Plans to expand the Portland bar are going forward, but the timing has been delayed, according to an announcement on Instagram.
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L.W., a trans teen from Tennessee, has her day in the Supreme Court
The 16-year-old is among the plaintiffs in a highly anticipated case argued Wednesday. At issue is their state’s ban on gender transition care for minors.
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Supreme Court justices seem reluctant to block state bans on medical treatments for minors
In arguments that passed the 2-hour mark Wednesday, 5 conservative justices voiced varying degrees of skepticism of arguments challenging the ban.
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Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride’s access to women’s restrooms
The larger debate over whether transgender people should be allowed to use the bathrooms that align with their gender identity has been prevalent across the U.S. and has become a focal point of Trump’s campaign.
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When a married heterosexual woman in Maine falls in love with a female friend, her world shifts
Mainer Penny Guisinger’s new memoir, ‘Shift: A Memoir of Identity and Other Illusions,’ is ‘searching, forthright and witty’ – and important.
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Italy passes anti-surrogacy law that effectively bars gay couples from becoming parents
The West’s most restrictive law against international surrogacy threatens would-be parents who use birth mothers abroad with jail time and severe fines.
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Hundreds of troops kicked out under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ get upgraded to honorable discharges
The Pentagon says more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded.
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Widow of conservative activist who died in June carrying on his lawsuit against Brewer schools
Patricia McBreairty is taking over a lawsuit her husband, Shawn McBreairty, filed in February. He died in June, but the suit will continue through the courts.
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Drag queen Pattie Gonia aims to give the climate movement a makeover with joy and laughter
In its second year at New York Climate Week, ‘Save Her! Environmental Drag Show’ has become a popular attraction.
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Trump’s second-term agenda on LGBTQ issues alarms civil rights groups
Civil rights groups are already raising alarms and preparing to challenge Trump’s agenda in court.