Brock Turner Released Early for 'Good Behavior' (Video)

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Brock Turner Released Early for 'Good Behavior'
Turner was convicted of assaulting a young woman after they drank heavily at a fraternity party in January 2015. He plans to appeal but first must register in Ohio as a sex offender.

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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Brock Turner Released Early for 'Good Behavior'

Turner was convicted of assaulting a young woman after they drank heavily at a fraternity party in January 2015. He plans to appeal but first must register in Ohio as a sex offender.

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Devion Morgan claims that staff at the Robert J. Delonis Center in Ann Arbor mistreated her because of her identity.

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Karine Jean-Pierre praised the gay journalist's “unwavering” voice after presenting him with the honor at the Truth Awards in Los Angeles.

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The measure now heads to a Republican-controlled Senate, where similar efforts have stalled before.

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Mason Whiteside was detained for spray painting the walkways that had been removed by city officials earlier.

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The Alliance Defending Freedom represented Chelsey Nelson, who claimed Louisville ordinance required her to provide services for couples whose love she opposed.

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