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Lawsuit says North Carolina ‘bathroom bill’ effects still felt

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-07-24T09:28:18+00:00 July 24th, 2017|LGBTQ+|

Transgender people in North Carolina are still effectively prevented from using restrooms matching their gender identity under a law that replaced the state’s notorious “bathroom bill” earlier this year, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.

The replacement law continues the harms of its predecessor by leaving restroom policies in the

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A Work in Progress

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-07-20T10:23:56+00:00 July 20th, 2017|Education, Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

WASHINGTON — In a speech to presidents, chancellors and leaders of historically black colleges and universities, a Georgia congressman told them what has already been widely acknowledged — that their institutions historically have been slow to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.

The message from Representative Henry Johnson, a Democrat, was not a critical one,

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Transgender Students Turn to Courts as Government Support Erodes

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-07-14T09:58:29+00:00 July 14th, 2017|Education, Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

Transgender students once found an ally in the Department of Education, which under the Obama administration robustly investigated alleged violations of their civil rights and argued that federal laws against sex discrimination ensured their access to public school bathrooms and changing

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The 2016 Hate Crime Report from California’s Office of the Attorney General

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-07-13T15:04:22+00:00 July 11th, 2017|Disability, Hate Crimes, Immigration, Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+, Police & Community|

Hate Crime in California, 2016 reports statistics on hate crimes that occurred in California during 2016. These statistics include the number of hate crime events, hate crime offenses, victims of hate crimes, and suspects of hate crimes. This report also provides statistics from district and elected city attorneys on the number of hate crime cases

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News from CAHRO’s own Brian Levin: Hate crimes against gays, Muslims around November election help drive rise in hate crimes

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-07-05T09:16:17+00:00 July 5th, 2017|Hate Crimes, LGBTQ+|

It’s not your imagination: Hate crimes were up last year — across the nation, state and closer to home.

In 2016, 230 hate crimes were committed in Los Angeles, according to by California State University , San Bernardino’s Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism, up 15 percent over the year before. In Orange County,

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The Feds Were Investigating Discrimination At This School. Then Trump Happened.

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-06-30T08:41:39+00:00 June 30th, 2017|LGBTQ+|

There was a time when Erica Kasper thought justice might be near for her transgender son, Drew Adams. After his high school refused to let him use the bathroom that aligns with his gender identity, the Department of Education started investigating the Florida school for discrimination, she says. For months,

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Justices to Hear Case on Religious Objections to Same-Sex Marriage

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-06-26T09:30:17+00:00 June 26th, 2017|LGBTQ+|

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal from a Colorado baker with religious objections to same-sex marriage who had lost a discrimination case for refusing to create a cake to celebrate such a union.

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Court Ruling Could Make Taiwan First Place in Asia to Legalize Gay Marriage

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-05-24T09:13:14+00:00 May 24th, 2017|LGBTQ+|

TAIPEI, Taiwan — In a ruling that paves the way for Taiwan to become the first place in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage, the constitutional court on Wednesday struck down the

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Texas revives transgender ‘bathroom bill’ for public schools

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-05-22T09:33:14+00:00 May 22nd, 2017|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

A transgender “bathroom bill” reminiscent of one in North Carolina that caused a national uproar now appears to be on a fast-track to becoming law in Texas — though it may only apply to public schools.

A broader proposal mandating that virtually all transgender people in the country’s second-largest state use public

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Hate crimes rise 15 percent in LA with uptick in LGBT victims, according to analysis by CAHRO board member Brian Levin

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-04-05T10:09:21+00:00 April 5th, 2017|Hate Crimes, LGBTQ+|

The city of Los Angeles experienced a 15 percent increase in hate crimes in 2016, along with a significant spike in attacks against the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, according to data analyzed by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino.

The number of hate crimes rose from

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