The Supreme Court will take up transgender rights for the first time in the case of a Virginia school board that wants to prevent a transgender teenager from using the boys’ bathroom at his high school. The justices said Friday they will hear the appeal from the Gloucester County school board sometime next year. The … Continue reading
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2nd trial in flight of woman, child in same-sex custody case
A Virginia businessman with ties to conservative Christian groups that condemn homosexuality is set to go on trial in New York on charges he helped a woman and her daughter flee the country rather than share custody of the girl with the woman’s former partner when it was clear she was losing a yearslong custody … Continue reading
Fashion Week show moves crowd with police brutality focus
NEW YORK (AP) — “Black Lives Matter” just landed on the Fashion Week runway. Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond’s collection for the Pyer Moss label launched Thursday night with gripping and now familiar videos of police violence. The choking death of Eric Garner. The teenage girl thrown to the ground outside a Texas pool party. The running … Continue reading