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Lesbian couple files federal lawsuit after employer denies health care coverage
A lesbian couple from California has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against one of the women’s former employer and its health insurer for refusing to...
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Lesbian security guard’s lawsuit could be headed to Supreme Court
Jameka Evans' lawyers argue her employer violated her rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
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Lawsuit challenges Puerto Rico’s refusal to issue transgender birth certificates
Lawyers representing three transgender residents of Puerto Rico and an LGBTQ advocacy group have filed papers urging a federal court to strike down Puerto Rico’s...
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Woman demoted for anti-gay bias has her lawsuit thrown out of court
A New Jersey appeals court has refused to reinstate a lawsuit brought by a high-ranking state official who sued the state after it demoted her...
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Texas health center settles lawsuit with fired HIV-positive employee
Granite Mesa Health Center has agreed to pay out $70,000 and institute ADA and HIV competency training
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Churches drop lawsuit against Massachusetts transgender law
Four Massachusetts churches that were suing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts over what they felt was a lack of religious protections in the state’s new transgender...
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Full 7th Circuit agrees to hear Indiana employment discrimination case
On Tuesday, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted en banc review in the case of Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, where an...
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Court hears lawsuit over federal guidance on transgender students
States ask for court order to stop the Obama administration from forcing schools to adopt pro-transgender policies
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EEOC files two sexual orientation discrimination lawsuits
Lawsuits allege Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination applies to sexual orientation
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Activists fault Supreme Court’s employment-discrimination rulings for possible LGBT impact
The Supreme Court ruled narrowly today to make it harder for employees to sue their employers for workplace discrimination and retaliation in two cases advocates...
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COVID-19: Nonwhite LGBTQ people tested positive at double the rate of white straight people
New data from fall 2020 shows a stark difference in the impact of the pandemic on LGBTQ people and people of color
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Virginia Pays Ex-Teacher $575,000 Over Transgender Dispute
French teacher Peter Vlaming was fired for refusing to use a trans student's pronouns. He claimed it violated his freedom of religion.
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D.C. Jury Awards $930K to Trans McDonald’s Employee for Bias
The verdict is believed to be the first in favor of a plaintiff suing for gender identity discrimination under D.C.'s Human Rights Act.
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George Santos Pleads Guilty to Fraud
The gay former congressman is set to be sentenced on February 7 and could serve between six and eight years in prison for financial misdeeds.
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Judge Finds Florida’s Trans Care Insurance Exclusion Unlawful
The court finds state employee insurance plan's exclusion violates trans workers' civil rights by denying them benefits granted to their colleagues.
