All posts tagged "discrimination"
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Trump nominates ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson as Secretary of State
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Rex Tillerson Position: Secretary of State LGBT record: Oversaw ExxonMobil when the company was dragging its feet on adopting protections for LGBT workers. He...
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Senators call for anti-gay amendment to be stripped from defense bill
Russell Amendment could allow anti-LGBT and anti-woman discrimination under guise of "religious freedom"
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Gay employee suing Trump National Golf Club for discrimination
A former employee of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s National Golf Club in Pine Hill, N.J., is suing the club, alleging he was discriminated against because...
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Federal judge throws out bulk of lawsuit over trans woman’s death
A federal judge has dismissed the bulk of a civil lawsuit against police in Berkeley, Calif., brought by the family of a transgender woman who died...
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Supreme Court makes no announcement in Gavin Grimm case
Next date the court could announce it's taking the case is Oct. 31
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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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Federal judge: Wisconsin trans student should be allowed to use boys’ restroom
Ash Whitaker's lawsuit over restroom access has many parallels to Gavin Grimm's ongoing fight in Virginia
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Ex-marine told to stop kissing boyfriend at “patriotic” restaurant
James Lacey was asked to stop being affectionate with his boyfriend because other patrons were "offended"
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Federal judge blocks UNC from enforcing anti-trans law HB 2
Order remains in effect while 3 transgender students challenge state's HB 2 law in court
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Rubio strikes sympathetic tone at anti-LGBT event
But the National LGBTQ Task Force accuses senator of cribbing words from a staffer to justify his inaction
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Supreme Court issues stay in Gavin Grimm’s case
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-3 to issue a temporary stay of a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that...
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Gavin Grimm’s lawyers ask Supreme Court not to intervene in case
Lawyers for Gavin Grimm have filed papers with the U.S. Supreme Court responding to a motion from the Gloucester County School Board. Earlier this month, the...
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Jim Obergefell testifies at congressional hearing on First Amendment Defense Act
Jim Obergefell, the gay man who was at the center of the case challenging Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage, testified before the House Committee on...
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Ohio baker refuses to make a birthday cake for a lesbian customer
—Candice Lowe in an interview with Toledo-area ABC affiliate WTVG/13abc. Lowe visited Take the Cake Bakery in Toledo, Ohio, with a simple request: to order a...
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Pro-transgender ad to premiere during Republican National Convention
TV ad depicts restaurant owner trying to stop transgender customer from using the women's restroom
