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Almost Every Single Queer Teen in Trump’s America has Been Bullied

Almost every queer teen in America has been bullied because of their sexual orientation or gender identity under the Trump administration, a new study has found. It is well-documented that LGBT+ young people are more likely that their straight counterparts to experience bullying, and are at a greater risk of developing mental health problems such as depression and eating disorders. But a new study showed that the problem is worse than previously thought. It found that 91 per cent of LGBT+ youth had experienced bias-based bullying, almost every queer teen in America, doubling estimates from previous research which surveyed predominantly heterosexual youth. […]

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LGBTQ Advocates, Plaintiffs Rejoice after Supreme Court Title VII Win

LGBTQ advocates rejoiced Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unexpectedly broad ruling that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — specifically, Title VII of the act, which prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sex — bars employment discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. Chase Strangio, deputy director of Trans Justice at the ACLU LGBT & HIV Project, called the ruling “a truly important rebuke” of conservative efforts to roll back LGBTQ legal protections established during the Obama administration. “This is a major blow to the interpretation that anti-trans forces are looking to advance,” Strangio said. “You […]

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Supreme Court Says LGBTQ Employees Are Protected By Civil Rights Employment Statutes

The Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ employees from being discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The court on Monday issued opinions on two major decisions with far-reaching implications for the civil rights of transgender and LGBTQ individuals. It was a 6-3 ruling, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch joining the four liberal justices in the majority.  Writing for the majority, Gorsuch argued that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is fundamentally no different than discrimination based on sex. […]

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Joe Biden Says Trump’s ‘Cruelty Knows no Bounds’ after he Strips Trans Healthcare Protections during Pride Month

Joe Biden spearheaded a blistering backlash against the Trump administration that on Friday (June 12) “cruelly” erased precious healthcare protections for trans patients less than two weeks into Pride Month. The Department of Health and Human Services finalised a rule that effectively means gender identity is no longer an avenue for sex dissemination in healthcare. It’s part of a slew of policy changes across education, housing and employment to narrow the legal definition of discrimination to not include trans folk. The presumptive Democratic Party nominee slammed the move, echoing the devastating timing of the move and made a charged rallying cry to […]

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Chicago Cop Who Shouted ‘f****t’ at Black Lives Matter Protesters Fired

A Chicago police officer has been stripped of his police powers after he was found to have shouted a homophobic slur at Black Lives Matter protesters. A clip emerged on social media this month of the unnamed officer in an argument with anti-racism protesters after a traffic cone and part of a barricade were thrown at him. The officer, who did not appear to be injured, yelled at the protesters: “B***h! Wait ’till I turn my back, you f**king faggot!” Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot — one of the first out queer Black women in office anywhere in the United States — told a press conference on June […]

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Hate Groups Behind GOP’s Anti-LGBT 2020 Platform

Politico reports: A vote by the Republican National Committee to leave the party’s 2016 party platform unchanged ahead of the November election has infuriated grass-roots activists — including moderates who wanted to streamline its message and social conservatives who sought added language on emerging hot-button topics. The decision by the party’s executive panel Wednesday means the GOP will maintain positions in the four-year-old policy blueprint — including opposition to same-sex marriage and a nod to gay conversion therapy — and decline to stake out new positions on topics such as police reform, gender identity and third-trimester abortions. Party officials and senior […]

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RNC Endorses 2020 Platform Calling For Legalizing Anti-LGBT Discrimination And Overturning Marriage Equality

Just in from the Democratic National Committee: While the RNC preposterously claims Trump has taken “unprecedented steps to protect the LGBTQ community,” they just re-endorsed an unpopular platform that advocates overturning hard-fought LGBTQ+ rights. The GOP’s 2020 platform “condemns” marriage equality, which has been legal across the United States for five years and is supported by two in three Americans. GOP Platform: “Our laws and our government’s regulations should recognize marriage as the union of one man and one woman … We do not accept the Supreme Court’s redefinition of marriage and we urge its reversal.” Gallup: “U.S. Support for […]

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Trans Candidate ‘Shatters the Lavender Ceiling’ in West Virginia

West Virginia elected its first-ever openly trans official on Tuesday, June 9, making history and “shattering the lavender ceiling”. Rosemary Ketchum, a trans woman, was elected as councilwoman and won her bid for the third ward seat in Wheeling City, West Virginia. When she assumes her role on July 1, she will become one of only 27 openly trans elected officials in the whole of the United States, and one of four out LGBT+ officials in her state. According to The Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register, Ketchum said that although her gender identity was not a large part of her campaign and she thinks that […]

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What You Need to Know about COVID-19 Liability Waivers

You’re dining out for the first time since the shelter-in-place order went into effect. You walk in with your mask on and have your temperature taken. Then, you’re asked to sanitize your hands. Next, you’re told you’ll have to read the menu on your phone and your table is only reserved for 90 minutes. Finally, you’re asked to sign a liability waiver acknowledging the risks of contracting the coronavirus. This may be the new normal for dining out. It could be the same for working out at the gym, going to the dentist or getting your haircut. While you might […]

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Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot Vows to Find and Fire Cop who Shouted ‘f****t’ at Protesters

Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot has spoken out over a video of a police officer shouting an anti-gay slur at Black Lives Matter protesters in the city. A clip emerged on social media last week of the unnamed officer, dressed in a Chicago Police Department uniform, snapping back at protesters after a projectile is thrown. The officer, who does not appear to be injured, yells at the protesters: “B***h! Wait ’till I turn my back, you f**king faggot!” An investigation is now underway after the incident was reported to Chicago Police. Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Homophobic comments ‘demean the value of who we are as […]

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