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EEOC files discrimination lawsuit on behalf of transgender employee
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the suit Friday against Shoreview-based Deluxe Financial Services Corp.
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N.Y. Assembly approves bill to outlaw transgender discrimination – for the 8th consecutive year
The New York state Assembly has voted again to outlaw discrimination against transgender people, but the measure appears stalled in the state Senate.
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Northern Ireland bakery owners to appeal discrimination verdict over ‘gay cake’
The owners of a Northern Ireland bakery that refused to bake a cake supporting same-sex marriage said Thursday they would appeal their conviction for discrimination.
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Alabama House committee kills bill that would have banned LGBT discrimination
The delay on Wednesday in the House Judiciary Committee essentially kills a bill that would have protected individuals from discrimination in areas including employment and housing.
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Anti-gay marriage religious objections bill clears North Carolina House panel
A House judiciary panel scheduled debate Wednesday on legislation allowing some court officials to decline carrying out same-sex marriage duties.
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Analysis: Anti-gay bill rejection gives Jindal a campaign opportunity
By voting down a proposal to give special protections to people who oppose same-sex marriage, lawmakers thought they had put the divisive issue to bed and ended one of the major controversies of the legislative session.
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The Christian Right’s claims of persecution by the secular state ring hollow
As a society we have long wrestled with religious objections to a wide range of public interests, from African American civil rights, to mandatory vaccinations, and even public schooling…
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Alabama GOP leader says ‘religious freedom’ bills targeting gays likely dead
The Republican leader of the Alabama Senate said Thursday that he believes religious freedom bills that target gays and lesbians are likely dead for the legislative session.
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Critics bash Jindal over ‘religious freedom’ executive order
“Arrogant” and “cynical” — that’s what Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called President Barack Obama last fall after the president issued an executive order addressing the hot-button social issue of illegal immigration.
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Defiant Jindal issues executive order after Louisiana House panel kills anti-gay bill
Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday shelved a divisive religious objections bill pushed by Gov. Bobby Jindal, but the governor fought back, issuing an executive order aimed at doing the same thing.