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Pa. lawmaker, gay rights groups pressure Sen. Pat Toomey on ENDA vote
PHILADELPHIA — Gay rights groups and a state lawmaker in Pennsylvania are asking U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey to support a bill that aims to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Bipartisan support boosts prospects for workplace discrimination bill
WASHINGTON — Gay rights advocates – including both Republicans and Democrats – are newly upbeat about the prospects for Senate passage of a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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ENDA passage in the Senate could come down to Ohio Republican Rob Portman
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The battle to win U.S. Senate passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is all coming down to Ohio’s Rob Portman.
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Idaho town’s LGBT non-discrimination law to face ballot referendum
POCATELLO, Idaho — Opponents of a recently passed LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance have gathered the required signatures to force a May 2014 referendum in hopes voters in Pocatello, Idaho, will repeal the measure.
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Reid to bring ENDA to Senate floor for a vote before Thanksgiving recess
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office confirmed Monday that the Nevada Democrat will announce that he is bringing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to the full Senate for consideration before its scheduled Thanksgiving recess.
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Lambda Legal files complaint after cab driver kicks out gay couple for kissing
CHICAGO — Lambda Legal on Monday filed a lawsuit on behalf a same-sex couple who were refused service and kicked out of a Chicago cab after they exchanged a kiss.
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Mich. governor too focused on jobs to articulate an opinion on LGBT rights
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan governor Rick Snyder is so focused on jobs that he remains unable to articulate an opinion on whether he supports or opposes expanding civil rights protections based on sexual orientation.
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Gambia gays face discrimination in exile
Alhaji, a 21-year-old gay man, knew there was trouble when he heard that an uninvited guest was snapping photos in the middle of his poolside birthday party in Gambia’s capital. That photographer turned out to be a member of Gambia’s feared National Intelligence Agency, and accused Alhaji of throwing “a gay party” in violation of Gambian law.
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Countries call on U.N. member states to end anti-LGBT discriminiation
UNITED NATIONS — A group of 11 countries called on U.N. member states to repeal laws that discriminate against gay, lesbian and transgender people, in the world organization’s highest-level meeting on the issue ever.
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Ga. woman denied driver’s license change because she married another woman
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — A Georgia woman says state officials won’t allow her to change her name on her driver’s license to reflect her marriage to her wife.