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Jury awards $2.8M to female nurses who say gay boss oppressed them
The jury found evidence of sexual harassment, discrimination, failure to prevent harassment and discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, defamation, and negligent supervision.
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Lesbian coach sues Catholic school that fired her for having a wife
She says the school found out about her marriage after her sister-in-law sent them photos from the wedding following an argument.
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Judge: employer’s religious freedom outweighs transgender civil rights
This ruling may set a potentially devastating precedent for trans people that can be traced to the Hobby Lobby decision.
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Tennessee students win right to wear ‘Some People Are Gay’ T-shirts
“Our settlement reinforces that students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates.”
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Family business fired him for being gay, and now he gets $3.5 million
The award is thought to be the largest in Minnesota history for sexual orientation discrimination.
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Baltimore Police review reveals mistreatment of transgender people
The DOJ heard allegations of “disparaging and inappropriate comments” and the refusal of BPD officers to treat transgender women as women.
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Ohio city shelves ordinance aimed at protecting LGBTQ people
“I have never needed a law to treat people fairly,” Carnes said. “This kind of legislation will create anger and division.”
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Antigay Kentucky councilwoman evicts, assaults and insults gay couple
The landlord called the men a homophobic slur, then slapped one of them and told them she “owned the police.”
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Bill Maher: Trans equality must wait until after presidential election
“This transgender thing? Let us handle it like we did with gay rights, which very few cared about until Hollywood put gay people in every single TV show.”
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Montana gay couple files bias complaint after losing foster child
“[She said] that other social workers wouldn’t want to work with us because we’re a gay couple, and because we’re two males.”