All posts tagged "nondiscrimination"
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N.Y. governor’s executive order will expand transgender protections
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) plans to issue an executive order that will protect transgender individuals from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education and public accommodations....
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Houston Texans owner drops $10K to defeat HERO ordinance
Opponents of LGBT rights are having everything seemingly go their way in the closing weeks of their campaign to repeal the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance...
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Hate group urges Fairfax voters to oust all Democrats from school board
The Traditional Values Coalition (TVC), which has been classified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group for its long record of anti-LGBT...
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Rand Paul advises LGBT people to stay in the closet
Rand Paul argues no employment protections needed because "plenty of places" will hire gay people
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Houston Astros star cuts spot for anti-HERO ad
Anti-LGBT forces in Houston got their prominent spokesman after former Astro outfielder and first baseman Lance Berkman cut a commercial urging voters to reject the...
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Anchorage passes nondiscrimination ordinance
The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday passed a comprehensive nondiscrimination ordinance that provides protections for LGBT people in employment, housing and public accommodations on a bipartisan...
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North Carolina local nondiscrimination ordinances stay intact
A bill that was amended to potentially strip away the ability of local municipalities from enacting their own ordinances was defeated Tuesday after a bloc of...
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North Carolina looks to prohibit pro-LGBT ordinances
In yet another anti-LGBT move this year, lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives pulled a sneak attack through an amendment that would strip...
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EV PAC backs four in contested Virginia Senate races
Equality Virginia PAC (EV PAC) on Monday announced it was backing four pro-LGBT non-incumbents seeking Senate seats ahead of November’s General Assembly elections, amid a...
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Released emails highlight controversy over Indiana’s RFRA law
Indiana’s decision to pass a strengthened Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) earlier this year may have hurt its image among business leaders, according to emails...
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Kim Davis mentioned in first round of second GOP debate
The first round of the second GOP debate featured a heated showdown between the four second-tier candidates over the issue of religious liberty for people...
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Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce LGBT nondiscrimination bill
A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday introduced House and Senate versions of a bill that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT people in employment,...
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Florida’s Osceola County passes nondiscrimination ordinance
Osceola County, Fla., Commissioners voted unanimously earlier this week to approve a comprehensive Human Rights ordinance that provides protections for people based on their sexual...
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Trump: No one should be fired because of sexual orientation
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sounded a note that has set him apart from his fellow contenders for the GOP nomination. In an interview with...
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Court: Colorado cake shop cannot refuse service to gays
The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday unanimously ruled that a cake shop cannot refuse service to a gay couple. It upholds a finding from...
