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April 13, 2015

Historic lawsuit settled in case of discrimination against transgender employee

Steve Lee, Editor02 mins

A Florida-based organization of health care professionals has settled with a transgender former employee who claimed she was fired because of her gender identity, writes Remington Gregg on the HRC Blog. The case was one of the first two cases ever filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging that discrimination against ahttps://lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=post transgender…

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Same-sex couples still denied right to marry in Alabama

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

MONTGOMERY— Today, HRC Alabama confirmed that no probate office in the state is distributing certificates of marriage to same-sex couples. Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore and anti-equality forces, like the Alabama Policy Institute and Alabama Citizens Action Program, have put Alabama probate judges in a state of unnecessary confusion. As a result, many probate judges…

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HRC poll shows Gov. Mike Pence is deeply damaged following ‘Religious Liberty’ fight

Steve Lee, Editor08 mins

Gov. Mike Pence finds himself deeply damaged following the fight over Indiana’s “religious refusal” bill that put LGBT Hoosiers at risk for discrimination, according to a brand new poll of Hoosiers by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). And in a warning sign to governors in other states where similar anti-LGBT bills are pending, a stunning…

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#OurTurnNow Youth Campaign launches

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

Today MEUSA joined youth leaders from several national organizations including COLAGE, One Million Kids, the Outspoken Generation, Gay-Straight Alliance Network and Rainbow Letters in support of #OurTurnNow. MEUSA is participating in the online effort calling on youth to unite their voices in support of nationwide marriage equality through April 28, the date of the U.S….

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Gay men of color to heat up Palm Springs for ‘Blatino Oasis’ 2015, May 1-3

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

Blatino Oasis, California’s largest gay and bisexual men of color vacation getaway, is gearing up for its annual celebration in Palm Springs, Calif. May 1-3. With nine years under its belt, Blatino Oasis is the first event to successfully bring gay men of color to the city of Palm Springs on an annual basis, and…

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Indiana’s loss is Ohio’s gain in PR battle over equal rights

Steve Lee, Editor26 mins

As local, state and national reaction over Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration act continues to roil the Hoosier state, its neighbor to the East, Ohio, has begun to take advantage. Reporting on the blog Plunderbund, John Michael Spinelli notes, “While one neighbor might help another neighbor put out a fire, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown was joined…

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