All posts tagged "nondiscrimination"
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Freedom for All Americans names boards of directors
Freedom for All Americans (FFAA), the group dedicated to ensuring nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people, and its Education Fund have announced the names of those who will lead...
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Roy Cooper negotiating deal to repeal HB 2
North Carolina Governor-elect Roy Cooper (D) says that a deal may be in the works to repeal the state’s HB 2 law after the Charlotte...
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Connecticut official questions anti-LGBT group’s charitable status
Kevin Lembo is considering making the American Family Association ineligible for state employee charitable giving program
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LGBT groups praise Obama’s picks for U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
LGBT advocates are praising President Barack Obama’s selection of two appointees to six-year terms on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. On Thursday, Obama appointed...
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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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Susan Rice reaffirms U.S. commitment to advancing LGBT rights
Former United Nations Ambassador and National Security Advisor Susan Rice reiterated the Obama administration’s commitment to advancing LGBT rights at home and abroad in a...
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Cooper slams McCrory over HB 2: “What planet are you on?”
On Tuesday night, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and his rival, Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, sparred in a televised debate over HB 2, a law...
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Department of Housing publishes final gender identity rule for homeless shelters
Going forward, single-sex shelters that accept federal funds must place people based on their gender identity
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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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McCrory claims North Carolina had “verbal agreement” with NBA on amending HB 2
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) claimed last week that state lawmakers had reached a “total verbal agreement” with the NBA regarding changes to the...
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Orrin Hatch pushes back against Carson’s anti-trans remarks
–Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), in an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on Sirius XM, responding to comments made by failed presidential candidate Ben Carson at the Republican...
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Cleveland City Council approves pro-transgender bathroom ordinance
Council votes to allow transgender people to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity
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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...
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Clinton campaign refuses to fill out transgender issues questionnaire
A national transgender advocacy organization is criticizing the Clinton campaign for promising — and then backtracking — to fill out its political questionnaire on issues...
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NCAA adds nondiscrimination requirement for potential host cities
The NCAA Board of Governors has added a new requirement for all cities hoping to host or bidding to host various NCAA sporting events, in...
