Justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights
The Supreme Court heard the argument involving a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for same-sex couples. Rule for the designer and the justices will expose not…
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Both sides see high stakes in gay rights SCOUT case
The case marks the second time in five years that the Supreme Court has confronted the issue of a business owner who says their religion prevents them from creating works…
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Baptist children’s agency in Kentucky under fire over gay rights
The state of Kentucky is adding an LGBT nondiscrimination clause to a contract with a Baptist children’s adoption and foster care agency. Sunrise Children’s Services refuses to sign it, because…
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Trans Rights Face Backlash as Trump’s Election Victory Fuels Fear
Trans Rights Face Backlash as Trump’s Election Victory Fuels Fear \ Newslooks \ Washington DC \ Mary Sidiqi \ Evening Edition \ Donald Trump’s election win and a surge of…
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Latino voting rights group calls for investigation after Texas authorities search homes
A Latino voting rights group called Monday for a federal investigation after its volunteers said Texas authorities raided their homes and seized phones and computers as part of an investigation…
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Conservatives are pushing a ‘parental rights’ agenda in Florida school board races. Will it work?
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “parental rights” campaign didn’t win him the Republican presidential nomination, but he’s still waging that fight on another front: Florida’s schools, where the movement could have an…
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Focused on legacy, Biden calls out Trump saying how civil rights led him into politics
No longer on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden on Monday delivered a speech at the LBJ Presidential Library designed to help cement his legacy. Slightly more than a week…
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Biden rallies for LGBTQ+ rights as he looks to shake off an uneven debate performance
President Joe Biden courted LGBTQ+ voters with two New York events on Friday, inaugurating a visitor center at the Stonewall National Monument with pop legend Elton John before headlining a…
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Senate holds a test vote on access to contraception in an election year push on reproductive rights
In an election year effort to put Republicans on record on reproductive rights issues, Senate Democrats are holding a vote Wednesday to move forward with legislation designed to protect women’s…
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Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men
Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni…
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Right to children or children’s rights? Surrogacy debate comes to a head in Rome
An international campaign to ban surrogacy received a strong endorsement Friday from the Vatican, with a top official calling for a broad-based alliance to stop the “commercialization of life.” A…
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Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid backlash from antisemitism testimony
Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for…
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Federal appeals court ruling strikes at core of landmark Voting Rights Act
A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that only the U.S. government, not private parties, can sue under a landmark civil rights law barring racial discrimination in voting, a decision…
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‘Rustin’ puts a spotlight on an under-sung civil rights hero
If the summer belonged to Cillian Murphy from “Oppenheimer,” then the upcoming fall season will belong to Colman Domingo in “Rustin.” The Emmy-winning actor of HBO’s “Euphoria” throws down the…
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