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Being Queer, in Some States, Means Fear
Marriage equality may be the law of the land, but the fight for LGBT+ rights is far from over. As a queer person from North Carolina, I am a
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Workplace Protection Under Title VII](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ccc5ecdd641ea2dbe3f51ae62b8abab5.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ccc5ecdd641ea2dbe3f51ae62b8abab5.webp)
“Honey, I’m Home, Married, and Employed!” Workplace Protection Under Title VII
On April 4th, 2017, the Seventh Circuit ruled in Kimberly Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College that discrimination on the basis of sexual or
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The Queer Burden
Being a Queer person often comes with the unsolicited burden of educating others. Being a Trans person, I have found out that usually includ