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| ('nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/attorney-general-orders-investigation-gay-discrimination-claims-n991581', 11)                 | Barr 's letter marked a stark contrast from Sessions , who on >>>several occasions<<< took steps to roll back protections for lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender people .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/court-tells-justice-department-release-1950s-gay-purge-documents-n789056', 37)                | He cited as an example the amicus brief the Justice Department filed just last week taking the position that discrimination based on sexual orientation is >>>not protected<<< under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| ('nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/department-justice-s-gay-rights-brief-slammed-advocates-license-discriminate-n800316', 9)     | Last month , the DOJ submitted another >>>amicus brief in the case of Zarda v. Altitude Express<<<                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/federal-civil-rights-law-protects-gay-works-u-s-appeals-n851231', 2)                          | The ruling went against >>>a court brief filed by the Trump administration in 2017<<< that said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not intended to provide protections to gay workers .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/federal-court-ruling-hailed-huge-victory-gay-workers-n851681', 18)                            | The Department of Justice ( DOJ ) was among those that submitted a brief arguing for a >>>limited interpretation of Title VII<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lgbtq-immigrants-finding-community-means-survival-n804526', 18)                               | As the Trump administration nominates officials with anti-LGBTQ track records and >>>challenges the community 's civil rights protections<<< , many lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender and queer immigrants feel these actions mirror the same oppression they faced in their home countries .                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/supreme-court-decisions-affect-lgbtq-social-acceptance-research-finds-n790231', 30)           | The >>>Department of Justice weighed in on the issue last week<<< , filing an amicus brief in another case involving Title VII                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| ('nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-nominee-compares-lgbt-behavior-pedophilia-n796261', 30)                                 | Most notably , the Department of Justice , led by Jeff Sessions , withdrew Obama-era guidelines protecting transgender students from discrimination under Title IX and intervened in civil litigation to oppose >>>LGBTQ employment protections<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| ('nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-taps-lgbtq-rights-opponent-sam-brownback-religious-freedom-ambassador-n788101', 5)      | In addition to Trump 's tweets stating transgender people will not be able to serve " in any capacity in the U.S. Military " and the Justice Department 's brief >>>opposing the extension of Title VII discrimination protections<<< on the basis of sexual orientation , Brownback 's nomination last week appears to be a nod to Trump 's conservative base , and some commentators see this as a reinvigoration of culture wars thought to be over |
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| ('nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/u-s-agency-omits-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-nondiscrimination-statement-n818381', 18) | Under the leadership of Attorney General Jeff Sessions , the department has recently submitted court briefs opposing the extension of Title VII discrimination protections on the basis of >>>sexual orientation<<< and gender identity .                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| ('nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/walmart-subsidiary-discriminated-against-transgender-worker-eeoc-finds-n790696', 24)          | The Department of Justice also >>>submitted a brief<<< in the case , Zarda v. Altitude Express , but to argue the contrary — " that Title VII does not reach discrimination based on sexual orientation .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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