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THE WORLD'S MOST FOLLOWED LGBTQ NEWS SOURCE Top Headlines for Friday Aug 19, 2016 Judge: employer's religious freedom outweighs transgender civil rights This ruling may set a potentially devastating precedent for trans people that can be traced to the Hobby Lobby decision. Ellen’s Instagram tribute to her wife will make your heart happy "Best thing I ever did," declared the talk show host, to celebrate eight years of marriage to Portia de Rossi. Model Tracey Norman returns to Clairol as an out transgender woman "We’re honored to bring back Tracey Norman as a woman who no longer has to hide her truth." Target to spend $20 million adding gender-neutral restrooms to stores The move comes in the wake of protests and boycotts over Target's earlier statement supporting the rights of transgender people to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender. Tennessee students win right to wear ‘Some People Are Gay’ T-shirts “Our settlement reinforces that students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates." Presumably gay-free website poses dumb questions we hate being asked An article about the awkward questions people ask LGBTQ folk is made more awkward by a headline that treats us as "others." After rejecting North Carolina, NBA taps New Orleans for All-Star Game The NBA decided last month that it wouldn't hold its event in North Carolina because of a state law that limits protections for LGBTQ people.

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