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By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, DC - Apple, Google and Microsoft are just a few of the major technology companies that are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case of alleged employment discrimination simply on the basis of sexual orientation. According to the Amicus brief which is a submission by parties not [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer The U.S. Supreme Court once again has rejected a challenge to California's ban on the debunked gay conversion therapy. All 9 justices did not comment Monday in refusing to hear an appeal from a San Diego minister and several other co-plaintiffs who argued that the law violated their First Amendment [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer While the Trump administration is busy attempting to erase our progress for civil rights over the past 8 years, for the second time in one week, a Federal court has handed the LGBTQ community a second legal victory. On Wednesday, a U.S. district judge Raymond Moore ruled that a Colorado [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, D.C ― The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said today that a provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which bans gender-based discrimination, also protects gay and lesbian employees. The ruling made history as it is the first time that a full federal appeals court ruling has come [...]
KNOXVILLE, TN — (07-18-22) — Judge Charles E. Atchley Jr. of Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee temporarily blocked enforcing protections to LGBTQ individuals, siding with 20 state attorneys general who sued the Biden administration over guidelines on the rights for LGBTQ workers and students. Judge, Charles E. Atchley Jr's ruling comes [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (02-22-22) — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday, to review an argument in the case of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, a case about a Colorado wedding website designer's refusal to make her services available for same-sex weddings. Nearly four years after the SCOTUS declined to decide whether compelling a Colorado [...]
GLOUCESTE, VA — (08-26-21) — A Virginia school board announced on Thursday they've reached a settlement with Gavin Grimm, a transgender man who sued the Gloucester Country School Board after the school officials did not allow him to use the bathroom that corresponds with his gender identity. The Gloucester Country School Board agreed to pay [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-11-19) — Trump's Gay Ninth Circuit Nominee, conservative Judge Patrick Bumatay, was confirmed to the U.S. Appeals Court Ninth Circuit by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Bumatay makes history by becoming the highest-ranking federal judge from the LGBTQ community. Judge Patrick Bumatay also made history by becoming the highest-ranking federal judge of [...]
The 'White House' has instructed the 'Department of Labor' to allow Federal Contractors LGBTQ Related Discrimination in a memo signed by acting director of the 'Department of Labor' , Craig E. Leen last Friday. Not only does the memo green light Federal Contractors to use their religious beliefs but has instructed Department of Labor employees [...]
TUSLA, OK — (10-10-23) — U.S. District Judge John Heil has allowed a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect, adding to a growing split among judges on whether such laws are constitutional and are able to be enforced based on the constitution. Gender-affirming care includes puberty blockers, hormones and surgery. [...]