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12 10, 2017

Apple, Google, Microsoft and More Urge Supreme Court to Here Gay Rights Case

2026-05-31T16:09:17-07:00October 12th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

6 10, 2017

Sessions Outlines Plan for Eliminating Gay Rights, LGBT Discrimination in Broad Exemptions for Religious Freedom

2026-05-31T16:09:20-07:00October 6th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON D.C — Attorney General Jeff Sessions continues on his never ending quest to roll back all of the progress made by the LGBT community over the past few years by issuing government-wide legal guidance that urges sweeping protection for religious freedom that could impact a huge amount of pending [...]

5 05, 2017

LGBTQ Rights Bill Introduced In Congress By More Than 200 Members

2026-05-31T16:09:22-07:00May 5th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , , |

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, [...]

7 03, 2017

Supreme Court Refuse to Rule on Transgender Rights Case

2026-05-31T16:09:23-07:00March 7th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By:Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer The U.S Supreme Court refused to hear the transgender rights in schools case and referred it back to the lower courts.  The court has backed out of a high-profile case Monday in which a Virginia high school student was discriminated against and had filed suit against his school district so that [...]

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