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Only In America : HASC Votes to Strip Away Important LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections

LGBTnewswire.euOnly In America USA - LGBTQ RightsApril 28, 2016

Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) strongly condemned an amendment approved during the House Armed Services Committee markup of the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Transgender Rights

Oxford Ala. City Council Approves Horrific and Unprecedented Anti-Transgender Law

LGBTnewswire.euTransgender RightsApril 27, 2016April 14, 2024

Ordinance makes using appropriate restroom a crime punishable by six months in jail or $500, and raises serious questions about how law will be enforced.

Music

Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas Cancel North Carolina Tour Dates Over Law Called ‘Anti-LGBT’

NewsdeskMusicApril 26, 2016April 26, 2016

Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas have decided to cancel the North Carolina dates on their upcoming “Future Now” tour in response to the state’s controversial “bathroom bill,” which critics believe is anti-LGBT.

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The UK Warns Tourists About Anti-LGBT Laws in North Carolina and Mississippi

LGBTnewswire.euTravel UK - LGBTQ NationalApril 21, 2016

Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign, (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released the following statement after the United Kingdom’s Foreign Office warned its LGBT citizens of the risks of traveling to North Carolina and Mississippi, which have enacted anti-LGBT laws.

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HRC Hails Historic Fed. Court Decision Upholding Civil Rights Protections for Transgender Students

LGBTnewswire.euUSA - LGBTQ RightsApril 20, 2016

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision affirms U.S. Department of Education position HRC says North Carolina must immediately restore rights to transgender students, reiterates urgent need to repeal HB 2.

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Tennessee: Anti-Transgender Student Bill Will Not Pass This Year

LGBTnewswire.euUSA - LGBTQ RightsApril 19, 2016

Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, responded to the news that the sponsor of HB 2414 announced plans to pull the discriminatory bill from consideration for this year. The outrageous legislation would have forced transgender students to use restrooms and other facilities inconsistent with their gender identity.

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