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Mass. veteran sues VA for discrimination
A veteran from Massachusetts says she was denied fertility treatment because she is married to a woman, filing a discrimination suit against the Department of Veteran Affairs.
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Mass. veteran sues VA, saying she was denied IVF over same-sex marriage
An Air Force veteran of nearly 20 years has filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs alleging she was denied reproductive services because she is married to a woman. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in a Massachusetts federal court, alleges that plaintiff Ashley Sheffield was denied a referral to receive in vitro fertilization, or IVF,…
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Healey slams Supreme Court's ‘deeply disappointing' LGBTQ ruling
The Supreme Court’s decision allowing a website designer to refuse service to same–sex couples represents the judicial body’s “callous disregard for the wellbeing of the very communities that need protecting,” Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said Friday. Healey is the state’s first openly gay governor and one of the first two openly lesbian governors in the United States. She was...
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Two more high-profile SCOTUS decisions come down
The Supreme Court has ruled on two more high-profile cases, dealing with Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, and the ability of a business to refuse to work with same-sex couples.
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Counterprotesters Heavily Outnumber Those Rallying for Cancelation of Drag Show in Newton
About a dozen people protested Thursday in Newton, Massachusetts, calling for the cancellation of a drag performance at a high school — but a much larger counterprotest stole the show. The drag performance Friday at Newton North High School is part of Transgender, Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Awareness Day, or ToBeGlad Day. More than 100 people came out to support…
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Counterprotesters Outnumber Opponents of Drag Performance
Protesters opposing a drag show planned at a Newton high school were upstaged by counterprotesters.
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Controversy Swirls Over Upcoming Drag Performance at Mass. High School
A group of Newton, Massachusetts, parents are planning to protest a drag appearance being held at Newton North High School during the school day on Friday. The drag performer Missy Steak is expected to talk and sing to students at the 30-minute assembly as part of Transgender Bisexual Gay and Lesbian Awareness Day. “If it were up to me,...
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Controversy Swirls Over Upcoming Drag Performance at Mass. High School
The principal said students are not required to attend the performance, which is part of Transgender Bisexual Gay and Lesbian Awareness Day.
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Dozens Rally at Mass. Library to Support Drag Story Hour
More than 100 people demonstrated outside the main public library in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Saturday, wearing rainbow-colored masks and waving LGBTQ+ flags in support of the library’s monthly “Drag Storytime” event. The group came out as a response to a smaller protest of the drag event, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. “We wanted to make sure that we had a…
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Biden Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill at White House Ceremony
President Joe Biden signed gay marriage legislation into law Tuesday before a crowd of thousands, a ceremony that reflected growing acceptance of same-sex unions.
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House Passes Bill Protecting Same-Sex, Interracial Unions, Sending It to Biden to Sign Into Law
President Joe Biden is expected to promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages.
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Conservative Justices Lean Toward Anti-Gay Marriage Web Designer in Case Pitting LGBTQ Rights Against Religious Freedom
The case comes at a time when the court is dominated 6-3 by conservatives and following a series of cases in which the justices have sided with religious plaintiffs.
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California Catholic Deacon Faces Backlash Over Anti-LGBTQ Tweet Posted Hours After Colorado Mass Shooting
An East Bay catholic deacon is under fire for insulting the LGBTQ community just hours after the Club Q shooting in Colorado.
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NYC's Oldest Gay Bar May Soon Get Landmark Status
Julius’ has been a bar since 1864. It was thrust into the forefront of the gay rights movement in 1966 — three years before the Stonewall riots — when activists staged a peaceful “sip in,” announcing they are homosexuals and asking to be served.
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Mormon Church Comes Out in Support of Protecting Same-Sex Marriage in Federal Law
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it supports efforts underway in Congress to safeguard same-sex marriage rights.