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Will the conservative majority Supreme Court abandon Anthony Kennedy’s support for equality?
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this week on whether the 55-year-old federal civil rights law extends job protections to LGBT and transgender workers nationwide.
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The Trump administration told the Supreme Court that trans discrimination should be legal
Their argument is that trans women aren’t really women. The 54-page brief is just a riff on that.
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Senator holds up confirmation of a lesbian because she’s the ‘Dragon Queen of Religious Bigotry’
One anti-LGBTQ senator is holding up her nomination because she’s coming for “you, your family, and your neighbors.”
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Black, Hispanic & Asian people are more likely than Caucasians to identify as LGBTQ
LGBTQ people are racially diverse with one-third of the LGBTQ community made up of people of color.
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The Trump Administration argues that businesses can fire people for being gay
The Justice Department argued that it’s perfectly legal for employers to discriminate based on off-the-job, private “sexual behavior.”
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Court rules Civil Rights Act doesn’t protect against anti-gay discrimination
An increasing number of trial and appeals courts have found that existing law bars anti-LGBTQ discrimination, but no federal appellate court has so far supported this interpretation.
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Trans woman’s legal battle in limbo after changes in Washington
The attorney representing Aimee Stephens said she “is reasonably concerned that the EEOC may no longer adequately represent her interests going forward.”
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EEOC sues Arizona restaurant for creating an anti-gay hostile workplace
The employees were allegedly called “faggot,” received lewd comments in front of coworkers, and were physically assaulted by coworkers at the 5th & Wine Cafe.
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Feds sue New York police over man’s HIV discrimination claim
Prosecutors say the man was denied employment as an emergency dispatcher because he is HIV-positive.
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Oil field services company sued for harassment of gay worker
The complaint alleges that male co-workers used homophobic slurs and painted a truck the gay employee was known to use with pink polka dots, hearts, and rainbows.