Shelter says it beat back rule it take transgender women

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A faith-based Anchorage women’s shelter claimed victory Monday in a lawsuit against the city over a requirement that it accept transgender women. The city has agreed to make permanent a judge’s recent order affecting the downtown Hope Center shelter, conservative Christian law firm Alliance Defending Freedom and city attorneys said in... Read More

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September 19, 2019

1 of Brown’s accusers has met with NFL

Two people with knowledge of the investigation into Antonio Brown being accused of sexual assault tell The Associated Press that one of the accusers has met with NFL investigators and that there is no timetable for concluding the probe. Both people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday because of the sensitivity of... Read More

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Antonio Brown, NFL

September 17, 2019

Arizona artists win suit over same-sex wedding invitations

PHOENIX (AP) — The free speech rights of two Christian artists who make wedding invitations were violated by an anti-discrimination ordinance in Phoenix that makes it illegal to refuse service to same-sex couples for religious reasons, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday. The 4-3 decision reversed lower-court rulings favoring the city. The state Supreme Court... Read More

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Breanna Koski, Joanna Duka

September 3, 2019

School board files appeal to defend its transgender policy

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school board has filed a federal appeal to defend its transgender bathroom ban. The Gloucester County School Board’s appeal appeared Tuesday on the docket for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond. Briefs containing legal arguments will come next. The board has been in a yearslong legal... Read More

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Gavin Grimm

August 21, 2019

Harvey Weinstein wants to move trial out of NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein has asked that the disgraced movie mogul’s upcoming criminal trial be moved out of New York City, saying he can’t get a fair trial. In a longshot motion filed with the New York State appellate court on Friday, attorney Arthur Aidala suggested the trial be moved... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

July 23, 2019

Virginia school’s transgender bathroom ban is back in court

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Gavin Grimm, a young man who has become a national face for transgender student rights, returns to a Virginia courtroom Tuesday to continue fighting against his former high school’s transgender bathroom policy. A federal judge in Norfolk will hear arguments over whether the Gloucester County School Board violated Grimm’s rights when... Read More

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Gavin Grimm

July 16, 2019

Former Iowa official wins $1.5M in discrimination case

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and a staffer discriminated against the state’s then-commissioner of workers’ compensation in 2011 because he’s gay, and the ex-official is entitled to $1.5 million for emotional distress, a jury said Monday. Polk County jurors found that Chris Godfrey not only proved the discrimination occurred, but... Read More

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Terry Branstad

June 25, 2019

Kansas to allow trans residents to change birth certificates

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will allow transgender people to change their birth certificates so the documents reflect their gender identities under a legal settlement that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s young administration and LGBTQ-rights advocates announced Monday. The agreement ends a federal lawsuit filed in October by four transgender individuals and the Kansas Statewide Transgender... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Orientation

June 17, 2019

High court avoids new case over same-sex wedding case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is throwing out an Oregon court ruling against bakers who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. The justices’ action Monday keeps the high-profile case off the court’s election-year calendar and orders state judges to take a new look at the dispute between the lesbian couple... Read More

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Rachel Bowman-Cryer

May 14, 2019

Gymnasts testify; lawmakers won’t name abuse bill lobbyists

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. national team gymnasts backing a Texas bill that would allow victims of sexual abuse more time to sue in civil court on Monday urged the state’s lawmakers to restore a key provision allowing those individuals to sue institutions. A push to expand the statute of limitations laws for child... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Orientation, Sports

May 1, 2019

Olympic runner Semenya loses appeal on testosterone rules

GENEVA (AP) — Olympic champion Caster Semenya lost her appeal Wednesday against rules governing unusually high testosterone in female runners, meaning she and other women like her will have to take medication to suppress their levels of the male sex hormone if they want to compete in certain events. In a landmark 2-1 ruling ,... Read More

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Caster Semenya

April 22, 2019

Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking on a major test of LGBT rights in cases that look at whether federal civil rights law bans job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The justices said Monday they will hear cases involving people who claim they were fired because of their... Read More

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LGBT, Supreme Court

March 19, 2019

Justices reject B&B owner who denied room to gay couple

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place Hawaii court rulings that found a bed and breakfast owner violated the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to rent a room to a lesbian couple. The justices rejected an appeal from Aloha Bed & Breakfast owner Phyllis Young, who argued that she should... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Orientation

March 13, 2019

New Pentagon transgender rule sets limits for troops

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department has approved a new policy that will largely bar transgender troops and military recruits from transitioning to another sex, and require most individuals to serve in their birth gender. The memo outlining the new policy was obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, and it comes after a lengthy and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Orientation

Shelter says it beat back rule it take transgender women

1 of Brown’s accusers has met with NFL

Arizona artists win suit over same-sex wedding invitations

School board files appeal to defend its transgender policy

Harvey Weinstein wants to move trial out of NYC

Virginia school’s transgender bathroom ban is back in court

Former Iowa official wins $1.5M in discrimination case

Kansas to allow trans residents to change birth certificates

High court avoids new case over same-sex wedding case

Gymnasts testify; lawmakers won’t name abuse bill lobbyists

Olympic runner Semenya loses appeal on testosterone rules

Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases

Justices reject B&B owner who denied room to gay couple

New Pentagon transgender rule sets limits for troops

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