competing in the Winter games, said they don’t plan to visit the White House for the customary celebration following this year’s games because of the administrations anti LGBT stance. 

• States across the country are considering new laws to restrict restroom access based on birth sex; in 3 states, these new laws role back existing protections for transgender Americans. 

• A Bakersfield judge ruled that a baker has the right to refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple based on the baker's religious beliefs.

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Monday, February 19, 2018

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