Showing posts with label LGBT protections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LGBT protections. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Florida Lawmakers To Consider Whether To Ban Or Enact LGBTQ Protections

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Florida lawmakers will consider two bills this session with major implications for LGBTQs As this year’s session of the Florida state ...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

Trump Signs New Canada/Mexico Trade Agreement With Pro-LGBT Language

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Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, Donald Trump & Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Donald Trump has signed the newly-upda...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

Pennsylvania Adds LGBTQs To Anti-Discrimination Laws But Not Hate Crime Statute

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Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission added sexual orientation and gender identity to its list of protected gr...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018

States Ranked Best (And Worst) For LGBTQs

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Move.org , a great resource website for all things moving, has done a deep dive into several important factors LGBTQ folks should consid...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

New Campaign Raises Awareness Of Discrimination Against LGBT Americans

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Hubby Michael and I getting married in Palm Springs, CA On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled marriage equality to be ...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

"Funeral Home" - Civil Rights Groups Highlights How Public Accommodation Laws Affect LGBTs

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As the U.S. Supreme Court considers its ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, the Movement Advancement Project shares this message ask...
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Trump Administration Is Methodically Dismantling LGBT Protections

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During the 2016 election cycle, Donald Trump promised he would be "better for the gays" than Hillary Clinton. Instead, his he...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018

News Round-Up: February 13, 2018

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Some news items you might have missed: • It's a "light and shadow" kind of day here in Las Vegas. And so, I give you the ...
Wednesday, January 10, 2018

How Does Your State Rate In Terms Of Statewide Laws For LGBTQ People?

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I'm happy to see the three states (New York, California, Nevada) I've lived in during my adult life are all three in the top cate...
Monday, December 11, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Appeal Of LGBT Lambda Legal Employment Discrimination Case

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From Lambda Legal : Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will not review the Lambda Legal case on behalf of Jameka Evans, a Sav...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Louisiana Appeals Court Strikes Down LGBT Protections

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Louisiana's First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled Gov. John Bel Edwards' attempts to protect LGBTs who work for the state gove...
Monday, October 23, 2017

North Carolina Governor Issues Executive Order Prohibiting LGBT Discrimination By State Agencies

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has signed an executive order that prohibits any state agency, or contractors who do business with the...
Thursday, October 12, 2017

Major Companies Urge SCOTUS To Take Up LGBT Workplace Discrimination Case

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Major American corporations have signed on to an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the high court to rule that Title VI...
Friday, October 6, 2017

Attorney General Issues "Religious Freedoms" Guidance Which Undermines LGBT Protections

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Attorney General Jeff Session Donald Trump promised his evangelical/religious supporters he would work to undercut LGBT protections and t...
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Justice Department: Anti-LGBT Discrimination Is Legal Under Federal Law

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On the same day that Donald Trump unexpectedly announced a ban on transgender soldiers in the U.S. military, his Justice Department filed...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Queen Elizabeth II Vows To Protect LGBTs From Discrimination

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During Queen Elizabeth II's address to Parliament today, her Majesty specifically promised to protect LGBTs from discrimination. Fr...
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

North Carolina: Gov. Roy Cooper Plans Executive Order Addressing LGBT Protections

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who received much criticism for supporting the fake "repeal" of...
Monday, May 1, 2017

Congressional Democrats To Re-Introduce The Equality Act Tomorrow

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Via press release: Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 2 at 11AM ET, members of the U.S. Congress will gather in the Capitol’s Rayburn Room with a...
Saturday, April 15, 2017

Podcast: Chechnya's Human Rights Violations Against Gays, Survivor Contestant Outed As Trans, Study Shows Marriage Improves Health For Aging LGBTs

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In this week’s LGBT headlines on The Randy Report podcast: • Gay and bisexual men are being rounded up, tortured and killed in Chechny...
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

7th Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules Civil Rights Act Of 1964 Protects LGBTs From Workplace Discrimination

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The Associated Press is reporting that the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protect...