Civil Rights Act

Gerald Bostock was abruptly fired six months after he joined a gay softball league.

Gerald Bostock’s former boss accused him of visiting “former boyfriends — because he is gay” with work funds in firing him. Now he’s asking a court to rule in his favor.

The proposed change was quietly submitted and bypassed the normal federal rule-making process that requires the government to publish the change and allow for public comment.

While 2020 certainly doesn’t feel like a year of wins, the LGBTQ community did in fact experience some victories worth celebrating.

In what may lead to a landmark judiciary decision, two students are suing Fuller Theological Seminary for banning them over their same-sex marriages.

Trump wants the government to present a “united front” to the Supreme Court when it argues that it’s legal to discriminate against LGBTQ people.

One of the former Republican governor’s first moves in office was to try to get rid of this state employee.

“It’s personal for me.”

The Republican judge’s ruling is being described as “earth shattering.”

“In most states, you can get married on Saturday, post your wedding photos on Facebook on Sunday, and get fired from your job or kicked out of your apartment on Monday.”

While the state’s nondiscrimination measure faces long odds, the ruling Tuesday by the 7th Circuit in Chicago gave supporters some extra ammunition to make their case.

The Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 would make it illegal to discriminate against a renter on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Gore will now be in charge of defending the very civil, voting, and non-discrimination acts and rights he appears not to believe in.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration will use a 2002 civil rights law to accommodate transgender people in several areas.

MACON, Ga. — The former band director and music instructor at a Macon, Ga., Catholic school has filed a lawsuit against the school, claiming gender discrimination after he was fired over his plans to marry another man. Flint Dollar says he was fired from Mount de Sales Academy in May, where he has taught since 2010, after announcing on Facebook…

AUSTIN, Texas — NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell says the fight for equality for gay athletes reminds him of the civil rights movement of African-Americans in the 1960s.

AUSTIN, Texas — Former President Jimmy Carter will be the keynote speaker on the first day of the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas.

Bullying of LGBT youth is making up a growing number of discrimination complaints received by the Obama administration, according to Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.