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Hawaii Governor signs transgender workplace protections bill into law
Hawaii’s Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Thursday signed into law House Bill 546, a bill that prohibits workplace discrimination against transgender people.
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Home Depot promoting the ‘gay agenda’ — hate group AFA launches boycott
The anti-gay hate group American Family Association is calling for a nationwide boycott against the Home Depot because it says the home improvement retailer continues to ” promote the homosexual agenda.”
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Dallas County adds gender identity, expression to non-discrimination policy
Dallas County commissioners on Tuesday voted to include transgender employees in the county’s non-discrimination policy.
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Nevada Assembly approves transgender workplace protections bill
The Nevada state Assembly has approved a bill that would protect transgender people from workplace discrimination. The bill, approved by a vote of 29-13, now goes to the Senate for consideration.
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Orange County, Fla., approves benefits for partners, children of gay workers
Commissioners in Orange County, Fla., voted unanimously on Tuesday to extend health and other workplace benefits to the partners and children of gay county employees.
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Hawaii House approves transgender workplace protections bill
The Hawaii state House of Representatives on Monday approved legislation that would prohibit workplace discrimination against transgender people.
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Gay man alleges sexual harassment, discrimination by Rev. Jesse Jackson
A former employee of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition has filed a wrongful termination and discrimination complaint against the civil rights leader, alleging he was harassed and eventually fired because he was gay.
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Hawaii Senate approves transgender workplace protections bill
The Hawaii state Senate on Tuesday voted to extend employment protections to transgender people.
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Court rules Walmart was justified in firing anti-gay employee for harassment
A federal appeals court in Illinois has ruled that Walmart Stores did not violate an employee’s civil rights when it fired her for making anti-gay comments towards a lesbian co-worker at a store in Joliet, Ill.
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Frank plans to reintroduce Employment Non-Discrimination Act this week
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is expected to reintroduce the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) this week, as early as Wednesday, but said he was not optimistic about the bill’s passage in the near term.