Nation’s largest federal and D.C. government union trains labor activists on LGBT workplace issues

PITTSBURGH — The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union representing 670,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia, held its first training conference focused on workplace issues facing members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community during its Diversity Week of events in August….

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HRC launches ‘Youth Well-Being Project’ with ‘Time to THRIVE’ conference

WASHINGTON – With LGBTQ young people facing disproportionate levels of harassment at school and a lack of acceptance in their homes and communities, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation announces the launch of its Youth Well-Being Project – promoting safety, inclusion and well-being for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. Anchored by a new national conference…

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Obama cancels Moscow trip amid human rights concerns

WASHINGTON – In an interview Tuesday with Jay Leno on NBC’s The Tonight Show, President Obama condemned a new Russian law that criminalizes even the most modest gestures of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The president stated that such laws violate “the basic morality that I think should transcend every country, and…

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