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Are LGBTQ Employees Safe From Discrimination? A New Supreme Court Case Will Decide

October 8, 2019

Tags: anti-discrimination, Court Case, LGBTQ, Supreme Court

NPR, Leila Fadel, October 7, 2019- It’s a hectic morning at the home of Kathleen O’Donnell and her wife, Casey. Kathleen is getting their 4-year-old foster daughter ready for the park. She got placed with them overnight. Casey is wrangling the four dogs. They’ve already got their 11-year-old son off …

Will Florida legislators pass a bill in 2020 prohibiting LGBTQ discrimination?

October 4, 2019

Tags: Discrimination, Florida, LGBTQ

Miami Herald, Lawrence Mower, October 4, 2019- In much of Florida, your boss can fire you, or choose not to hire you, for being gay, bisexual or transgender. More than four years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage to be legal, blatant discrimination is perfectly legal. A bipartisan …

Your City Enacted LGBTQ Protections! Oop, Your State Just Killed Them

September 25, 2019

Tags: anti-discrimination, LGBTQ, Preemption, state preemption

The Advocate, Rebecca Isaacs, September 25, 2019- The LGBTQ community is no stranger to state overreach — when legislatures swoop in to eradicate local nondiscrimination measures or take other sweeping actions that, ultimately, hurt our ability to live, work, and raise our families free from discrimination. In fact, the first …

No link between trans-inclusive policies and bathroom safety, study finds

September 21, 2018

Tags: anti-discrimination, Bathroom Bill, LGBTQ, Massachusetts

NBC News, Julie Moreau, September 19, 2018- There is no evidence that letting transgender people use public facilities that align with their gender identity increases safety risks, according to a new study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. The study is the first of its kind to rigorously test …

Texas’ Anti-Trans ‘Bathroom Bill’ Died Last Year. It May Come Back to Life.

September 14, 2018

Tags: anti-discrimination, LGBTQ, Preemption, state preemption, Texas

Daily Beast, Samantha Allen, September 12, 2018- When it comes to anti-transgender legislation in Texas, it’s hard not to think about the movie Groundhog Day: Another “bathroom bill” seems to come up every year. “Part of me would like to go back down in the hole if we’re going to do this again,” Chuck …

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