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Mo. Senate panel considers bill to prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri senators heard conflicting testimony Wednesday on whether it makes good business sense to grant legal discrimination protections to people based on sexual orientation.
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Saginaw, Mich., city council to consider LGBT non-discrimination ordinance
SAGINAW, Mich. — The Saginaw, Mich., city council is considering a proposed ordinance to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Israeli parliament bans discrimination against LGBT youth in schools
JERUSALEM, Israel — The Israeli parliament on Tuesday approved passed a law prohibiting the discrimination in schools against students on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Former Idaho lawmaker hides in Statehouse closet to bring attention to lack of LGBT protections
BOISE, Idaho — Former state Sen. Nicole LeFavour hid in an Idaho Statehouse closet for more than five hours as part of her effort to persuade Republican lawmakers to update the Idaho Human Rights Act.
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Bay County, Mich., votes down anti-discrimination measure
BAY CITY, Mich. — Leaders in Bay County, Mich., have rejected a measure to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Gay rights advocates return to Utah capitol demanding statewide protections
SALT LAKE CITY — Protesters pushing for Utah to adopt a statewide anti-discrimination law protecting sexual and gender orientation returned to the state Capitol on Wednesday afternoon to call out lawmakers for suppressing the bill.
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Ky. House panel hears testimony on LGBT-inclusive anti-discrimination bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A former police officer who claims he lost his job because of his sexual orientation joined gay rights advocates Wednesday in urging Kentucky lawmakers to protect LGBT citizens from discrimination in the workplace, in public places and housing.
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LGBT rights activists jailed after protest at Idaho governor’s office
BOISE, Idaho — Twenty-three gay rights activists have been arrested after blocking the entrance to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s office inside the Idaho Statehouse, the latest in a string of arrests related to protests over attempts to add anti-discrimination protections to Idaho law.
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Gay rights supporters in Kansas seek new anti-bias laws
TOPEKA, Kan. — Having won a key legislative fight with social conservatives in Kansas, gay rights advocates aren’t content with simply blocking a measure they said would have encouraged businesses and government workers to refuse to serve gays and lesbians in the name of religious freedom.
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Gay rights activists arrested again after Idaho capitol protest
BOISE, Idaho — Gay rights activists were again led out of the Idaho Statehouse in shackles and taken to jail by bus Thursday after a renewed protest seeking to add anti-discrimination protections to Idaho law.