A convention for gay military personnel will be hosted for the first time in Las Vegas this weekend after the fall of the military’s discriminatory ‘Don’t ask, Don’t tell’ policy. The convention serves as the nation’s only professional group of gay servicemembers, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Other conventions are taking place nationwide to include…
Alison Nathan was confirmed as a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Thursday after a 48-44 vote. Nathan will serve as the nation’s second lesbian federal judge, joining U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Batts who currently serves on the bench of the Southern District of New York….
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has praised the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today for publishing federally-supported guidance that aims to support transgender federal employees. Gender identity has already been added as one of the protected categories of the equal employment opportunity policy for Executive Branch positions, but the new guidelines on gender expression and…
Pending the Department of Defense’s final motion to recognize gay military service men and women, Navy officials will be trained to officiate over same-sex civil ceremonies. The announcement, made by Navy officials this past Monday, stated that training protocols related to the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ have been updated to include guidelines for…
