nondiscrimination protections

Florida Republicans introduce bill that would repeal all local LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinances

Over 60 percent of Florida's LGBTQ community would lose nondiscrimination protections provided by local human rights ordinances if a bill proposed in the state legislature passes.

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Will Kansas be the next state to ban anti-LGBTQ discrimination? It’s possible.

Even Republicans are supporting legislation to ban LGBTQ discrimination in Kansas.

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Chicago printshop refuses to make brochure for LGBTQ charity fundraiser

He says he "loves" gay people, but not enough to take their money apparently.

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Texas Republican introduces bill to make discrimination against LGBTQ people legal

Texas State Representative Bill Zedler is making his second attempt at legalizing discrimination against LGBTQ people.

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One of the first things Ohio’s new Republican governor did was protect LGBTQ state employees

Moments after his midnight swearing in, Mike DeWine issued an executive order protecting state workers from gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination.

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Evangelicals sue for right to deny shelter to homeless transgender people

They told the court cisgender women "would rather sleep in the woods" in the Alaskan winter than share space with a transgender woman.

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Democrats are showing why the midterms mattered for LGBTQ rights

New governors in Wisconsin and Michigan started their terms by extending protections to LGBTQ workers and people getting state services, while House Democrats banned employment discrimination for their staffers.

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Texas pastors file federal lawsuit seeking license to discriminate against LGBTQ people

They say LGBTQ rights are "modern-day cultural fads" and they shouldn't have to follow a law that already includes a religious exemption.

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When is blatant harassment not covered under nondiscrimination laws?

Many nondiscrimination laws have a loophole.

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Yelp will now allow pro-LGBTQ businesses to highlight they are ‘open to all’

Over 1200 businesses are standing up to attacks on anti-discrimination legislation and declaring themselves "Open To All."

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