which refused service to and doxxed the gay couple will pay damages equalling $135,000 This week, the Oregon Court of Appeals confirmed Melissa and Aaron Klein must pay damages equalling $135,000 for [...]
The Fight for LGBT Equality in 2018 Will Be Fierce
December 28, 2017 JAY MICHAELSON, SAMANTHA ALLEN, TIM TEEMAN The Daily Beast Jay Michaelson: So, here we are at the end of a strange year for LGBTQ Americans. On the one hand, mainstream acceptance of gay people continues to spread; gays are now officially boring. On [...]
Sam’s Club discriminated against transgender worker, lawsuit claims
December 27, 2017 by Associated Press and Brooke Sopelsa NBC News A transgender woman said in a lawsuit Wednesday that she was called "it" and "thing" by co-workers and then wrongfully fired from a North Carolina Sam's Club store after repeatedly complaining about harassment. [...]
Second court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits
December 22, 2017 Reuters Staff REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent the U.S. military from accepting transgender recruits starting Jan. 1, the second court to issue such a [...]