Nation’s leading businesses support ENDA as Senate hearing nears

WASHINGTON – The nation’s leading corporations are continuing to stand up for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), legislation that would provide workplace protections to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.  Currently, there is no federal law prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Human Rights Campaign President Chad…

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‘Fighting for Equality in the Workplace’ community breakfast: July 12

A Better San Diego, a coalition of community, faith and labor groups that seeks to build a better San Diego by addressing and demanding action on the important economic issues that face our communities is hosting a distinguished panel July 12, the Friday of Pride weekend, as part of its monthly breakfast series. The tremendous…

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ACLU moves to challenge N.C.’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples

RALEIGH, N.C. – Today the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) announced plans to challenge North Carolina’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples by amending a federal lawsuit filed against the state last year on behalf of six same-sex couples and their children that challenges North Carolina’s…

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