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California enacts law to help LGBT military veterans

A new law in California will help military service members who were discharged under “don’t ask, don’t tell” policies because of their sexual or gender identities to reestablish their eligibility for Veterans Affairs benefits, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday…

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Students & faculty sue university over ban on hiring LGBT people

Students and staff at a private Christian university are suing members of the school’s board of trustees over its anti-LGBTQ hiring policy. In May, Seattle Pacific University’s (SPU) board of trustees declined to change the school’s “Employee Lifestyle Expectations,”…