37 U.S. Senators Call for Non-Discrimination Executive Order from President Obama The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) - the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization - applauded 37 United States senators, led by Sen. Jeff Merkley, who today sent a letter to President Obama urging him to issue an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Because of a lack of federal protections, it remains legal to fire or refuse to hire someone based on his or her sexual orientation in more than half the country - 29 states - and to base those same employment decisions on someone's gender identity in 34 states.
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IGLTA Foundation Makes Successful Debut
The IGLTA Foundation asserted itself this week as a force for creating dialogue between gay and mainstream travel professionals with the symposium "We're Out, Are You In?". At the Feb. 5 event, the foundation united more than 80 key players from tourism businesses, media, government, and charitable organizations around the topic of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender travel.
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President Vows Fairness, Opportunity for Modern Families
Family Equality Council tonight praised President Obama for laying out a second-term agenda in his State of the Union Address that includes issues important to modern families - including the one million families in this country with parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT). Family Equality Council Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler said the President is following through on his administration's commitment to make sure the nation's laws and policies reflect the rich diversity and pressing needs of all American families. Read on... |
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