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Colo. baker says Jesus does not want him to bake cakes for gay couples
In a segment titled “The Death of Free Enterprise,” Fox News’ Elisabeth Hasselbeck speaks with Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple’s wedding ceremony.
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Gay Catholic school teacher fired hours after applying for marriage license
BENSALEM, Pa. — A Catholic high school teacher in Pennsylvania said he was fired on Friday, just hours after applying for a marriage license to wed his same-sex partner.
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Judge orders Colo. bakery to offer wedding cakes for same-sex couples
DENVER — A baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex ceremony must serve gay couples despite his religious beliefs or face fines, a judge said Friday.
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Court hears discrimination case against bakery over wedding cake denial
DENVER — A Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex ceremony should not be forced to violate his religious beliefs, his attorney told a judge deciding whether the cake-maker should be made to accommodate gay couples.
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Fraternity gets probation after student says he was rejected because he is gay
BALTIMORE — A fraternity at Morgan State University in Baltimore has been placed on probation until 2015 following an investigation that a student was rejected because he is gay.
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Report: Majority of Americans in every congressional district support ENDA
LOS ANGELES — A majority of Americans in every U.S. congressional district support laws that protect against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, such as the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) passed last week by the U.S. Senate, according to new research from UCLA’s Williams Institute.
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Discrimination lawsuit filed against Calif. school on behalf of lesbian teacher
Lambda Legal has filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court claiming the Hesperia Unified School District and administrators at Sultana High School violated state law by not renewing the contract of an openly lesbian teacher in retaliation for her support of LGBT students who had alleged they were being harassed and discrimination against.
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Report: LGBT workers of color among most disadvantaged in U.S. workforce
WASHINGTON — A new report released Thursday finds LGBT workers of color are among the most disadvantaged workers in America.
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Boehner still opposed to ENDA, calls workplace protections bill ‘unnecessary’
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), on Thursday reiterated his opposition to federal legislation to prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Ky. Baptist child care agency votes against proposal to allow hiring gays
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The board for a Baptist-affiliated agency that serves abused children in Kentucky has voted against a proposal to hire gay employees.