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SCOTUS rules in favor of LGBTQ workers

By , Illinois Eagle Editor |

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ workers are protected by civil rights laws in a decision announced on Monday.

The case was one of two major LGBTQ issues up before the high court this term.

The Associated Press reported that court decided in a 6-3 vote hat a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 known as Title VII that bars job discrimination because of sex, among other reasons, encompasses bias against LGBTQ workers.

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Trump administration removes transgender, LGBTQ health protections

By , Illinois Eagle Editor |

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has finalized the process started last year and removed LGBTQ health protections, National Public Radio reported Friday evening.

“HHS respects the dignity of every human being, and as we have shown in our response to the pandemic, we vigorously protect and enforce the civil rights of all to the fullest extent permitted by our laws as passed by Congress,” said Roger Severino, who directs the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services, in written statement announcing that the HHS rule had become final. The rule is set to go into effect by mid-August.

The administration has been working toward this since last year.

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Lambda Legal: LGBTQ POC more at risk of police violence

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WASHINGTON — On Monday, Lambda Legal submitted written testimony to the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice highlighting the disproportionate levels of violence and abuse that LGBTQ people, especially LGBTQ people of color.

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Demands for Trump removal grow as ‘fascist’ speech condemned as declaration of war against U.S. public

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pledge Monday evening to deploy the full force of the U.S. military against demonstrators protesting the killing of George Floyd—and the president’s authorization of police violence against peaceful protesters to clear the way for a photo-op—amounted in the eyes of lawmakers, rights groups, and commentators to “declaration of war” against the U.S. public that must result in Trump’s removal from office.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) characterized Trump’s remarks from the Rose Garden of the White House as a “fascist speech” that “verged on a declaration of war against American citizens” who have taken to the streets across the nation to condemn police brutality and racial injustice.