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5 05, 2017

LGBTQ Rights Bill Introduced In Congress By More Than 200 Members

By |2026-05-01T11:34:05-07:00May 5th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON D.C – Currently, the majority of U.S. states do not have protections for LGBTQ rights.  In fact, did you know that it is perfectly legal for business owners to post a sign in their window stating "NO Gays Allowed"? While there aren't any reports of such behavior taking place, [...]

3 05, 2017

Gay Man Sues Funeral Home Refusing to Cremate Husband

By |2026-05-01T11:42:19-07:00May 3rd, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer PICAYUNE, MS - A gay man who is in mourning has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a funeral home who allegedly refused to transport and cremate the 82 year-old's husband's body after learning that he was gay. John “Jack” Zawadski, 82, and his nephew filed the lawsuit with the assistance [...]

6 04, 2017

U.S. Judge Rules Fair Housing Law Protects LGBT Couple

By |2026-05-01T11:42:20-07:00April 6th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer While the Trump administration is busy attempting to erase our progress for civil rights over the past 8 years, for the second time in one week, a Federal court has handed the LGBTQ community a second legal victory. On Wednesday, a U.S. district judge Raymond Moore ruled that a Colorado [...]

30 03, 2017

North Carolina Governor Signs Repeal of Anti-Trans Bathroom Law

By |2026-05-01T11:42:21-07:00March 30th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer ATLANTA — The North Carolina General Assembly has been under major pressure from the business community to repeal the anti-Transgender bathroom Law they enacted in 2016 and now they have taken horrible steps in rectifying their error in judgement by sending the government a so called repeal of the anti-LGBTQ [...]

23 02, 2017

Trump Revokes Public School Protections for Transgenders

By |2026-05-01T11:34:06-07:00February 23rd, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer President Donald Trump's administration late Wednesday Feb. 22, revoked the landmark guidance issued to public schools in defense of transgender student rights, reversing course on a signature initiative of former Democratic President Barack Obama who led the fight for the LGBTQ community to same-sex marriage becoming the law of the [...]

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