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Va. Senate panel advances bill to bar LGBT discrimination in public employment
A Virginia Senate committee voted Monday to prohibit discrimination in public employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Some California judges with ties to Boy Scouts question ban
The California Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to prohibit state judges from belonging to the Boy Scouts and other youth groups that discriminate against gays comes against the wishes of some jurists with ties to scouting.
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Okla. career anti-gay lawmaker introduces three bills targeting LGBT community
Oklahoma state lawmaker Sally Kern, who once called homosexuality “the biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism or Islam,” has introduced three new measures targeting the LGBT community.
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Tennessee school turns away prospective students because parents are gay
A private, non-denominational Christian-based school in Nashville has turned away prospective students because their parents, one of whom is a local pastor, are gay.
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California bars judges from joining Boy Scouts due to anti-gay discrimination
California’s Supreme Court voted Friday to prohibit state judges from belonging to the Boy Scouts on grounds that the group discriminates against gays.
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Michigan governor urges debate on protecting gays from discrimination
Gov. Rick Snyder is urging the Republican-led Legislature to keep alive a bill that would amend Michigan’s civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Fired transgender Connecticut police officer sues for discrimination
A transgender Connecticut police officer fired last June has filed a lawsuit alleging discrimination based on sexual orientation and wrongful termination.
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Virginia Senate committee kills housing bill, defers workplace protections bill
It’s still legal to deny housing to LGBT Virginians after a Senate committee on Monday failed to advance legislation amid concerns that a fair housing bill would violate religious freedoms, while delaying another bill until next week that would protect LGBT workers in public employment.
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Va. lawmakers introduce LGBT workplace protections bills for public employees
It is still legal to fire someone in Virginia because they are gay, but two state lawmakers have introduced legislation hoping to change that for state and municipal workers.
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Former Lowe’s employee files federal lawsuit alleging anti-gay discrimination
A former Lowe’s employee is alleging in a federal lawsuit that he was discriminated against for years at the store because he’s gay.