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Pro-LGBT church: Boy Scouts violating our religious freedom by ousting gay Scoutmaster
SEATTLE — The pastor of an LGBT-welcoming church says the Boy Scouts of America is infringing on her church’s religious freedom in its efforts to oust their openly gay Scoutmaster.
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Bill to prohibit anti-gay workplace discrimination stalls in Neb. legislature
LINCOLN, Neb. — A bill that would prohibit Nebraska employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity has stalled in the Legislature.
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Gay Scoutmaster refuses to step down, church stands by his decision
SEATTLE — The Boy Scouts of America may have revoked his membership, but openly gay Scoutmaster Geoffrey McGrath is continuing his role as a leader with the support of his church.
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Fight over same-sex marriage echoes decades-old battle of Loving v. Virginia
WASHINGTON — To some people in Virginia, the fight over legalization of same-sex marriage echoes a decades-old battle over the state’s 1924 law banning marriage between white and black people. But opponents of gay marriage reject the comparison.
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Ohio group seeking to overturn gay marriage ban to launch petition for gay rights act
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group pushing to have voters overturn Ohio’s gay marriage ban says it is also collecting signatures to bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment and housing.
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Neb. bill prohibiting anti-gay employment discrimination faces resistance
LINCOLN, Neb. — A bill that would protect Nebraska residents from employment discrimination based on their sexual orientation is facing resistance from some Nebraska lawmakers.
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Why an LGBT non-discrimination executive order would not be ‘redundant’
In 2008, then-candidate Obama pledged that if elected president, he would use an executive order to protect the LGBT employees of all federal contractors from discrimination. After several years of pressure from LGBT advocacy groups, the Obama administration still refuses to act on this executive order, explaining that it would prefer that Congress pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)…
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Judge rules discrimination case against Library of Congress can move forward
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ruled that a gay man’s discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress can move forward, and that he could find relief under protections already provided under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.
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Miss. governor signs religious freedom bill that could allow anti-gay discrimination
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices.
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N.H. considers constitutional amendment to ban discrimination against gays
CONCORD, N.H. — A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed amendment to New Hampshire’s constitution that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.