Today, the North Carolina State Legislature is scheduled to reconvene for a radical and costly special session in which they will specifically work to pass legislation that will undermine crucial protections that the Charlotte City Council passed for its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) citizens and residents earlier this year. Ahead of this morning’s meeting,…
Today, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed SB 175 into law – a measure that puts LGBT and other minority college students at even greater risk of discrimination by university-funded student groups. The first explicitly anti-LGBT bill signed into law this year, the legislation forces public universities to fund student organizations that discriminate by restricting their…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Senate Judiciary A voted Tuesday to advance H.B 1523, a discriminatory anti-LGBT bill. If passed, H.B. 1523 would allow individuals, religious organizations and private associations to use religion to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Mississippians, in some of the most important aspect of their lives, including at…
CHARLOTTE – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality North Carolina have blasted the leaders of the North Carolina legislature for taking the step of calling a costly special session for this Wednesday to undermine Charlotte’s recently passed non-discrimination ordinance. “It is absolutely shameful that North Carolina lawmakers are going to waste taxpayer dollars trying to strip local control from…
LOS ANGELES — Even before Bruce Jenner transitioned to Caitlyn Jenner, transgender issues have been wide open and hotly debated, particularly in California and now in the business community around the country. The big question facing businesses in California is how to best handle an employee who is transitioning on the job, often after years of…
WASHINGTON – Earlier today, experts, civil rights leaders and a member of Congress hosted a press call to condemn the “religious freedom” arguments used to justify discrimination in state-based legislation and in the upcoming Supreme Court arguments in Zubik v. Burwell. On the call, The Leadership Conference Education Fund released an update to its recent…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday, March 25, the White House will recognize ten individuals from across the country as “White House Champions of Change for the Affordable Care Act.” These individuals were selected by the White House for their leadership and tireless work to ensure that individuals in their community are benefiting from all aspects of…
Despite criminalizing homosexuality, Uganda has as many gay people as countries where homosexuality is legal, a new study has found. Pink News reports that the survey of 3,000 Ugandan students found that one in three of the respondents had been in love with a person of the same gender. In addition, the study found that…
The NFL has released a statement warning that, if Georgia’s House Bill 757 turns into law, Atlanta may not get a future Super Bowl bid. If signed into law, HB757 would give Georgians license to discriminate against LGBT people by allowing any person or faith-based organization to deny services or employment to anyone who conflicts with…
The City of Los Angeles has become the nation’s largest city to establish a permanent council of transgender community leaders to advise the City on how to best serve the needs of transgender Angelenos. Mayor Eric Garcetti joined Councilmembers Mitch O’Farrell and Mike Bonin, Controller Ron Galperin, and members of the Human Relations Commission at…
