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Trans children have been put under the microscope by state legislatures, with some proposing laws restricting their identity and health care.It's hard to be a child. You navigate a new world, try to understand it, get to know yourself and…

On March 8, the Florida Legislature voted to pass the Parental Rights in Education Bill - colloquially known as the "Don't Say Gay" Bill (HB 1557) - which prohibits schools in the state from discussing sexual orientation or…

Strong pressure continues for states to pass tougher pay equity laws and enforce efforts to address pay inequality for certain protected classes, including women and people of color. Many states, including Illinois, have prioritized pay…

What's in a name? In Shakespeare, when Juliet asks this question regarding the surname of her forbidden lover, Romeo, Montague, it is an expression of lamentation. In her society, she is banished from a life with her true love. These…

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, announced the launch of a nationwide multimedia campaign to promote congressional approval of LGBTQ non-discrimination legislation known as the equality law.…

Alison Mau is a senior reporter at Thingand weekly columnist for the Sunday Star-Times. OPINION: In a week when daily Covid-19 cases topped 12,000 and war broke out in Eastern Europe, a little article about menstrual discrimination in a…

The bill is now returned to the House for consideration. ATLANTA — A state Senate bill that would bar transgender athletes from participating in gender-aligned school sports is becoming law in Georgia.…

In just four days, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott banned gender-affirming health care for trans minors, ordering everyone to report this care to the State under pain of criminal prosecution. How did…

TALAHASSEE - In a closely watched case that could have national repercussions, a federal appeals court on Tuesday peppered lawyers with questions in a lawsuit over whether a northeast Florida high school should have barred a transgender…

The United States Women's National Soccer Team (USWNT) has just scored one of its biggest goals yet – a major equal pay victory. On February 22, the team colonized their pay discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation for $24…

PIERRE — Months after vetoing an anti-trans sports bill, Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem last week proposed legislation banning trans women and girls from playing sports. Noem's bill would codify two executive orders — one for…

opinionVictor Ashe | Shopper News ColumnistU.S. District Judge Clifton Corker of Greeneville dismissed Rhonda Rice Clayton's gender discrimination lawsuit against the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce that was scheduled to go to trial in…

Guest column by Joel Erickson "History isn't there for you to like or dislike. It's there for you to learn from. And if it shocks you, that's even better. Because then you're less likely to repeat. It's not ours to…

President Joe Biden has sought to inject gender ideology into our laws since his first day in office. He might prefer a massive bill like the Equality Act that elevates the categories of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the…

A black gay woman who worked in a Tesla Inc. The factory accused the electric vehicle maker in a lawsuit of "festering" racism while ignoring racial and homophobic slurs and the physical injuries it endured.Kaylen Barker, a former contract…

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AUGUSTA, Maine — The Democrat leading a third charge to enshrine anti-discrimination protections in Maine's Constitution could expand her bill in a bid to win Republican support, but that might not be enough to win the votes it…

Tomorrow, our nation will officially commemorate the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who would have turned 93 on Saturday. Especially for many young Americans, it's easy to imagine that King belongs to a long-lost…

Each year, more and more LGBTQ candidates are running for and being elected to serve in local, state and federal offices. And 2022 does not look different. In the 2021 election cycle, there are over 1,000 LGBTQ representatives in the…

All public employers and private employers with 6 or more employees are bound by this law. Allegations of sexual harassment cannot be made if the sexual behavior was welcomed or occurred with mutual consent. Sexual…

Staff After nearly two years on the COVID roller coaster, let's start this next one by imagining what a return to semblance of reason might look like. We've unleashed our inside tipster to bring…

There has been a considerable struggle for the acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gay, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA) and other marginalized genders. Even when there is acceptance in the workplace or at home, LGBTQIA people…

Farah Diaz-Tello was a student at the University of Texas at Austin when she heard about a course on gender discrimination open to undergraduates and aligned with her interests.The course, Diaz-Tello recalls, was "chronically…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oral arguments in the appeal of players of the United States women's national soccer team seeking equal pay are scheduled for March. The 9th United States Court…

Voices from LGBTQ media and other community leaders reacted with shock and dismay to news of the death of Rebecca Juro, an uncompromising transgender activist, print journalist and internet radio host, on December 17. Juro, who was 59,…

MIDFIELD, Alabama (WIAT) - A lieutenant with the Midfield Police Department filed a complaint alleging the city discriminated against her on the basis of her gender and race. In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, Lt. Donna…

Yet another elite liberal institution denies science and embraces anarchy. In this case, the denial hurts the women, whom the Liberals claim to defend and respect. Americans are tolerant and open-minded, but we…

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. During the semester, students and organizations, such as Stand With Survivors SU, asked Syracuse University to reform its Title IX…

Q: My 12 year old son has had long hair for several years. He's been playing guitar since kindergarten and thinks his long blonde curls make him look like a rock star. His elementary teachers never said anything about it. He started…

According to a Polk County jury, an information technology worker at Des Moines Area Community College deserves $ 1.4 million in back wages and damages from her employer.Sandra Selden sued college in 2020, alleging she was paid "tens of…

Liberty University comes under scrutiny for its handling of sexual assault. A dozen former Liberty students and employees sued the university in July, alleging that Evangelical Christian University in Virginia "has intentionally created a…

MISSOULA - Former Montana women's basketball coach Lady Griz, Shannon Schweyen, is suing the university for gender discrimination after UM failed to renew her contract in April 2020.Schweyen filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in…

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the United States Department of Education has released a fact sheet that addresses the main issues intersex students face in schools and provides recommendations on how schools can support intersex…

Parental leave was put in the spotlight this week with news that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has taken time off for the birth and adoption of his twins. The strongest reaction came from Tucker…

WASHINGTON - No one could have imagined the life of Anna Pauline (Pauli) Murray, the black, queer and gender nonconforming civil rights pioneer who lived from 1910 to 1985. Few have done as much to make the world fairer than Murray. Last…

Experts recommend ways to foster workplaces free from sexual harassment.#MeToo took the world by storm in 2017.The hashtag has become a way of supporting survivors of sexual violence, as well as a battle cry for reform. #MeToo has brought…

Striving to increase inclusion and reduce barriers faced by people with disabilities, Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order to ensure that people with disabilities receive equal pay for the work they do as…

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Recruitment agency NSC Technologies, LLC assigned female employees to the Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. shipyard in Pascagoula, where they were subjected to a sexually hostile work environment…

The upcoming term of the United States Supreme Court has a host of issues including concert worker arbitration, union fee disputes and a school prayer battle, which if addressed by judges, will have a broad impact on the workplace. A dozen…

A school in Santa Maria has been charged with sex discrimination after refusing to play football against a…

NEW YORK, September 23, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Walmart, the country's largest private employer, hires thousands of new workers in the United States every year. But according to a recent lawsuit filed by Outten & Golden LLP and Youth…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) sued the Biden administration on Monday on guidelines it released in June requiring employers to offer certain protections to transgender workers.The Paxton trial - who appoints Equal Employment…

COLUMBUS, OH - A federal judge has lifted the race and gender-based hiring quotas imposed on the Cincinnati Police Department 40 years ago to address its lack of diversity, in line with the argument of the US Department of Justice that the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal judge has lifted the race and gender hiring quotas imposed on the Cincinnati Police Department 40 years ago to address its lack of diversity, in line with the argument of the US Department of Justice that the…

Carli Lloyd - American female footballers get same contracts as men - but equal pay row rages onThe United States women's football team has been offered identical contracts to its male counterparts. The move is one of the most significant…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A civil rights “power couple” are now immortalized on the FAMU campus. Part of Gamble Street has been renamed Robert and Trudie Perkins Way.Leon County Commissioners voted…

President Joe Biden delivers remarks to commemorate LGBTQ + Pride Month at the White House, June 25, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst / Reuters) Biden's mandate for physicians to…

PHILADELPHIA (CNS) - The Philadelphia-based Catholic Medical Association has joined a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's mandate that doctors and hospitals perform gender transition procedures on any patient despite any moral…

My hometown will always be Washington, DC This is where I was born and where I spent the first seven days of my life. However, as a longtime Virginian, where I live and attended schools, I straddle two communities that are important to…

A recent case brought by female physicians against Yale University highlights the difficulty of separating an academic medical center from a university when assessing the scope of Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of…

United States: EEOC issues guidelines on discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity…

We would like to thank Foley Summer Associate Tori Breese for his contributions to this article. Sexual misconduct on college campuses remains prevalent: Recent studies show that 13% of college students have reported non-consensual…

Students walk through the University of Oregon campus on a rainy March day in this 2015 file photo. Alain SylvestreRetired psychology professor Jennifer Freyd and the University of Oregon settled a roughly four-year legal battle on…

Friday July 9 Friday tea time and social events for LGBTQ seniors will take place at 2 p.m. on Zoom. You are welcome to bring your own drink. To access the Zoom link, send an email to: . Women in their 20s and 30s (WiTT) will take…

A federal appeals panel on Wednesday released a revised notice that ruled again for a transgender student in Florida, but on narrower grounds than a ruling last year.The new opinion suggests some behind-the-scenes wrangling over…

At least two Amazon employees have resigned in recent weeks to protest the company's decision to continue selling a book they say mentions young people who identify as transgender as mentally ill.The resignations come after a complaint…

This story originally appeared on LX.com The history books have yet to be written on the decision to move the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star game from Georgia to Colorado, but here are some of the other…

A former Penn State associate professor of earth and mineral sciences filed a lawsuit against the…

Dorothy Davis Stuck, a pioneering Arkansan newspaper editor, businesswoman and activist, died Thursday in Little Rock at the age of 100. Her career as an advocate for journalism, school desegregation and the advancement of women has…

What does a change in the rules for fair housing practices say about the Biden administration's approach to controversial education issues?Steps taken by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to bring back the Obama…

United States: Education Department extends Title IX protections to gay and transgender students…

For immediate release: Wednesday June 23, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the US Senate to pass the Equality Act,…

Uber Eats says apologized and resolved issues with app profiles that revealed Kansas man was transgenderThrough ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated PressJune 22, 2021, 10:26 PM• 4 minutes to readShare on FacebookShare on…

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The US Department of Education released a interpretation notice Wednesday to extend Title IX's ban on sex discrimination to gender identity and sexual orientation, reversing the opposing position taken by the Education Department under…

By Eric Rosane / [email protected] The Chehalis school district could jeopardize its public funding by failing to adopt a policy that promotes the inclusion of its transgender students and…

By Chandelis Duster and Devan Cole,…

The Justice Department, in a recent court case, said it could…

Amid the disappointment, the pride festivities continue, but many have been the subject of downsizing, postponements and, in some cases,…

In recent days, the US Department of Justice has taken positions that have disappointed Democrats and…

The app connects people and brands with causes using actionable content to facilitate tangible change such as virtual protests, one-click petitions, fundraisers, and community organizations for a variety of causes. New…

MONROE COUNTY, Michigan (FOX 2) - A black woman says her name was the n-word and was even face to face with a swastika, which the company said it would not remove because "it's a symbol of peace in the world. ancient times". Monroe…

United States: DOE to hold public hearings on Trump-Era Title IX rules and protections for LGBTQ + people in schools…

The Education Department began a lengthy job on Monday to rewrite the Title IX campus sexual misconduct rules with a week-long hearing expected to dismantle the Trump administration's regulations on the landmark civil rights law by…

Stonewall, the gay rights organization, is in trouble for distributing "questionable" gender advice. Several organizations have stopped using its diversity program; even Channel 4 has withdrawn. Obsessed with pronouns and toilets,…

Dear friend, This Tuesday kicked off Pride 2021, a month dedicated to celebrating the hard-won victories for LGBTQIA + equality that we have achieved, paying tribute to those who have sacrificed so much to progress and…

An order from a California judge allowing a class of 10,000 women to file a wage discrimination claim against Google Inc. offers a roadmap for other complainants seeking to tackle gender inequalities in the workplace, unlike other…

The department says the Mid-America Festivals Corporation violated state civil rights law by failing to provide a safe work environment free from sexual assault and harassment. An…

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act and its Implementing Regulation B (collectively, “ECOA”) prohibit discrimination against protected classes (eg, race, national origin, sex, age, etc.) in credit…

SEnat Democrats will put the filibuster to the test in June with a series of major political laws the GOP is set to block. © Provided by Washington Examiner Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told…

Scholarships created at several universities in Minnesota in memory of George Floyd may violate federal anti-discrimination laws, according to complaints from a professor. Mark Perry, a retired University of Michigan-Flint professor…

Ask people for adjectives to describe Nicola Sturgeon and the same few words tend to crop up: poised, perfectionist, regal. Sturgeon has been Scotland’s first…

The Biden administration is preparing to directly confront the rash of anti-LGBT, and specifically anti-trans bills proliferating in state legislatures, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the country’s…

The Iowa law that allows Medicaid to deny coverage for necessary procedures is outright discrimination. Katie goodaleThe Iowa State Capitol building is seen in Des Moines on April 9, 2019. Health care for transgender people is just…

Lawyers representing former transgender English teacher Jennifer Eller in a 2018 discrimination lawsuit against Prince George County Public Schools and the County Board of Education filed a petition in federal court this week last to…

(This story from April 29 is passed on to correct the spelling of the name Talbott in par 20)NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Candidate Joe Biden has pledged a “march to equality” for lesbian,…

Safter Christie Leonard moved to Manatee County in 2003, she began volunteering for Gospel crusade, a Bradenton nonprofit that manages The family church and Christian retreat conference center and produced videos for the Christian…

Marianas Casino is sexually harassed and retaliates against employees, accused by federal agency SAIPAN, CNMI - Imperial Pacific, based in Saipan, will pay $ 105,000 and provide other remedies to settle a lawsuit of gender…