Sexual orientation discrimination? It's already illegal, rules EEOC

Sexual orientation discrimination? It's already illegal, rules EEOC

The ruling — approved by a 3-2 vote of the five-person commission — applies to federal employees’ claims directly, but it also applies to the entire EEOC, which includes its offices across the nation that take and investigate claims of discrimination in private employment.

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Day of Decision Event to be held at Center for Civil and Human Rights

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Day of Decision Event to be held at Center for Civil and Human Rights

Following a decision on marriage by the U.S. Supreme Court – win or lose – The LGBT Institute at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Georgia Equality, Freedom to Marry, and the Atlanta community will come together to mark this historic moment and talk about what the ruling means for same-sex couples and their families.

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Tolerance Seen in His Sacramento Roots

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Tolerance Seen in His Sacramento Roots

“Advocates of same-sex marriage predict Justice Kennedy will take the next big step, by ruling it is protected under the Constitution.” 

(Photo: Max Whittaker for The New York Times)

 

AMA: End Transgender Military Ban

AMA: End Transgender Military Ban

The American Medical Association (AMA) passed a historic resolution declaring that "there is no medically valid reason to exclude transgender individuals" from U.S. military service.

 (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Supreme Court Marriage Ruling: No Silver Bullet for LGBT Equality

Supreme Court Marriage Ruling: No Silver Bullet for LGBT Equality

Black and brown people have been fighting for justice for centuries, and we celebrate the fact that more same-gender-loving couples can get married. But LGBT people of color are facing compounded discrimination based on our race, sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Photo: Time

Justices to Hear Arguments on Constitutionality of Same-Sex Marriage

Justices to Hear Arguments on Constitutionality of Same-Sex Marriage

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments on whether there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The session, scheduled to last two and a half hours, is the last public step before a decision, expected in June, that will resolve one of the great open questions in modern constitutional law.

Photo: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

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LGBT Rights Victory Handed Down In Kenyan Court

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LGBT Rights Victory Handed Down In Kenyan Court

The country could become a bright spot for LGBT rights in East Africa following a ruling on Friday.

Georgia Says It Will Allow Hormones for Transgender Inmates

Georgia Says It Will Allow Hormones for Transgender Inmates

The policy change, which occurred Tuesday, was revealed in a federal court hearing on Thursday in Macon in the case of Ashley Diamond, 37, a transgender woman housed in a men’s prison, who said that three years ago Georgia illegally cut off the hormone treatment she had been taking for half her life.

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A New Battle at the UN Could Decide What 'LGBT' Means

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A New Battle at the UN Could Decide What 'LGBT' Means

As LGBT issues gain prominence at the global level, data will become a more important part of the debate. The Commission may be where the real battle takes place to define the reality of LGBT people.

NYTimes: Religious Protection Laws, Once Called Shields, Are Now Seen as Cudgels

NYTimes: Religious Protection Laws, Once Called Shields, Are Now Seen as Cudgels

 "Robert Katz, a professor at Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law, said that Indiana already had strong constitutional protections for religious belief and that the new law seemed to result more from fear of same-sex marriage than from any demonstrated need."

Photo by Andrew Craig Williams