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Justin Trudeau Got the New NAFTA to Include LGBT Protections. Trump Wedged in a Footnote That Nullifies Them.
President Donald Trump has falsely been claiming his new NAFTA trade deal, which he calls “USMCA,” is the “most advanced trade deal in the world.” It’s not. But progressives had been pleased to find that, thanks to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, at least it mandated stronger protections for LGBTQ workers. American Republican lawmakers were furious, calling [...]
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Transgender Guidance Scrubbed From Office of Personnel Management Website
In a second attack on transgender rights over the holiday weekend, guidance protecting transgender people in the workplace was removed from the website of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The previous version of the page, created during the Obama administration, provided detailed guidance on transgender employees. The page is now replaced with a more generic [...]
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The Anti-LGBTQ Cake Baker Is Back In Court Again
Jack Phillips is in trouble again. On June 28, Colorado’s Civil Rights Division ordered Phillips into “compulsory mediation” due to his refusal to make a cake for a woman celebrating her gender transition. The Civil Rights Division found that there was “sufficient evidence” to validate the claim, made by Colorado lawyer Autumn Scardina that her [...]
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Congressman Upset Religious Freedom Law ‘Doesn’t Go Far In Enough In Allowing Discrimination’ Against LGBTQ People
Rep. Jason Lewis (R-MN) is under fire once again for comments he made as a radio talk show host, this time during which he lamented that Indiana’s religious freedom law “doesn’t go far in enough in allowing discrimination,” against LGBT people. CNN first reported on Rep. Lewis’ remarks, and last week first reported that Lewis had been [...]
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Local Spread-Makers Dayum This Is My Jam Are Sick Of Working For Discriminatory Bosses
A queer-owned Richmond business, “Dayum this is my Jam,” is taking a big step in the direction of something tiny: a 6×6 food trailer that will take them closer to making their local, organic jam company a full time gig. “It’s a huge step for us,” said co-founder Abby Waller. “It’s a tiny, tiny trailer [...]
