All posts tagged "nondiscrimination law"
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Amir Ohana Becomes Israel’s First Openly Gay Knesset Speaker
On Thursday, the Knesset, or Israeli parliament, elected Amir Ohana, a politician with the right-wing Likud party, as its next speaker, making him the first...
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit from photographer who doesn’t want to shoot gay weddings
A federal judge has dismissed a New York photographer's lawsuit demanding that she be exempt from having to photograph same-sex weddings.
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Appeals court rejects wedding website designer’s attempt to overturn Colorado’s anti-discrimination law
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a website designer seeking to refuse to provide custom wedding websites for same-sex couples.
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Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass introduces LGBTQ Bill of Rights
Bill adds protections for gender expression and HIV status, and prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ seniors
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2018 Elections: Transgender rights prevail in Massachusetts
Amid attempts by Trump to crackdown on transgender rights, Massachusetts voters delivered an overwhelming rebuttal on Tuesday night. More than two-thirds of voters in the...
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UMass President says universities will keep transgender protections whatever outcome of ballot initiative
The president of Massachusetts’ public university system has said it will keep in place its policy allowing transgender students, faculty, and staff to use facilities...
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Two trans women challenging Iowa’s ban on Medicaid coverage for surgery
Lawyers for the two women claim the ban is discriminatory and violates Iowa's Civil Rights Act
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Justice Department sides with anti-gay baker on discrimination case
DOJ repeats arguments that cake-baking is a form of protected First Amendment speech
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Federal court: Fair Housing Act protects LGBTQ people
In a first of its kind ruling, a federal district court judge has ruled that a Boulder County landlady violated the federal Fair Housing Act...
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Maryland GOP operatives found guilty of anti-gay robocall
Last week, a judge in Maryland found two Republican campaign operatives from Virginia guilty of violating Maryland’s state election laws by sending out an anti-LGBTQ...
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Churches drop lawsuit against Massachusetts transgender law
Four Massachusetts churches that were suing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts over what they felt was a lack of religious protections in the state’s new transgender...
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Colorado Supreme Court refuses to hear case of bakery that turned away gay couple
The LGBT community won another battle in the fight for nondiscrimination protections on Monday after the Colorado State Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal...
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Oregon bakery pays fine for discriminating against lesbian couple
The owners of the Oregon bakery at the center of a prominent LGBT discrimination case have paid a fine, plus interest, that was levied against them...
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Illinois bed and breakfast discriminated against same-sex couple
An Illinois bed and breakfast discriminated against a same-sex couple when its owners rejected the pair’s request to hold their civil union ceremony in 2011,...
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Office of Human Rights Launches #DC19 Campaign
The D.C. Office of Human Rights (OHR) on Monday launched the #DC19 campaign, designed to inform District residents of their rights under the city’s nondiscrimination...
