FL: Leon County Considering Gay Anti Discrimination Ordinance
Lisa Comingore, an assistant attorney general for the state of Florida, knows what it’s like to be forced out of a job over sexual orientation. Comingore, 39, took a job as a staff attorney with a...
View ArticlePA: Annual Equality Forum Draws Thousands
Unseasonably sultry weather drew tens of thousands of people to the Piazza in Philadelphia on Sunday, May 2, for the annual Equality Forum. Dozens of same-sex couples exchanged wedding vows under a...
View ArticleILGA, Amnesty International Release International Reports on GLBTI Rights
Two reports released by international human rights defenders have put the spotlight on global GLBTI rights. The Amnesty International Report 2010 and the ILGA 2010 State-Sponsored Homophobia report...
View ArticleMalta: Parliament Committee Talks About Gay Rights
What happens in the bedroom is, up to a point, the government’s business, because it often had to solve problems caused there, the chairman of the House Social Affairs Committee, Edwin Vassallo said....
View ArticleUK: Minister for Equalities Pledges to Amend Remaining Inequalities for LGBT...
Liberal Democrat politician and Minister for Equalities, Lynne Featherstone, has vowed to amend the last remaining legal inequalities within the gay community, today. Speaking to PinkPaper.com behind...
View ArticleMO: Governor Expands Anti Discrimination Policy to Cover Gays/Lesbians
It’s relatively basic: Laws are created after the Legislature approves a bill and the governor signs it. But that is not the only way for chief executives to enact policy. Gov. Jay Nixon used such an...
View ArticlePanama: Government Considers Anti Discrimination Law for Gays, Lesbians
The Panamanian National Assembly started to discuss a new law that would protect people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Dayra García, from the website Corresponsales Clave [es],...
View ArticleWhere Racial Justice Intersects With LGBT Equality
A new report on the relationship between racial justice organizations and LGBT communities was the focus of a workshop and discussion Sept. 24 at the Facing Race conference held in Chicago. The report,...
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MI: Holland City Council Considering Anti Discrimination Bill for Gays/Lesbians
Dustin Lance Black has his fingers crossed. The Academy Award-winning screenwriter has his eye on Holland this week, with city officials revisiting the idea of an anti-discrimination ordinance that...
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OH: Campaign to Keep Bowling Green’s LGBT Ordinances Ahead
The campaign to preserve Bowling Green’s LGBT-inclusive equality ordinances appears to be winning, but the contest will be close, and additional resources are needed. How the measures stand with voters...
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