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Education Department boosts legal defenses for transgender students
Politics
The Biden administration is cementing its efforts to codify new protections for transgender students and overhaul much of a Trump-era policy that ...
Cops fired 96 shots at Black motorist, killing him
U.S.
CHICAGO — For Sheila Banks, the late afternoon of March 21 began easy, with her son Dexter Reed heading out to enjoy ...
Books most targeted in 2023 contained LGBTQ themes: ALA
U.S.
Pink gives out 2,000 banned books at Florida concerts Pink partnered with PEN America and a Florida bookseller to give away 2,000 ...
The Trump camp assails Biden for declaring March 31, Easter Sunday, as Transgender Day of Visibility
U.S.
President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 — which corresponds with Easter Sunday ...
Is the Shirley Chisholm Netflix movie true?
Entertainment
Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress, and a new movie is telling her story. “Shirley,” out now on ...
Patrick J. Boylan says he won’t resign after trans comments
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Jaedyn Young | Special to the RGJ Patrick J. Boylan, a member of the Nevada State Higher Education Board of Regents, defended ...
Support for same-sex marriage and LGBTQ protections dipped in 2023, survey shows
U.S.
The share of U.S. adults who support same-sex marriage and laws that protect LGBTQ people from discrimination has dipped in the last ...
India Willoughby reports J.K. Rowling to police for social media post
Entertainment
JK Rowling criticizes Sky News for calling convicted murderer a woman The “Harry Potter” author, who has shared anti-trans rhetoric, decried outlets ...
Donald Trump’s gold sneakers won’t sway the Black vote, obviously
U.S.
In February for Black History Month, USA TODAY Sports is publishing the series “29 Black Stories in 29 Days.” We examine the issues, ...
Alito criticizes dismissal of jurors who believe homosexuality is a sin
U.S.
The justice raised that complaint about a trial judge’s dismissal of potential jurors in a workplace discrimination case. What overturning Roe V. ...
