All posts tagged "anti-LGBTQ"
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Indian Supreme Court refuses to change anti-gay law
Article 377 is a Victorian era remnant of when Britain ruled India.
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LGBT organizations respond to Orlando attacks
LGBT organizations responded to the horrific events in Orlando swiftly and with a unified voice of authority, calling for action in combating the hate aimed...
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House passes defense bill with anti-LGBT provision intact
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a defense appropriations bill with a provision that will potentially allow employment discrimination against LGBT people by federal contractors....
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Anti-LGBT provision gets added to annual defense bill
It looks like Capitol Hill Republican leadership is up to their old tricks again. Amid markup of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act,...
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Congress members’ video message to LGBT people: “We Are With You”
Congressional Caucus releases video in observation of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
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Virginia AG Herring: Anti-LGBT discrimination “can” constitute sex discrimination
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, in responding to requests from members of the General Assembly, issued an opinion finding that anti-LGBT discrimination could — and...
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Montgomery County Council approves resolution to ban travel to anti-LGBT states
Montgomery County Council has unanimously approved a resolution to condemn anti-LGBT laws passed in states like North Carolina and Mississippi. It is also urging County...
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Obama: North Carolina and Mississippi laws “should be overturned”
President's comments go on record against anti-LGBT laws, as he attempts to allay British travelers' concerns
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Business Backlash
Corporate America is leading the fight against anti-LGBT state laws
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Musicians and writers stand with LGBT community amid wave of anti-gay bills
With the passage of anti-LGBT laws, North Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee have come under fire from the business community, who is trying to use its...
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D.C. councilmember’s bill would prohibit travel to states with anti-gay laws
A D.C. councilmember has introduced a bill that would ban official government-funded travel to any state with a law that could be interpreted as anti-LGBT....
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Oklahoma anti-LGBT bills miss crucial deadline for moving forward
LGBT advocates in Oklahoma are celebrating the passage of a major deadline that effectively means that 27 bills that targeted the Sooner State’s LGBT residents...
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South Dakota goes for trifecta in pushing anti-LGBT bills
South Dakota is on a roll when it comes to devising ways to target its LGBT community for discrimination. A South Dakota State House committee...
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Linda Harvey backing Cruz for president
In the race for the Republican nomination for the presidency, it appears Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is sweeping the board when it comes to the...
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“Family Values” delegate to run for Virginia AG post
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville, Elkton, Cunningham) will challenge Attorney General Mark Herring to be Virginia’s top law enforcement officer in 2017. Bell, who was first...
