Search results for "discrimination"
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Utah approves Mormon-backed LGBT nondiscrimination bill
Utah to become latest state to protect LGBT people from discrimination in employment and housing
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Utah nondiscrimination bill gains Mormon and LGBT support
An LGBT nondiscrimination bill in Utah could provide a path for the nation
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Northam Saves Employment Nondiscrimination Bill
LGBT advocates in Virginia breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after the Senate narrowly passed two pro-LGBT bills, chief among them a measure to...
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LGBT Discrimination by Government Contractors Defeated
A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee on Jan. 29 rejected a bill, proposed by Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas Park, Sudley, Bull Run), that would have allowed...
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ExxonMobil prohibits LGBT workplace discrimination
ExxonMobil has adopted LGBT workplace protections
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Virginia’s Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill Tabled
A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee dealt the LGBT community in the commonwealth a rare bit of good news after the eight-person panel rejected a bill...
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Senate Committee Approves Employment Nondiscrimination
A Virginia Senate committee narrowly approved a bill prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public employment, moving the measure out of...
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Virginia’s Nondiscrimination Bills: One Dies, One Survives
A Virginia Senate committee deadlocked on two pro-LGBT bills and postponed a vote on a third on Monday afternoon, but LGBT rights advocates are still hoping...
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Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill Introduced in Virginia
A Virginia lawmaker has introduced a so-called “conscience clause” bill that would allow private businesses to discriminate against LGBT people and couples without fear of...
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LGBT Allies Brace for Discrimination Bills
Even with the advent of marriage equality in a majority of U.S. states, LGBT allies remain on high alert as they brace for the introduction...
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Justice Department will include gender identity under sex discrimination ban
Attorney General Eric Holder determines Title VII's prohibition of sex discrimination encompasses discrimination based on gender identity.
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Rule banning federal contractors from LGBT discrimination released
A final rule prohibiting federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination was announced Wednesday by the Labor Department. The rule implements Executive Order 13672, signed by...
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Alabama lawmaker will name anti-discrimination bill in honor of Tim Cook
“I’m calling it the Tim Cook Economic Development Act.” — Alabama state Rep. Patricia Todd (D., Birmingham), the state’s only openly gay lawmaker, speaking with...
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Fairfax School Board Approves Nondiscrimination Policy
“It’s long overdue for FCPS to be taking the position that we will not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.” — Fairfax County School...
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Amnesty International: Chad’s anti-gay bill will “institutionalize discrimination”
"If this homophobic bill becomes law, President Deby will be blatantly disregarding the country’s international and regional human rights obligations."
