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  2. LGBT rights in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Laws governing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights are complex and diverse in the Americas, and acceptance of LGBTQ persons varies widely. Same-sex marriages are currently legal in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, United States and Uruguay. Free unions that are equivalent to ...

  3. LGBTQ history in the United States - Wikipedia

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    On November 6, 2012, Maine, Maryland, and Washington became the first states to legalize same-sex marriage through popular vote. Same-sex marriage has been legalized in the District of Columbia and 21 Native American tribal nations as well. The June 2013 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v.

  4. LGBT demographics of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) survey of 2,314 millennials found that 88% identified as heterosexual, 4% as bisexual, 2% as gay, and 1% as lesbian. In a separate question, 1% identified as transgender. In total, 7% of millennials identified as LGBT. Three percent refused to identify their sexual orientation.

  5. US appeals court clears way for Florida ban on transgender ...

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    August 26, 2024 at 6:59 PM. ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court Monday cleared the way for Florida to enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, blocking a lower court order against ...

  6. Mormon church issues new restrictions on transgender members

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    Updated August 21, 2024 at 6:10 PM. The Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City in 2019. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known widely as the Mormon church, issued a slew of new ...

  7. Families, trans adults sue South Carolina to block state's ...

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    Transgender South Carolinians and their families filed a lawsuit Thursday to block the enforcement of restrictions on gender-affirming health care in their state. The lawsuit comes just over three ...

  8. LGBTQ rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    On June 28, 2000, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale that the Boy Scouts of America had a First Amendment right to exclude people from its organization on the basis of sexual orientation, irrespective of any applicable civil rights laws. On June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v.

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