All posts tagged "Equality Federation"
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“This Is a Gut Punch”: LGBTQ Groups React to Trump’s Win
Leading LGBTQ rights groups were dismayed by the results of the presidential election and its potentially harmful impact on the community.
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LGBTQ Groups Hail Senate Passage of Respect for Marriage Act
LGBTQ groups were ecstatic and effusive in their praise for lawmakers after the U.S. Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act by a 61-36 vote...
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Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Transgender Sports Ban into Law
A Louisiana bill barring transgender athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity has become law after the state’s Democratic governor declined...
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LGBTQ advocates launch national campaign to pressure Congress to pass the Equality Act
A coalition of 16 LGBTQ organizations has launched the Freedom and Opportunity for All campaign urging passage of the Equality Act
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California posthumously pardons gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin
A new initiative will allow Californians convicted under the now-defunct sodomy laws to apply for, and obtain, pardons
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Virginia Republicans kill all pro-LGBTQ housing and employment bills
GOP House Speaker pressures subcommittee to kill bills in order to avoid a floor vote
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LGBTQ groups hit back at religious exemption for health care workers
LGBTQ groups and their allies are eviscerating the Trump administration for creating a new agency arm designed to ensure health care workers are exempt from...
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California governor signs non-binary ID and other pro-LGBTQ bills into law
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has signed a measure that allows people to obtain a non-binary gender marker on state IDs and driver’s licenses, making it...
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Justice Department reverses policy protecting transgender workers
Courts have previously found that Title VII does protect discrimination based on gender identity and sex stereotyping
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Birmingham becomes first city in Alabama to pass pro-LGBTQ ordinance
On Tuesday, after nearly a decade of planning and a public hearing, the Birmingham City Council passed a nondiscrimination ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on...
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Trump allegedly planning to sign anti-LGBTQ “religious liberty” executive order on May 4
Language on religious exemptions is similar to leaked draft of a previously proposed order
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“Eliminate Hate” campaign seeks to expose anti-LGBTQ hate groups
A new campaign is being launched to discredit anti-LGBTQ groups and pressure media to label them “hate groups.” The Eliminate Hate Campaign is being spearheaded...
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Cooper signs HB 2 “repeal” bill but anti-LGBT restrictions stay intact
In spite of reporting from most mainstream news outlets trumpeting the “repeal” of North Carolina’s controversial HB 2 law, the law isn’t dead. Rather, it’s just...
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White House spokesman: Transgender bathroom access is a state’s rights issue
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed that Trump administration officials plan to issue new guidance on protections for transgender students in schools, reports the...
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Andrew Puzder withdraws as Labor Secretary nominee
On Wednesday, Andrew Puzder, President’s Trump preferred choice to head the U.S. Department of Labor, withdrew his name from consideration as Labor Secretary amid rumors...
