All posts tagged "sexual orientation"
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Vladimir Putin: Russia isn’t homophobic
Russian president claims Western assertions his government is homophobic are untrue
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Alabama lawmaker will name anti-discrimination bill in honor of Tim Cook
“I’m calling it the Tim Cook Economic Development Act.” — Alabama state Rep. Patricia Todd (D., Birmingham), the state’s only openly gay lawmaker, speaking with...
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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...
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Mexican bishop calls homophobes “sick”
“The people who say homosexuals are sick are sick themselves.” — Bishop José Raúl Vera López of Saltillo, Mexico, speaking with Spanish newspaper El País. “”The Church...
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European Parliament adopts new data protection laws protecting LGBT people
The European Parliament has adopted new data protection laws that seek to better protect the private information of an individual pertaining to their sexual orientation...
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Dutch study says that children of same-sex couples have higher self-esteem
“By controlling for variables that might otherwise impact child outcomes, this study provides further evidence that raising children in families headed by same-sex couples is...
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Virginia Supermajority Oppose Discrimination
A supermajority of Virginians believe employers should not be able to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation, according to poll data released May...
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Virginia House subcommittee kills employment-nondiscrimination bill
A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee voted Tuesday to table SB701, a bill that would prohibit discrimination in public employment based on a person’s sexual...
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Lay of the Legislative Land
Equality Virginia last month released a scorecard listing where Virginia legislators stand when it comes to anti-LGBT discrimination. Among the specific items on which legislators...
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Hate Crimes Against Gays and Lesbians Increase In 2011
Hate crimes against gays and lesbians are on the rise in America, according to the latest report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Released earlier...
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Setting the Richmond Stage
LGBT rights groups, led by Equality Virginia, the largest such group in the state, are rallying around an antidiscrimination bill ahead of the 2013 legislative...
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DC GOP Adopts Inclusive Platform
The D.C. Republican Committee, the District's equivalent of a state party, has become the first Republican state party to endorse LGBT-inclusive language into its party...
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Virginia Non-Discrimination Bill Dies in Committee on Party-Line Vote
November’s chickens have come home to roost for Virginia’s LGBT population. After Democrats lost two seats last year to split the Senate 20-20, and Lt....
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Equality Maryland Appoints 16 New Members to Boards of Directors
Equality Maryland, the LGBT civil rights group that lobbies for marriage, equal protection and anti-discrimination legislation in the Free State, announced on Sept. 27 the...
