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![FBI agent’s career was jeopardized by the Bureau’s discovery of gay activist son](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/06/07/LGBTcov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
FBI agent’s career was jeopardized by the Bureau’s discovery of gay activist son
A pioneer of the contemporary gay rights movement was forced to use an alias to protect his father’s career. Jack Nichols, Jr., co-founder of the Mattachine Society of Washington, conducted most of his activism under the pseudonym “Warren Adkins” at the request of his father, Jack Nichols Sr.. The senior Nichols was a Special Agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and believed his son’s sexuality and related advocacy would bring serious career repercussions.
According to records released to Emma Best as part of the Freedom of LGBTQIA+ Information project, Special Agent Nichols was right.
![Emails reveal inner-workings of Virginia’s failed conversion therapy ban](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/11/30/cov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Emails reveal inner-workings of Virginia’s failed conversion therapy ban
Documents responsive to a request by Tom Nash shed light on a proposed conversion therapy ban in Virginia that failed last January. The documents include emails between experts and Doctor David Brown, Director of the Virginia Department of Health Professions, regarding a conversion therapy “workgroup” convened by Brown in October 2018, and a pair of bills, SB 245 and HB 363, seeking to ban the practice.
![For many transgender people in Massachusetts, insurance providers stand in the way of their gender transition](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/08/22/Cov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
For many transgender people in Massachusetts, insurance providers stand in the way of their gender transition
In response to a recent public records request, MuckRock received healthcare and health insurance-related complaints from the Massachusetts Division of Insurance and Attorney General’s Office. These complaints reveal that while gender-affirming treatment access in the state has progressed in recent years, policy barriers persist.
![Hawaii Becomes 12th state to ban conversion therapy for minors](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/06/25/HawaiiCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Hawaii Becomes 12th state to ban conversion therapy for minors
Last month, Governor of Hawaii David Ige signed a bill into law preventing state-licensed medical professionals from performing sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy on anyone under 18, making the state the 12th so far to implement a ban.
![FBI file contains evidence of a possible conspiracy behind the Moscone-Milk Assassinations](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/06/13/MilkCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
FBI file contains evidence of a possible conspiracy behind the Moscone-Milk Assassinations
Despite ample evidence of premeditation, public knowledge of political and personal clashes, and a taped confession, Dan White was charged with voluntary manslaughter after he assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. Previously processed Federal Bureau of Investigation records released to Emma Best reveal details about White’s alleged antisemitism and homophobia, and lend credence to accusations that the State’s prosecution of White was performed with “reckless and wanton disregard of normal prosecutorial standards.”
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Barrel Babes Drag Brunch Protest in Roanoke, Texas on August 28, 2022
Jordan Lassiter sent this request to the Roanoke Police Department of Roanoke, TX
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Department of State Memos on International Trans Trtavelers
Emily Crose sent this request to the U.S. Department of State of the United States of America
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Emma North-Best sent this request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America
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Documentation On Transgender Students - dept of ed
Emily Crose sent this request to the U.S. Department of Education of the United States of America
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Emily Crose sent this request to the National Security Agency of the United States of America