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SPLC statement on court’s blocking of Trump transgender military ban
We applaud the federal courtās decision to bar President Trump from changing the government policy that allows transgender people to serve in the military.
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- LGBTQ Rights
SPLC: New Mississippi law allows discrimination against LGBT people
Today, HB 1523 went into effect in Mississippi. The law allows business owners and government workers to refuse service to LGBT people based on their religious beliefs.
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- LGBTQ Rights
SPLC: Trump administration continues to roll back LGBT rights
The following statement is regarding a memo issued by the U.S. Attorney Generalās Office to department heads and United States attorneys Wednesday night asserting that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not protect transgender workers from employment discrimination.
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- Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative (SIFI)
SPLC wins asylum for transgender woman who received death threats in Guatemala
A transgender woman who was beaten and threatened with death when she refused to collect extortion money for a Guatemalan drug cartel, was raped and tortured by Guatemalan police, and received death threats from her coworkers because of her gender identity, has been granted asylum in the United States, the SPLC announced today.
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- LGBTQ Rights
SPLC statement on nomination of Jeff Mateer to federal judgeship
The following statement is from David Dinielli, deputy legal director for the Southern Poverty Law Center, on President Trump’s nomination of Jeff Mateer to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas:
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SPLC: Trump administration attempting to roll back civil rights of LGBT community
The following statement, regarding a brief filed by the Department of Justice Wednesday night claiming that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not protect LGBT people from employment discrimination, is by David Dinielli, deputy legal director at the SPLC:
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SPLC statement on President Trump’s ban on transgender people in U.S. military
Thousands upon thousands of transgender people have served and are serving this country with honor and courage.
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Statement on Alliance Defending Freedom’s attack on SPLC and ABC News
The following statement is from SPLC President Richard Cohen.
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SPLC seeks attorney generalās remarks to anti-LGBT hate group
The SPLC today submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Justice for the remarks given by Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tuesday at the Alliance Defending Freedomās Summit on Religious Liberty.
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SPLC: Attorney general must release remarks given to anti-LGBT hate group
The following statement, regarding Attorney General Jeff Sessionsā speech to the Alliance Defending Freedom planned for this evening, is by David Dinielli, deputy legal director for the Southern Poverty Law Center:
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