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Oregon City Council Member Promises "Ass Whooping" To Transgender Children, Calls Muslims "Pure Evil"

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Presented with no comment, but an exasperated sigh.

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Dallas Expands Anti-Discrimination Protections To Include Transgender People

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Finally, some good news out of Texas!

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Utah Judge Removes Foster Child From LGBT Couple, Cites Unnamed Scientific Studies

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A controversial Utah judge has come under fire for removing a baby from its same-sex foster parents based on unnamed scientific studies and (allegedly) his own religious beliefs.

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Priests for Life Ask For Assistance In Their ACA Contraception Mandate Case From A Higher Authority

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Earlier this week, Priests for Life, one of the plaintiffs challenging the ACA's contraception mandate in front of the Supreme Court, released a novena asking God to intercede on their behalf. 

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President Obama Supports Amending 1964 Civil Rights Act To Ban LGBT Discrimination

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The Obama Administration has announced that it supports amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a ban on discrimination of LGBT Americans. While the legislation doesn't have much of a chance of making it through Congress, it is still a leap in the right direction.

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Americans United Submits ACA Comments To Department of Health and Human Services

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Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits sex discrimination in health programs and activities.  The Department of Health and Human Services is writing regulations to implement this non-discriminate provision and asked for public comment on whether the prohibition on sex discrimination should include a religious exemption.  We said absolutely not.

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Governor-Elect Bevin Says He Will Remove Clerks' Names From Marriage License

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Kentucky's governor-elect is already making noises about changing things in Kim Davis' favor.

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Philadelphia Adopts Religious Exemption Policy For Publicly Funded Clinic Doctors

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The City of Brotherly Love has adopted a new religious exemption policy that could seriously affect the health of patients using publicly funded clinics.

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Alabama Quibbles Over $200,000 In Legal Fees After Marriage Equality Case

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If the recognition of a couple's legal right to marry isn't worth $200,000, then we don't know what is.

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No HERO Worship: Houston Pastors Fight Broad Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

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Today, voters in Houston will decide the fate of a city ordinance that would protect the rights of lots of city residents, but that measure won’t pass if the Religious Right gets its way.

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Oregon Judge Who Allegedly Screened Out Same-Sex Marriage Applicants Will Face Hearing

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The wheels of justice are moving on one judge who refuses to do his job.

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Texas Gov. Voices Goes Anti-HERO On Twitter

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Just one day before the veto referendum on the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) in Harris County, Texas, Governor Greg Abbot decided to join the voices opposing the ordinance by using the tired old "men in the women's bathroom" canard.

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Sex And Common Sense: Texas Public School Reconsiders ‘Chastity’ Speaker

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A self-appointed expert on sex and relationships won’t speak at an El Paso, Texas, high school – for now.

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New Poll Shows American Opinions Shifting On Marriage Licenses

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The new Associate Press–GfK poll is out with news that should make Kim Davis lose some sleep.

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Iowa Representative Believes LGBT Anti-Bullying Conference Perverts The Bible

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Iowa Representative Bobby Kaufmann does not approve of gay people, and he certainly does not approve of state funds being used to transport LGBT children to The Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth, a gathering in which educators, students and parents work together to fight suicide and bullying throughout Iowa's schools.

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Obama Administration Files Brief In Federal Court On Behalf Of Transgender Student

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A transgender student is getting an assist from the Obama administration.

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Justice Kennedy Suggests Resignation To Government Officials Who Refuse To Do Their Jobs (Ahem, Kim Davis)

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While Justice Kennedy did not explicitly mention Kim Davis during his talk, he did affirm that government officials who find part of their jobs morally wrong should simply resign.

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Jindal Asks For Dismissal of Special Protections Lawsuit

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Governor Jindal is not backing down from the challenge to his executive order that grants protections for those who oppose marriage equality.