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Deborah Batts, The Nation's First Openly LGBTQ Federal Judge, Has Died at 72
It’s always sad news when we lose one of our pioneers, especially in a month dedicated towards celebrating them. CNN reports that Deborah Batts has passed away at the age of 72. Batts was the first-ever openly LGBTQ federal judge in the nation’s history. In 1994, she was sworn into the US District Court for…