#Supreme Court’s shift to right poses risk to LGBTQ rights

#Supreme Court’s shift to right poses risk to LGBTQ rights

Advocates who for years saw the Supreme Court offer landmark decisions enshrining LGBTQ rights and legal protections into law are expressing deep concerns as a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump moves in a sharply more conservative direction. The most recent warning sign for these advocates was the court’s decision last month to side with…

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#LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis

#LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis

LGBTQ Republicans say they feel misled by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) after the GOP presidential hopeful’s “war room” shared a bizarre video widely seen as inflammatory. The video bashed former President Donald Trump’s (R) support for the community and leaned into conservative state policies passed under DeSantis this year that were criticized as anti-LGBTQ….

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#Trump praises his appointments after Supreme Court strikes down ‘unfair’ debt relief plan

#Trump praises his appointments after Supreme Court strikes down ‘unfair’ debt relief plan

Former President Trump praised his appointments to the Supreme Court on Saturday, after the court struck down what he called President Biden’s “unfair” student debt relief plan. “Yesterday, the Supreme Court also ruled that President Biden is not allowed to wipe out hundreds and hundreds of billions, probably trillions, of dollars in student loan debt,…

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#Supreme Court weakened Colorado’s nondiscrimination law. What’s next for LGBTQ rights?

#Supreme Court weakened Colorado’s nondiscrimination law. What’s next for LGBTQ rights?

The Supreme Court in an expected move on Friday ruled that Lorie Smith, a Colorado-based Christian web designer, is not beholden to a state law prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations and may legally refuse services to LGBTQ people. The ruling, which states that Colorado’s anti-discrimination law violates Smith’s First Amendment rights by requiring her to create…

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#New blood donation rules leave room for LGBTQ stigma

#New blood donation rules leave room for LGBTQ stigma

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) updated blood donation guidelines were issued last month with the aim of being more inclusive of the LGBTQ community, but community members say the agency has left the door open for stigma and discrimination. Under the new guidelines, all donors will answer a series of “individual risk-based questions” regardless…

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#Montana legislator sues House speaker over censure

#Montana legislator sues House speaker over censure

Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat censured last week by Republicans in the state House, is suing her state and its House speaker over her punishment. Zephyr, along with three of her constituents who are also a part of the suit, argues the Legislature took retaliatory and unlawful action against her for engaging in speech…

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#Montana House votes to censure transgender lawmaker

#Montana House votes to censure transgender lawmaker

Montana House Republicans on Wednesday voted to censure Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr. All 68 House Republicans voted to censure Zephyr, while the body’s 32 Democrats voted against it. Zephyr, one of the state’s first openly transgender lawmakers, will be barred from the House floor, anteroom and gallery for the remainder of the session. She has…

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#Biden Title IX proposal takes aim at blanket bans on transgender athletes 

#Biden Title IX proposal takes aim at blanket bans on transgender athletes 

Blanket bans on transgender athletes participating on school sports teams consistent with their gender identity would constitute a violation of Title IX under a set of proposed changes unveiled Thursday by the Biden administration. Under the administration’s proposal, schools would be prohibited from adopting or applying a “one-size-fits-all” policy that categorically bans transgender students from…

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