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Apr 22, 2019
Appeals Court Rejects a License to Discriminate in Child Welfare
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A federal appeals court ruled today that the city of Philadelphia is entitled to require its taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies to abide by its nondiscrim...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Apr 22, 2019
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today agreed to hear R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC & Aimee Stephens and Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, and to decide whether to...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC & Aimee Stephens
Mar 28, 2019
House of Representatives Passes Resolution in Support of Transgender Servicemembers
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed H. Res. 124 today, expressing opposition to the Trump Administration’s attempts to ban transgender people from serving in the A...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Mar 13, 2019
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Applauds Introduction of Equality Act to Close Gaps in Federal Non-Discrimination Protections
WASHINGTON — Nearly 300 members of Congress from both chambers introduced the Equality Act today, legislation that would explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orient...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Mar 07, 2019
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Comment on Federal Court Decision in Trans Military Ban Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 7, 2019 CONTACT: Tyler Richard, 646-905-8868 BALTIMORE – A federal court today ruled that the Trump administration’s ban on transgender service membe...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Stone v. Trump
Feb 14, 2019
Iowa Jury Awards $120,000 to Transgender State Employee in Discrimination Case
DES MOINES, Iowa — A jury in Polk County Wednesday awarded Jesse Vroegh $120,000 for the two ways that his employer, the Iowa Department of Corrections, discriminated against him...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Vroegh v. Iowa Department of Corrections
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