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Trump administration agrees to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York
9+ hour, 26+ min ago (163+ words) The Trump administration has agreed to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument, reversing course after removing the banner in February. The government revealed the decision as it seeks to settle a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ…...
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids
1+ week, 6+ day ago (406+ words) An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law banning talk therapy violates the First Amendment. The justices agreed that the law raises free speech concerns and sent it back to a lower court to decide…...
Bulls waive guard Jaden Ivey after anti-LGBTQ comments, remarks about religion on Instagram
1+ week, 6+ day ago (462+ words) They proclaim Pride Month in the NBA," he said. They proclaim it. They show it to the world. They say come join us for Pride, for Pride Month to celebrate unrighteousness. They proclaim it. They proclaim it on the billboards....
Stowe fire crews came to the aid of an injured owl Thursday.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (56+ words) WCAX Stowe fire crews came to the aid of an injured owl Thursday. Crews respond to vehicle fire on I-89 in Royalton This Day in History: Nor'easter disrupts Town Meeting Day UVM women pull away from Albany, advance to America East…...
Vermont settles LGBTQ+ foster care lawsuits, updates licensing guidance
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (72+ words) Vermont has settled a pair of lawsuits over whether foster parents must affirm a child's gender identity, with the state agreeing to update its licensing guidance. Vermont settles LGBTQ+ foster care lawsuits, updates licensing guidance Proposed bills would raise taxes…...
DCF settles lawsuits over LGBTQ+ foster care requirements
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (148+ words) MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Department for Children and Families has settled a pair of lawsuits about foster care and LGBTQ+ youth. The lawsuits were brought by two foster families who accused the state of discriminating against their religious beliefs....
Trump administration takes down a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (522+ words) The multicolored flag, one of the world's most well known emblems of LGBTQ+ rights, was quietly removed in recent days from a flagpole on the National Park Service-run site, which centers on a tiny park in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. It's…...
Feds target Champlain Valley School District over transgender athlete policy
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (473+ words) BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A civil rights investigation into a Vermont school district is underway. According to the Champlain Valley School District, the Trump administration accuses the district of violating Title IX by "following a Vermont state policy that permits students…...
SCOTUS hears arguments in 2 cases challenging bans on transgender athletes
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (82+ words) WCAX SCOTUS hears arguments in 2 cases challenging bans on transgender athletes Democrats say Trump administration is investigating them over video message to troops Vermont educators push back against proposed school spending caps Protestor hit in face with projectile by federal…...
Lawyers for Christian school ask federal appeals court to overturn Vt. sports ban
1+ year, 3+ day ago (157+ words) NEW YORK (WCAX) - Does religion exempt a Vermont Christian school from following the law? That was the question before the U. S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Wednesday. The appeal was brought by Mid-Vermont Christian School, a small,…...