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Politics

Kansas AG says schools must out trans kids to their parents — even without a law requiring it

Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach says concealing students' transition violates parental rights.

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Books

Conservatives Fight to Ban This Black, Queer Memoir State-By-State

"At the end of the day, they do not have the right to deny me my truth; they don't have the right to deny anyone their true story," author George M. Johnson tells The Advocate.

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World

LGBT activists challenge 'don't ask, don't tell' policy at West Point

The U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., planned to deny entry Wednesday to a busload of gay rights activists as they completed their cross-country tour of 20 conservative Christian and military colleges with a challenge to the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy they say keeps gay cadets closeted.

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Religion

Students Demand Christian Colleges Uphold Title IX

Activists are demanding that California's Biola University and Oklahoma Baptist University withdraw waivers the schools requested to ignore Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination.