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Discrimination

LGBTQ people are subject to all types of discrimination including workplace/employment discrimination, sexual harassment, gender discrimination, housing discrimination and more. It is legal in many countries and US States to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, simply for being who they are. US Federal Courts and the Supreme Court are reviewing specific discrimination types and to determine if Title vii of the civil rights act of 1964 (“sex discrimination”) applies in these cases.

    • Nursing home rejects transgender elder & after years of discrimination she wants justice
      Health and Wellness

      Nursing home rejects transgender elder & after years of discrimination she wants justice

      It’s the first time a transgender person has filed a discrimination complaint against a long-term care facility.

      Friday, March 18, 2022
    • Former employee sues Amazon for allegedly firing him to cover up anti-gay harassment
      News (USA)

      Former employee sues Amazon for allegedly firing him to cover up anti-gay harassment

      “They think they can do anything,” said Jonathan Fahlberg.

      Wednesday, February 23, 2022
    • Utah high school students cackle & cheer as classmate tears down Pride flag in viral video
      News (USA)

      Utah high school students cackle & cheer as classmate tears down Pride flag in viral video

      Commenters on the school’s Facebook page called the video “nasty,” “shameful,” and “sickening.”

      Thursday, April 15, 2021
    • Donald Trump expands ban on anti-discrimination training because it causes “discomfort”
      Politics

      Donald Trump expands ban on anti-discrimination training because it causes “discomfort”

      The Trump administration called anti-discrimination efforts “divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions.”

      Thursday, September 24, 2020
    • Franklin Graham is suing an event venue for refusing to let him spread anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
      News

      Franklin Graham is suing an event venue for refusing to let him spread anti-LGBTQ rhetoric

      The evangelical preacher is known for defending the freedom of other businesses to turn away LGBTQ customers.

      Monday, February 24, 2020
    • Republicans scrap child marriage ban because they’re worried about a pro-LGBTQ proposal
      Politics

      Republicans scrap child marriage ban because they’re worried about a pro-LGBTQ proposal

      Indiana could have stopped adult men from marrying 15-year-old girls, but Republicans wanted to be sure their marriage equality ban stayed on the books.

      Monday, February 3, 2020
    • Uber driver tells gay men to stop kissing: “I’m a Christian!”
      News (USA)

      Uber driver tells gay men to stop kissing: “I’m a Christian!”

      The driver didn’t want two men kissing in her car and said it’s because of her deeply held religious beliefs.

      Monday, January 27, 2020
    • Drag queen was turned away from a fast food restaurant & called a “security risk”
      Life

      Drag queen was turned away from a fast food restaurant & called a “security risk”

      A Whataburger restaurant turned away drag performer Erika Klash because of her makeup.

      Friday, November 22, 2019
    • Union files labor dispute charges against National Center for Transgender Equality
      News (USA)

      Union files labor dispute charges against National Center for Transgender Equality

      This comes after ex-employees of the NCTE banded together to write a scathing open letter explaining the alleged institutional discrimination that caused them to leave.

      Sunday, November 17, 2019
    • A daycare rejected twin 3-year-olds because they have gay dads
      News (World)

      A daycare rejected twin 3-year-olds because they have gay dads

      The daycare’s director said that the other kids might be mean to the boys, so she didn’t want them in her daycare.

      Tuesday, November 5, 2019
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