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LGBT activists and their supporters rally in support of transgender people on the steps of New York City Hall, October 24, 2018 in New York City. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images A Missouri Christian university is suing the Biden administration over a federal directive that its lawsuit claims requires religious schools to open their dormitories and showers based on "gender identity.” The College of the Ozarks, a four-year liberal arts college in Point Lookout, filed a lawsuit in response to a February order from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that forces any entities that r...

Posted By: Jason Rima April 16, 2021 @ 10:39 am Local News, News College of the Ozarks is suing the Biden administration over an order requiring religious schools to open up their dorms and showers to the opposite sex. The lawsuit challenges a directive from the Department of Housing and Urban Development requiring colleges not to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. College of the Ozarks says the order is an attack on religious freedom, violating its Christian belief that biological sex is not c...

City of Tallahassee and community partners host virtual Fair Housing symposium PC: MGN and last updated 2021-04-16 13:54:56-04 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — April is Fair Housing Month, and the City of Tallahassee with the Big Bend Housing Partnership and other community partners will host a virtual Fair Housing Virtual Symposium on Wednesday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and will include four virtual panel discussions with local leaders and subject matter experts as they tackle topics ranging from housing rights to preventing housing discrimination. Sessions include: ...

12 Apr 2021 The Biden Department of Education has denied a request by a feminist organization to affirm that Title IX regulations will be enforced based on a definition of “sex” as male/female biological sex, and not what individuals believe to be their sex, or, gender identity. In February, Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF) petitioned the education department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), requesting that, in amendments to regulations implementing Title IX, “sex” be defined as biological sex and that single-sex spaces, such as those concerning women’s sports teams, be maintaine...

   One could well image Republican political consultants, especially at the state level, drawing up hit lists as to the issues they would leverage planning for the 2022 Congressional and state elections.  At the top of the list is stopping increased voter turnout. Republicans know that more voters, especially among people of color, equals more Democratic victories. So, as evident in the 2020 election, particularly in Georgia, Republican-controlled state legislatures are moving aggressively to restrict voter participation. The Brennan Center reports that as of March 24, legislators have i...