 LGBT Workers Arrested at Speaker John Boehner`s Office LGBT workers from states without employment protections based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity were arrested earlier today outside Speaker of the House John Boehner's Congressional office. The LGBT workers were calling on Speaker Boehner to immediately support and move forward the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) for a vote after the legislation has languished in Congress for nearly 40 years.
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Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act Could Help LGBT Americans Realize American Dream
With no federal law protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people from discrimination in securing credit, thousands of Americans face unfair challenges in buying a home, going to college, or starting a small business. To ensure all qualified people have access to the financial credit necessary to build a productive life, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) today introduced the Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (FDCA) in the U.S. Senate and Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) introduced the bill in the House of Representatives. FDCA would amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to prohibit discrimination in the provision of credit based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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New Report on Southern Movements Across Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation:
A new report released by the Applied Research Center (ARC) examines challenges and opportunities at the intersection of the movement for racial justice and LGBT activism in the U.S. South. In Better Together in the South: Building Movements across Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation, ARC identifies demographics changes, noteworthy trends, and key strategies that Southern organizations have been using, with the report outlining recommendations for continued work on these issues. |
