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Merkley announces plans for legislation with broad LGBT protections
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced plans to introduce a broad measure aimed at preventing discrimination against LGBT Americans.
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It’s again legal to fire, deny housing and refuse service to LGBT people in Fayetteville
Voters in Fayetteville, Ark., have repealed a controversial LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance approved by the city council in August.
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Kansas lawmakers hope to revive anti‑gay religious freedom bill
A number of Kansas state lawmakers are hoping to revive a religious freedom bill to would allow public and private employees to refuse to serve same-sex couples.
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Olympic Committee adds sexual orientation to non-discrimination policy
The International Olympic Committee has approved a wide-ranging reform package that includes rewording of its non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation.
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Out lawmaker hopes marriage equality will boost Wyoming anti-discrimination bill
Gay rights activists in Wyoming hope the recent court victory affording them the right to marry will give them momentum as they push to outlaw anti-LGBT discrimination.
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Ohio education board member to introduce policy prohibiting anti-gay bias
A member of the State Board of Education says she wants to amend Ohio public schools’ operating policies to prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Former music director of Chicago parish sues over anti-gay discrimination
CHICAGO — The longtime music director of a suburban Chicago parish has filed human rights complaints after he was fired earlier this year following his engagement to his same-sex partner. Colin Collette, who worked at Holy Family Catholic Church in Inverness for 17 years…
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Alabama lawmaker to name workplace discrimination bill after Apple CEO
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama’s only openly gay lawmaker plans to name her bill to prohibit anti-LGBT workplace discrimination after Apple CEO Tim Cook. Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham) said she will introduce “The Tim Cook Economic Development Act” when the legislative session gets underway in March 2015, in the hope that Alabama …
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Labor Department announces final rule for LGBT workplace executive order
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday announced the final rule for prohibiting discrimination against transgender federal employees and LGBT employees of federal contractors.
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Maine school district ordered to pay $75K in transgender discrimination suit
ORONO, Maine — A Maine court has awarded a transgender girl $75,000 in a settlement of her discrimination lawsuit against a school district where administrators made her use a staff, not student, bathroom. Nicole Maines won her lawsuit against the Orono school district in January before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.