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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

NY: LGBTQIA+ Issues

The Equality Act builds on the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that the Civil Rights Act prohibits anti-LGBTQ discrimination in employment. (nito/Adobe Stock)
Equality Act Reintroduced in Congress

NEW YORK - A bill to update federal civil-rights laws to include comprehensive protections for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer or …

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In 29 states, LGBTQ people can still be evicted, denied health care or turned away from businesses because of their sexual orientation. (Yakobchuk Olena/Adobe Stock)
Rights Advocates See New Hope for Equality Act

NEW YORK -- A new report suggests a bill often promoted as expanding rights for LGBTQ people could benefit a wide spectrum of racial and religious min…

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Religious exemptions are most often used by employers to discriminate against LGBTQ people. (beavera/Adobe Stock)
New Rule Gives Federal Contractors Broad Right to Discriminate

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new rule that dramatically expands a federal contractor's ability to claim a religious …

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Some LGBTQ protections can be secured quickly by executive orders and policy changes. (ink drop/Adobe Stock)
LGBTQ Advocates List Priorities for New Administration

ALBANY, N.Y. - An independent think tank has released a list of ten actions it says the incoming Biden administration could take to support equal …

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Like prisons and jails, immigration detention centers are potential hotspots for the spread of COVID-19. (Antwon McMullen/Adobe Stock)
LGBT Immigrant Detainees at Heightened Risk

NEW YORK -- Immigrants held in crowded Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers are extremely vulnerable to the spread of infectious dise…

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The Supreme Court ruled that firing a person for being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender is discrimination based on sex. (renaschild/Adobe Stock)
Supreme Court Ruling Called Huge Victory for LGBT Rights

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers are protected from employment discrimination by …

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Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include six active-duty military members and two potential enlistees. (Bumble Dee/Adobe Stock)
Pentagon Must Show Trans Ban Documents

New York - The Pentagon can't hide documents it relied upon to justify its ban on transgender people serving openly in the military. That's the …

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Robert M. Pennoyer, now and at age 19, on the U.S.S. Pensacola at Iwo Jima in 1944 (Courtesy: Robert M. Pennoyer)
WWII Veteran: Ignorance, Indifference Greatest Threats to America

NEW YORK – Seventy-four years after he saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima, a World War II veteran has an Independence Day message for America: The …

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Half of all young people living with HIV do not know they are infected. (pxhere)
Minority Youths Bearing Biggest Impact of HIV

NEW YORK – Wednesday was National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day, and this year the focus is on HIV-related health disparities and barriers …

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Estimates of the number of transgender personnel in the U.S. military range from a few thousand to 15,500. (pxhere)
Supreme Court Decision Allows Transgender Military Ban

NEW YORK - The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted injunctions preventing the Trump administration from implementing its ban on transgender personnel …

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The proposed gender definition would eliminate federal recognition of an estimated 1.4 million transgender Americans. (Andrea Sears)
Advocates Vow to Fight Proposed HHS Transgender Policy

NEW YORK - Advocates for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people say a policy being considered by the Trump administration would …

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The Supreme Court ruling focused narrowly on bias against religion expressed during the Colorado Civil Rights Commission process. (MarkThomas/Pixabay)
Supreme Court Rules for Baker in Wedding Cake Case

NEW YORK – Civil rights advocates fear the Supreme Court's ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case will encourage more attempted discrimination …

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