The amendment would block the use of the defense spending bill’s funds to implement a policy that would bar transgender people from joining the military and even keep some transgender people already serving from staying in.
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Maine bill would help veterans discharged because of sexual orientation
The measure calls for Maine’s Bureau of Veterans Services to provide state benefits to veterans who received other-than-honorable discharges before the federal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law was repealed in 2011.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Ruling threatens church-state balance in Maine
Giving government money to religious schools muddles the separate missions of both institutions.
Posted inNation & World
LGBTQ Pride at 50: Focus shifts amid pandemic, racial unrest
The coronavirus pandemic and calls for racial equality have changed the very nature of this year’s 50th anniversary LGBTQ Pride events.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
J.K. Rowling’s transgender comments push 4 authors to quit agency representing her
Rowling has a long history of controversial comments seen as transphobic.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Most LGBTQ workers in U.S. face discrimination that’s now illegal
Three in four LGBTQ employees experienced at least one negative interaction at work related to their sexual orientation or gender identity in the last year, according to a study released Tuesday.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Rejection of LGBTQ youth can be fatal
It is time for older folks to accept young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Equal rights decision something to celebrate
The Supreme Court’s decision offers long-overdue protection for LGBT people in the workplace.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court rules gay, transgender people are protected from job discrimination
The decision was a defeat not just for the employers, but also the Trump administration, which argued that the law’s plain wording compelled a ruling for the employers.
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‘Pose’ stars join growing backlash over J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans comments
The hit FX series’ Indya Moore, Steven Canals, Mj Rodriguez and Dominique Jackson are among the latest to weigh in on the Rowling controversy.