Jonah Hicap
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U.S. transgender row: School district freezes fed bathroom policy after father pulls out 3 sons from school over issue
A school district in Michigan has stopped implementing a policy that allows transgender students to use bathrooms according to their gender identity after a father pulled out his three sons from a school over the issue.
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U.S. transgender row: Boy who identifies as girl draws backlash after outshining rivals in track meet
A transgender teen who is biologically a male is being questioned by female athletes and their parents after he outshone most of the competitors in a state track meet in Alaska.
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ACLU official resigns over transgender bathroom issue, safety concerns for her children
The interim director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Georgia has resigned over disagreement on a case concerning a North Carolina law that prohibits transgenders from using bathrooms according to their gender identity and on her concerns about her children's privacy and safety.
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7-year-old boy barred from sharing Bible verses in California school; sheriff visits family's home to issue warning
A seven-year-old student at a school in Palmdale, California has been barred by his school to distribute Bible verses during lunch time in school. The boy was also visited by a sheriff who told his family that their boy should stop the distribution of Bible verses because "someone might be offended."
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Washington state schools to start teaching gender identity, expression to kindergarten and elementary students
Starting next year, public schools in the state of Washington will begin teaching gender identity and gender expression to elementary students in health and physical education.
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Philadelphia mayor bans city workers from travelling to states that have 'discriminatory laws' against LGBT people
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has banned all city employees from travelling to North Carolina and Mississippi in response to the "discriminatory laws" against members of the LGBT community in the two states.
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Utah judge finds company with ties to FLDS Church guilty of contempt of court in child labour case
A Utah federal judge has found a company with ties to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) guilty of contempt of court for using nearly 200 children to work long hours to harvest pecans in a child labour case filed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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3 men convicted of aiding terrorists in first multi-defendant ISIS-related trial in U.S.
Three men from Minnesota were convicted by a federal jury on Friday of conspiring to commit murder in Syria and providing material support to the terrorist Islamic State (ISIS) organisation.
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Woman wearing burqa attacks family with American flag for no apparent reason
A woman wearing a burqa, the Muslim attire for women, used an American flag to attack a family in Lawrenceville, Georgia on Wednesday for no apparent reason.
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Hundreds of pastors running for office this November hoping to make a change in American politics
Hundreds of pastors are running for office in the United States, hoping to make a change in politics.
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Transgender bathroom debate: Lawmakers in Massachusetts pass bill allowing use of restrooms based on gender identity
The Massachusetts' House of Representatives has passed a bathroom bill on Wednesday that will allow transgenders to use restrooms according to their gender identity.
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau raises LGBT rainbow flag on Parliament grounds, offending conservative MPs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the rainbow flag of the LGBT movement on Parliament grounds on Wednesday for the first time in the country's history to mark the celebration of Pride Month.