• Transgender man gets hit with $30,000 bill after his insurance refuses to cover his surgery

  Feb 20, 2019 | 19:35 pm

  A transgender man who was hit with a $30,000 bill after his insurance plan refused to cover medically necessary gender confirmation surgery has filed a discrimination complaint against his former employer with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Dashir Moore moved to Colorado from Georgia in October 2017 to get a fresh start in life, hoping […]

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• Richard Grenell tells NBC News why Trump suddenly wants global decriminalization of homosexuality

  Feb 20, 2019 | 16:04 pm

  What exactly are the motives behind Trump's push to decriminalize homosexuality globally?

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• Tennessee bill seeks to overturn Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision

  Feb 20, 2019 | 13:00 pm

  Two Tennessee lawmakers have introduced versions of a bill aimed at eventually overturning same-sex marriage, reports Nashville-area TV station News Channel 5. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Mark Pody (R-Lebanon) and Rep. Jerry Sexton (R-Bean Station), states that it is the policy of Tennessee “to defend natural marriage between one man and one woman, regardless […]

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• Dolly Parton denies she’s gay in interview with British newspaper

  Feb 19, 2019 | 19:30 pm

  Singer and longtime gay icon questions trend among younger stars identifying as gender fluid, pansexual, or bisexual

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• Indiana lesbian couple turned away by tax preparer because they’re married

  Feb 19, 2019 | 17:54 pm

  Nancy Fivecoate says she has a right to refuse to file taxes for married gay couples due to her Christian beliefs

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• Salt Lake City Police investigate attack on gay man caught on video

  Feb 19, 2019 | 17:09 pm

  Victim in alleged hate crime says man took out a knife after the camera stopped filming

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• Report: Trump administration planning global campaign to end criminalization of homosexuality

  Feb 19, 2019 | 13:04 pm

  U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, the highest-ranking gay person in Trump's administration, is leading the campaign

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• Six U.S. airlines will offer non-binary gender options for passengers

  Feb 19, 2019 | 12:28 pm

  American, Delta, United, and others will allow non-binary passengers to better reflect their identity when buying a ticket

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• Judge rules Gavin Grimm can sue to change gender on his school transcript

  Feb 18, 2019 | 16:44 pm

  The Gloucester County School Board will debate changing its policy on transgender restroom use on Feb. 19

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• Federal judge halts discharges of HIV-positive Air Force members

  Feb 18, 2019 | 15:36 pm

  Judge issues injunction to prevent discharges of HIV-positive individuals while case is argued in court

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