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Some of the insane state laws that went into effect on July 1st

The start of a new fiscal year means recently enacted laws will take effect Saturday in many states across the country. The statutes run the gamut from prohibiting marriage licenses for kids in Connecticut to legalizing throwing stars in Indiana…

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Biden warns that the GOP is coming for same-sex marriage

President Joe Biden on Friday warned that if Republicans win next year’s elections, they will go after the right to privacy that has provided the basis for legal protections for same-sex marriage and access to contraception…

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The Ninth Circuit’s monumental ruling on LGBT rights

On Tuesday, June 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down a major victory for LGBTQ+ youth. In Grabowski v. Arizona Board of Regents, the unanimous courtheld that Title IX of the Education Amendments…

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Federal judge allows anti-gay photographer to discriminate

A federal court has sided with a Louisville photographer who refuses to shoot same-sex weddings due to her religious beliefs, finding that a local nondiscrimination law violated her First Amendment rights. In a 44-page ruling issued on August 30…