All posts tagged "LGBTQ protections"
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Texas social workers will no longer be allowed to turn away LGBTQ clients
Gov. Greg Abbott had requested religious exemptions for social workers with beliefs opposing homosexuality
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“Big Three” automakers back campaign to add LGBTQ protections to Michigan’s civil rights law
Organizers hope support from major auto companies will boost the number of voter signatures they can collect
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Virginia governor signs LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections into law
Law's protections for LGBTQ people, as well as pregnant people and veterans, will go into effect on July 1
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Switzerland approves law banning anti-gay discrimination
Referendum passed with 63% despite opposition from the country's most popular political party
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Virginia Values Act, a bill to guarantee LGBTQ equality, passes Virginia Senate
Bipartisan bill is expected to overwhelmingly pass the House of Delegates and be signed into law
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Virginia Values Act, an LGBTQ rights bill, passes House of Delegates subcommittee
House and Senate committees expected to approve bill later this week
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Virginia General Assembly to take up LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill
"Virginia Values Act" would permanently enshrine legal protections for the LGBTQ community into law
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Virginia congresswoman reiterates call for Ben Carson’s resignation after transphobic remarks
Jennifer Wexton denounces HUD Secretary's anti-trans comments, and accuses him of lying to Congress under oath
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More than 200 businesses file brief with Supreme Court in support of fired LGBTQ workers
Corporations argue that uniform laws prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination are beneficial to their success
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Supreme Court schedules oral arguments in workplace discrimination cases for Oct. 8
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled a pair of cases involving LGBTQ workers who were allegedly fired after their employers discovered they were gay or...
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Senate narrowly confirms anti-LGBTQ judge Matthew Kacsmaryk
Repeating a pattern of behavior that has occurred over and over again during Donald Trump’s presidency, the U.S. Senate narrowly voted to confirm a judicial...
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Trump administration rolls back LGBTQ protections in Affordable Care Act
The Trump administration has introduced a proposed regulation that would roll back provisions in the Affordable Career Act that prohibit sex-based discrimination, which heretofore has...
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal from Hawaii B&B owner who turned away lesbian couple
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the owner of a Hawaii bed and breakfast who refused to rent a room a lesbian...
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Utah’s hate crimes bill adds “political expression” to list of protected characteristics
After years of blocking a bill to add hate crime protections for LGBTQ people, Utah’s Republican-run Senate overwhelmingly approved a comprehensive “victim targeting” law that...
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Lawmakers introduce Equality Act in Congress
On Wednesday, congressional lawmakers introduced the Equality Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that would update the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include federal...
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