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Religious Colleges Seek Exemptions from Federal Transgender Requirements

Nearly three dozen religious colleges and universities in 20 U.S. states have received federal waivers allowing them not to accommodate transgender students in admissions, housing and other areas of campus life, according to a report by the nation’s largest LGBT rights group and documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Demonstrators gather at Karst Farm Park on March 31, 2015 in Bloomington, Indiana. Responding to widespread criticism nationally over the state's new controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which critics say can be used to discriminate against gays and lesbians, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence today called on the Republican-controlled general assembly to 'fix' the law, making clear that businesses cannont use the law to deny services to same-sex couples, according published reports. (Photo by

Indiana GOP Caves to Gay Rights Lobby-Proposed Group Protections Bill

Despite historic and massive majorities in both houses of the state legislature, Indiana’s GOP leaders appear on the verge of capitulating to the demands of a campaign conducted by the national gay rights lobby to extend special rights and group protections to members of Indiana’s “LGBT” community.