Search results for "discrimination"
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Senate defeats LGBT student nondiscrimination amendment
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday evening defeated an amendment to an education bill that would have provided nondiscrimination and anti-bullying protections for LGBT children in schools. ...
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HUD guidance protects LGBT seniors from discrimination
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday announced a positive development for LGBT seniors seeking housing. As part of the White...
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LGBT buyers still fear discrimination in real estate
“We live in a very polarized society politically, and you never know someone until you interact with them,” says Jeff Berger. “There’s a fear of...
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ACLU files transgender discrimination lawsuit in Gloucester County
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Virginia on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Gloucester County School Board for what they...
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Schooling Fairfax in Nondiscrimination
Apparently no one in Fairfax County has heard of the telephone. Or the Internet. Amid outcry from concerned parents and community members over the addition...
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Jeb Bush: Gay marriage is not a constitutional right, religious discrimination is valid
Jeb Bush appeals to conservative voters in a frank interview on marriage equality
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Voters in Eureka Springs, Arkansas uphold nondiscrimination ordinance
Voters in the tourist town of Eureka Springs, Ark., went to the polls on Tuesday to uphold an ordinance preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation...
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Laramie passes nondiscrimination laws 17 years after Matthew Shepard’s death
–Jeran Artery, head of Wyoming Equality, speaking with the Associated Press after Laramie City Council approved a law designed to protect LGBT citizens from discrimination....
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Murray, Israel introduce Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation on Wednesday to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity...
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Kelly Ripa calls for end to discrimination at GLAAD Media Awards
— Kelly Ripa, co-host of Live with Michael and Kelly, during her acceptance speech for the Excellence in Media Award at GLAAD’s annual media awards, which...
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Fairfax County School Board adds gender identity to nondiscrimination policy
Gordon Baer’s voice cracked slightly as he addressed the packed auditorium at Luther P. Jackson Middle School in suburban Falls Church. “A hostile climate detracts...
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D.C. nondiscrimination laws go into effect today
Two contested D.C. Council bills appear to have survived a 30-day congressional review period required of all District legislation and are slated to go into effect today, Saturday, May...
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Federal contractors can no longer allow anti-LGBT discrimination
President Obama's Executive Order on LGBT Workplace Discrimination takes effect
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Justice Department sues university for transgender discrimination
The lawsuit marks a historic first for the Justice Department
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Transgender men face discrimination in healthcare
Almost 42 percent of female-to-male transgender adults have faced verbal and physical abuse in either a doctor's office or hospital
