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Same-Sex Marriage Is the Law of the Land. Some States Are Debating It Anyway.
By Amy Harmon April 21, 2025 at 1:28 pm It has been more than a decade since same-sex marriage dominated the national political discourse. Public opinion turned rapidly toward acceptance well…
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Trump passport policy targeting transgender people likely unconstitutional, judge rules
By Nate Raymond April 21, 20254:12 AM CDT Summary BOSTON, April 18 (Reuters) – A federal judge held on Friday that the Trump administration’s policy of refusing to issue passports to…
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Pentagon to resume medical care for transgender troops
The move is another setback for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has made culture war issues a major part of his role. By Jack Detsch, Paul McLeary and Kyle Cheney 04/24/2025 11:42 AM EDT…
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Alabama House passes ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ drag ban, and Ten Commandments bills all at once
Alabama Republicans also passed legislation banning Pride flags in schools, and prohibiting staff from using students’ chosen names and pronouns. Ryan Adamczeski April 18 2025 3:38 PM EST The Alabama state House…
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Confronting backlash against women’s rights, 193 nations commit to speed action on gender equality
By EDITH M. LEDERER Updated 4:45 PM CDT, March 10, 2025 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Confronting a rising backlash against women’s rights, the U.N.’s 193 member nations made a commitment Monday to…
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These abortion abolitionists want women who get abortion to face criminal charges
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Updated 12:33 PM CDT, April 14, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — As Kristan Hawkins, president of the national anti-abortion group Students for Life, tours college campuses, she has grown…
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Class-Action Suit over Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay Goes Before Supreme Court
By Patricia Kime Published April 24, 2025 at 12:59pm ET The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a case Monday from medically retired service members who say the Defense Department’s misinterpretation of a…
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Fact Sheet: Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court Case About Banning LGBTQ-inclusive Books
By GLAAD April 10, 2025 The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Mahmoud v. Taylor is about a small number…
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The Supreme Court’s “Don’t Say Gay” argument went disastrously for public schools
Many of the justices seemed eager to impose impossible burdens on schools. by Ian Millhiser Apr 22, 2025, 1:50 PM CDT Three years ago, Montgomery County, Maryland, approved several books with LGBTQ…
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