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House Democrats seek to expand housing protections to LGBT people
Democrats on Capitol Hill are seeking to extinguish LGBT housing discrimination with legislation introduced today that would amend a key provision of the Civil Rights...
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Activists fault Supreme Court’s employment-discrimination rulings for possible LGBT impact
The Supreme Court ruled narrowly today to make it harder for employees to sue their employers for workplace discrimination and retaliation in two cases advocates...
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LGBT groups warn of shortcomings as ENDA reintroduced
Today’s reintroduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the Senate and House of Representatives has largely been greeted with cheers, but some are expressing...
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing Into ENDA; Harkin Gives No Commitment on Mark-Up Session
[Photo: Lee Badgett, left, and Kylar Broadus are seated as Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), right, and Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduce themselves to Sam Bagenstos, third...
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EEOC Decision in Trans Woman’s Case “Will Almost Certainly Impact” Federal Contractor Rules, Scholars Say
The April 20 decision by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that the federal law banning sex discrimination in the workplace includes discrimination based on gender...
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EEOC Commissioner Feldblum Calls on Obama, Senate to Keep EEOC Fully Staffed
On Friday, April 27, Stuart Ishimaru stepped down from his post as one of five commissioners on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The bipartisan panel...
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Ground Shifts Quickly Beneath White House on Federal Contractor Executive Order Issue
Within two weeks of President Obama’s April 11 decision not to pursue an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual...
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Transgender Breakthrough
An employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis of the person's gender identity is violating the prohibition on sex discrimination contained...
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A Woman’s Fight, a Couple’s Resilience
Mia Macy is a veteran and police officer, married to the woman she met in her teens, who wanted to take a job as a...
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The King & Spalding DOMA Gag Rule?
King & Spalding employees are barred from advocating for the Respect for Marriage Act — the bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act...
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The DOMA Gag Rule?
All of King & Spalding's employees – lawyers and non-lawyers – are barred from advocating for the Respect for Marriage Act – the bill that...
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Stage
ADVENTURE THEATRE Glen Echo Park7300 MacArthur Blvd.Glen Echo, Md.301-634-2270adventuretheatre.org Spot’s Birthday Party — Based on the books by Eric Hill and adapted for the stage...
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Museums and Galleries
1708 GALLERY 319 West Broad St.Richmond, Va.804-643-17081708gallery.org SECAC/MACAA Juried Members Exhibition — An exhibition in conjunction with a joint gathering of the Southeastern College Art...
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Readings
BORDERS BOOKSTORES Various locationsborders.com John Prendergast — The human rights activist co-wrote The Enough Moment with actor Don Cheadle to reveal the steps being taken...
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Promised Fireworks at Hearing Fizzle
There were expectations that Republicans would challenge openly gay EEOC nominee Chai Feldblum Thursday over some of her writings. Those writings included how non-discrimination laws...
