SAGE: LGBT elders threatened by Trump’s ‘license to discriminate’ executive order

Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), America’s oldest and largest non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults, has called out President Trump’s  ‘Religious Freedom’ executive order as dangerously “setting the table for future government-supported religious discrimination  against LGBT people, especially our elders.” The executive order gives…

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Civil and human rights coalition opposes Mark Green as secretary of the Army

WASHINGTON—The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Thursday called on the Senate Armed Services Committee to reject President Trump’s intended nominee for Secretary of the Army, Mark E. Green. “One of the strengths of our military is its diversity. Our service secretaries must stand for all of the brave men and women who serve….

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ACLU holds off on litigation over ‘Religious Freedom’ executive order

NEW YORK — After careful review of the executive order covering the Johnson Amendment signed by President Trump yesterday, the American Civil Liberties Union has determined not to file a lawsuit at this time. American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero issued the following statement: “Today’s executive order signing was an elaborate photo-op…

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