All posts tagged "executive order"
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Congressional Republicans beg Trump for “religious liberty” executive order
Congressional Republicans beg Trump for "religious liberty" executive order
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Trump rescinds Obama executive order on labor discrimination
On Monday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order allowing companies that do business with the federal government to avoid disclosing past instances of discrimination...
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Former GOP senator to Trump: Don’t sign “religious liberty” executive order
A former Republican senator has taken to the op-ed page of The New York Times to plead with President Donald Trump not to sign a...
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LGBTQ groups enraged over language in leaked “religious freedom” order
Despite assurances from two presidential spokespeople, many LGBTQ groups are choosing not to trust the White House’s messages on the issue of potential discrimination. Throughout his campaign for...
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Trump has no plans “at this time” to sign his anti-LGBTQ executive order
A leaked draft of the order revealed it would allow widespread discrimination against LGBTQ people
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Trump could be preparing an anti-LGBTQ executive order
HRC calls rumors of discriminatory order "deeply troubling"
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Log Cabin implores Trump to keep LGBT nondiscrimination executive order
The LGBT political group Log Cabin Republicans has submitted a white paper to the Trump transition team emphasizing the importance of preserving a longstanding executive...
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Virginia governor’s executive order prohibits discrimination by state contractors
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) has signed into law an executive order that prohibits discrimination against LGBT people by state contractors, subcontractors and state employees. Executive...
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Anti-gay Louisiana Attorney General’s brother speaks out
This week, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) successfully argued to a judge that LGBT state workers are not entitled to the same workplace protections their heterosexual...
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Louisiana governor’s pro-LGBT executive order overturned
A Baton Rouge judge has thrown out Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ executive order protecting LGBT state employees, claiming that the governor was attempting to...
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Anti-LGBT amendment stripped from defense bill
The Republican lawmaker behind an anti-LGBT provision that was added to the annual defense bill has withdrawn his amendment, according to Bloomberg News. Rep. Steve Russell (Okla.) had...
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NBA moves All-Star Game to LGBT-friendly New Orleans
City's selection underscores economic benefits that North Carolina will lose due to its anti-LGBT HB 2 law
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Gay congressman: Trump will “eviscerate” LGBT rights if elected
–Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), speaking to SiriusXM Progress host Michelangelo Signorile about the danger that a Donald Trump presidency would pose to LGBT rights....
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N.H. governor signs executive order banning transgender discrimination
LGBT advocates praise Gov. Maggie Hassan's order as a first step, but say further protections are needed
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U.S. House blocks vote on LGBT nondiscrimination amendment
The U.S. House Committee on Rules has once again put the brakes on allowing a pro-LGBT amendment to be voted upon and attached to a...
