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New & Noteworthy:
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Gay dating app scores billboards outside Super Bowl host stadium
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Montana Senate panel tables bill that would create statewide LGBT protections
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California Supreme Court ruling on sex crimes criticized as unfair to gays
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Montana lawmakers consider eliminating law banning same‑sex marriage
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Wyoming state House gives initial approval to religious freedom bill
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ExxonMobil adds LGBT protections to employment, harassment policies
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Lawmakers introduce bill to promote LGBT rights in U.S. foreign policy
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Oklahoma lawmaker withdraws anti-gay 'license to discriminate' bill
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Brazil's largest city to pay transgender youth to finish school
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Va. House panel kills bill that would have allowed widespread LGBT discrimination
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Alabama plaintiffs ask 11th Circuit to allow marriage victory to take effect
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Louisiana Supreme Court urged to rule in same-sex marriage case
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Virginia to pay $520K to attorneys in same-sex marriage case
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Utah governor: Legislation to protect gay rights must also protect religious liberties
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Iowa venue settles bias complaint filed by gay couple, will discontinue all weddings
Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is legislation proposed in the United States Congress that would prohibit discrimination in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity by civilian, nonreligious employers with at least 15 employees. ENDA has been introduced in every Congress since 1994 (except the 109th). Similar legislation has been introduced without passage since 1974. In 2009, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mas.) introduced the first transgender-inclusive version of ENDA.
On April 25, 2013, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) introduced an ENDA bill in the U.S. House (H.R. 1755) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced an ENDA bill in the Senate (S. 815). President Barack Obama supports the bill’s passage. [ Wikipedia → ]
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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. [...]
GOP-controlled House panel rejects bid to attach ENDA to defense bill
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. House panel on Wednesday rejected an attempt to pass a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) as part of the annual defense authorization bill. The Washington Blade reports that the amendment was introduced in the House Rules Committee by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) ...
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Beyond marriage, the battle for LGBT equality marches on
NEW YORK -- Even as they celebrate epic victories in the push for marriage equality, gay-rights activists acknowledge that other difficult issues remain on their agenda. There's the persistent high rate of HIV infections, the struggles to expand transgender rights, and the striking fact that even in some states allowing [...]
Discharge petition to force U.S. House vote on ENDA has stalled
WASHINGTON -- A discharge petition to advance the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the U.S. House of Representatives appears to have stalled after only 190 Democrats have signed their names to it. The petition, filed last week by openly gay U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) seeks to force a vote [...]
Polis files discharge petition on ENDA with narrowed religious exemption
WASHINGTON -- Four U.S. House Democrats, led by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), filed a discharge petition Wednesday seeking to force a vote on a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that contains a narrowed religious exemption. The measure would prohibit employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation [...]
Pelosi backs ENDA despite concerns over broad religious exemptions
WASHINGTON -- House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she still supports a Senate-passed bill to outlaw workplace discrimination against gay and transgender people. A number of national LGBT rights groups have withdrawn their support because it has a broad religious exemption. The California Democrat says she understands the... [...]
Six national LGBT rights groups drop ENDA support over religious exemptions
WASHINGTON — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force announced Tuesday that it is withdrawing its support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), fearing that broad religious exemptions included in the current bill could compel private companies to cite objections similar to those that prevailed in last week’s U.S. Supreme [...]
Obama to sign order extending protections to LGBT workers of federal contractors
WASHINGTON -- After years of pressure from gay rights groups, President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity, the White House said Monday.
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Queer Nation blasts HRC for ‘hypocrisy’ on LGBT workplace protections
NEW YORK — The gay rights activist group Queer Nation this week blasted the the Human Rights Campaign, the national’s largest LGBT lobbying group, for condemning Vatican hiring policies while it lobbies for passage of a workplace discrimination bill that includes religious protections. [...]
Biden: There’s no ‘downside’ to an executive order for LGBT protections
WASHINGTON -- If there's one characteristic of Vice-President Joe Biden that can be counted on, it's his ability to stay one step ahead of the President on matters of LGBT rights.
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