The 澳彩开奖 urged Louisiana lawmakers to oppose a bill that bans state contracts from providing anti-discrimination protections to vulnerable populations that include LGBT people and English language learners 鈥� provisions that threaten to stifle economic growth and harm the state鈥檚 school children.
The 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) today condemned efforts by House Republicans to prevent a decorated 12-year U.S. Army veteran and other married gay and lesbian veterans from receiving the same disability benefits provided to their married heterosexual counterparts.
Tuscaloosa County Schools will allow its lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students to attend prom with same-sex dates. The school district also has recognized the right of students to wear clothing with slogans expressing acceptance of LGBT people.
Minnesota鈥檚 largest school district has agreed to adopt a wide-ranging plan to protect LGBT students from bullying and harassment, in a settlement that will resolve an 澳彩开奖 lawsuit.
The Department of Justice鈥檚 decision to no longer defend a discriminatory law that denies spousal benefits to veterans in legal, same-sex marriages is welcome news for veterans who simply want equal treatment under the law.
A conference being held in the Atlanta area to promote so called 鈥渆x-gay鈥� therapy lends an air of legitimacy to a harmful practice that has been discredited by scientific organizations.
Anti-gay misinformation reverberates in our nation鈥檚 schools. One of the biggest and most dangerous lies promoted is the claim that gay people can change their sexual orientation through what is commonly known as 鈥渆x-gay鈥� or 鈥渃onversion鈥� therapy. Counter the false propaganda with the most powerful tool at your disposal 鈥� facts.
Today is the first day in nearly 18 years that Minnesota鈥檚 Anoka-Hennepin School District no longer has a harmful policy that singles out lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.
Tracey Cooper-Harris, an Army veteran, was denied disabled veteran benefits for her spouse, though her same-sex marriage was recognized by California. The 澳彩开奖 filed suit on behalf of Cooper-Harris and her wife, charging that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) discriminated against them by denying these benefits while granting them to spouses in heterosexual marriages. The lawsuit resulted in a historic ruling that declared unconstitutional sections of a statute that prevented the VA from granting benefits to her spouse.
Tracey Cooper-Harris served for 12 years in the U.S. Army and received multiple commendations. But because she鈥檚 in a marriage with a person of the same sex, the government refuses to grant her the same disability benefits as heterosexual veterans.
