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8 03, 2018

New Hampshire Votes To Protect Transgenders From Discrimination

By JRL Charts|2025-06-18T10:54:49-07:00March 8th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Governor Sununu, HB 1319, human rights campaign, Marty Rouse, New Hampshire, Rep. Al Baldasaro, REp. Jeanine Notter, Transgender anti-discrimination Bill|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA In another shocking and landmark decision, transgender rights just got backing in New Hampshire’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives! Yes, the New Hampshire State House which holds a Republican majority, voted on Wednesday in favor of a bill entitled HB 1319, that prohibits discrimination against [...]

21 11, 2017

Anti-Gay Marriage Groups Knew Ohio Lawmaker Was Gay and Kept Quiet

By JRL Charts|2026-02-24T11:02:58-08:00November 21st, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: anti-gay groups, associated press, Citizens for Community Values, council for national policy, gay Columbus news, Ohio's Conservative Republican Leadership Committee, Wes Goodman|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics COLUMBUS, OH – (11-21-2017) – Hypocrisy has gone crazy as we have now learned that the nation's leading anti-gay marriage organization was among the Christian conservative groups that knew that now resigned out of disgraced Ohio Assemblymen Wes Goodman, was Gay. Related Coverage Links on [...]

26 07, 2017

DOJ Goes After LGBT Workplace Protections Under Title VII

By JRL Charts|2025-11-20T14:38:03-08:00July 26th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, department of justice, Gay Washington D.C. News: LGBTQ Politics & Culture in the Capital, James Esseks, Jeff Sessons, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & HIV Project, LGBT workplace protections, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Shannon Minter | LGBTQ Legal Advocate & Civil Rights Attorney|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 26, 2017) — The U.S. Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is preparing to file a legal brief with the conservative-leaning 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [...]

5 05, 2017

LGBTQ Rights Bill Introduced In Congress By More Than 200 Members

By JRL Charts|2024-04-08T09:42:49-07:00May 5th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Civil Rights Act of 1964, LGBT Political News, lgbt politics, LGBTQ rights|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON D.C – Currently, the majority of U.S. states do not have protections for LGBTQ rights. In fact, did you know that it is perfectly legal for business owners to post a sign in their window stating "NO Gays Allowed"? While there aren't any reports of such behavior taking place, [...]

31 01, 2017

President Trump Will Enforce LGBTQ Workplace Protections

By JRL Charts|2024-04-08T09:41:32-07:00January 31st, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Affordable Care Act, AIDS, HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) — Treatment, Prevention & Public Health Coverage, Human Rights Council, lgbt politcal news, lgbt politics, president trump, transgender people, Will Protect LGBTQ Rights in Workplace|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer The White House confirmed early Tuesday in a press statement that President Trump will continue to enforce an Obama-era executive order protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees in the workplace. “President Donald J. Trump is determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the [...]

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