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The U.S. Supreme Court has just heard the arguments of three cases that will determine the applications of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to LGBTQ employment rights. But Aaron Belkin, director of the judicial advocacy group, Take Back the Court has written Justices Brett Kavanaugh and…
Owners of a wedding venue in Mississippi refused to allow a mixed-race couple to hold their wedding in their facility, citing their Christian beliefs. The owners have apologized after meeting with a pastor and finding — despite what they said they believed their whole lives — that no passage in…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), one of the major LGBTQ organizations in the world, announced this week that Alphonso David will become president of the organization — its first Black leader. The HRC has previously faced criticism for its lack of diversity and history of transgender exclusion. David was born…
Hilton receives perfect score on sixth consecutive Corporate Equality Index Originally Published by Hilton. Hilton is proud to be a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, having been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign with a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index for the sixth consecutive year. Reflecting on this honor,…
#WontBeErased hashtag erupted hours after The New York Times reported the Trump administration’s push via a memo for a new legal definition of gender, which would essentially eradicate the estimated 1.4 million Americans who identify as a different gender than the one assigned assigned at birth. Mara Keisling, executive director…
With four weeks left in the year, 2017 will be remembered by the LGBTQ community as the deadliest year for transgender people in the United States. According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), at least 25 transgender people have had their lives cut short due to transphobia against people who…
In one of the most divisive actions to date the Trump administration yesterday reversed an Obama-era policy protecting the rights of transgender students, opening the door to discrimination and bullying against young transgender people. Last May former President Barack Obama issued guidance to public schools that stated they should let…
President Donald Trump has given women, along with the LGBT community and its advocates, another reason to doubt his commitment to protecting equal rights. A leaked draft of a “religious freedom” executive order, obtained by The Nation, would legalize discrimination based on religious beliefs “without suffering adverse treatment from the…
President Donald Trump on Monday fulfilled his campaign promise to nominate a conservative judge to replace the late Judge Antonin Scalia in the United State Supreme Court. Judge Neil Gorsuch “is universally respected for his integrity, fairness, and decency,” the White House said in a statement. “And he understands the…
President Donald Trump has “set a low bar” for equal rights in the LGBT community, according to activists. Over the weekend, rumors circulated that the White House planned to reverse former President Barack Obama’s order that provided some protections for LGBT people from discrimination in the workplace, The New York…
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