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A U.S. District Court of Appeals ruled against the U.S. Air Force and Trump Administration policy of discharging service members who are HIV-positive. The court cited an outdated view of HIV and a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act in their decision.
Two seminary students in California who were expelled from school because they are married to a same-sex partner are suing the college for violation Title IX.
Meanwhile, Rick Weltz, the president of the Golden State Warriors married his same-sex partner of 9 years in a ceremony officiated by Mayor London Breed.
(Photo: Court of Federal Appeals for the Fourth District, Richmond, Virginia, USA - Acroterion [CC BY-SA 3.0])
The Supreme Court in the Philippines closed any further arguments for marriage equality and same-sex marriage in the largely religious country will remain banned to the delight of some government officials.
Meanwhile, a gay man was arrested for sending a threatening letter with a white powder in it to a gay bay in New York.
In Florida, a youth football coach denounced homosexuality on social media and may be forced to quit coaching.
Napa Valley College announced a brand-new class for this spring called Transgender Issues and Identities.
(Photo: Philippines Supreme Court in Manila - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0)
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A slew of new California laws that became effective last week on January 1 should improve the quality of life for LGBTQl people. Bills supporting LGBT foster youth, transgender youth, and training for teachers on LGBT issues are among the many new legal requirements. In the coming year, the California legislature will consider more bills to bolster the rights of transgender inmates, intersexed youth, and LGBTQ youth who engage in consensual sexual activity.
Meanwhile, the Catholic Dioceses of Santa Rosa was hit with several new lawsuits related to sexual abuse by 4 priests dating back to 1960.
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This week Outbeat Radio host Greg Miraglia looks at some of the top LGBTQ events of the first two decades of the 21st century.
From the elimination of sodomy laws in 2003 to nation-wide marriage equality in 2015, the LGBTQ community has been center stage at the Supreme Court this decade. Despite the gains, there were some huge losses and it doesn’t look bright for LGBT civil rights as we prepare to start the next decade.
(Photo: Daderot [Public domain])
Outbeat News can be heard Sunday nights at 8 pm as part of Outbeat Radio on KRCB FM Radio 91.
Monday, December 30, 2019
