This Week In Race: A Spicer Dust-Up, Muslim Latinas Speak Out, Blue Men See Red
Busy week per always: resistance to deportations, black women get spicy with the White House press secretary, and Muslim Latinas. Yeah, really.
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U.S. Census To Leave Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Questions Off New Surveys
"Sexual orientation and gender identity" was listed in a Census Bureau report as a proposed topic for the 2020 Census or the American Community Survey. But the topic was later removed.
Examining The Economics Of HB2 One Year Later
The North Carolina law known as House Bill 2 is now one year old.
Among other things, the measure restricts LGBT protections and directs which restrooms transgender people can use.
People With HIV Are Panicking Due To Tanzania's Crackdown On Gays
The government is targeting gays and groups seen as promoting homosexuality. HIV clinics fear they'll be shut down. Patients say they're afraid to come in for their medications.
Caught Up In Travel Ban, Iranian Lesbian Asylum Seeker Sees 'No Way Forward'
The woman says she fled to Iraq a couple of years ago, after facing harassment in Iran. As she's awaited approval to travel to the U.S., she says she's also faced threats in Iraq.
Justice Department Backs Off Request To Halt House Bill 2
The Trump administration is taking steps to drop the federal government's legal fight against North Carolina's so-called "bathroom bill."
In Religious Freedom Debate, 2 American Values Clash
A showdown may be coming on the meaning of religious freedom, and LGBT advocates fear anti-discrimination protections could be weakened as a result.
In Eastern Virginia, Mixed Feelings on Trump's Trans Restroom Guidance
Gloucester County, Va., is embroiled in a battle over transgender restrooms. The case of one of its high school students is slated to be argued before the Supreme Court next month.
What's Next For Transgender Rights Lawsuits With School Guidance Rescinded
Lawyers fighting over the scope of civil rights law for transgender people are urging the Supreme Court to bring some clarity to the issues.
Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Local Anti-Discrimination Law
The court ruled that a Fayetteville, Ark., law protecting LGBT people violated a state law barring cities from protecting people from discrimination who are not already covered at the state level.