LGBTQ & Human Rights - Page 17 of 30
September 25th, 2018
Children’s Hospital of Colorado has found itself at the center of controversy after a recent announcement that it will no longer be printing gender markers on the wristbands it gives to patients. LGBTQ groups support the decision, but critics say it could prove dangerous.
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September 20th, 2018
Two of Sesame Street’s most recognizable characters became the focus of intense debate across social media recently after a writer for the popular children’s show disclosed that Bert and Ernie are a gay couple.
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September 13th, 2018
Gary Campbell was taken aback when he received word from Clark Summit University that he was being kicked out of the school, despite being just 6 credits shy of graduating. Apparently, officials at the small Christian college in Pennsylvania discovered a secret which led to their decision to dismiss him: Campbell is gay.
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September 1st, 2018
Ken Parker was a full-on white supremacist who marched with proponents of Nazi ideology in Charlottesville last summer. But then he found Jesus. Can faith be used as a tool to combat hate?
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August 17th, 2018
While the Supreme Court ruled in his favor back in June, Jack Phillips has now landed back in court – this time in a case involving transgender rights.
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August 6th, 2018
After two Baptist parents discovered their high school son was gay, he was forced out of the house. Then they refused to help him pay for college. But just when it seemed things couldn't get much worse, the story went viral - and everything changed.
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July 27th, 2018
A lesbian couple from Missouri has filed a lawsuit against a senior living center after their housing application was denied when the owners discovered they were gay. The case is already sparking heated debate over whether it's okay to discriminate based on sexual orientation.
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July 19th, 2018
Transgender locker room policies are again under the spotlight after a recent incident at a Planet Fitness gym. Witnesses noticed a self-identified trans person hovering next a mirror near the women’s shower area for over an hour pretending to apply makeup while stealing glances at unclothed women. When one complained, the gym revoked her membership.
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July 18th, 2018
After a college football coach was turned down for a job because he has “Jewish blood,” he filed suit against the school. A federal judge has since ruled that Jews are indeed a racial group, and are thus protected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But not everyone thinks this is a good thing.
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