Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) had a chat with Family Research Council hate group leader Tony Perkins today, and Perkins asked Gohmert about the Employment … [Read more...] about Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Says ENDA is ‘War on Religion’, Rips Those Who Ignore ‘Plumbing God Created’: VIDEO
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Senate Hears from First-Ever Transgender Witness as Kylar Broadus Testifies on ENDA: VIDEO
As Andrew reported last week, Kylar Broadus, founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition, became the first transgender witness to testify before … [Read more...] about Senate Hears from First-Ever Transgender Witness as Kylar Broadus Testifies on ENDA: VIDEO
Watch LIVE: Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
Live on CSPAN HERE. The Senate HELP Committee hears about employment discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans. … [Read more...] about Watch LIVE: Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
Transgender Man To Testify Before Senate On ENDA Legislation
History will be made at the U.S. Senate next week when Kylar Broadus becomes the first openly transgender person to testify before the body's … [Read more...] about Transgender Man To Testify Before Senate On ENDA Legislation
Oklahoma GOP Congressman James Lankford Explains Why it’s Okay to Fire Someone for Being Gay: VIDEO
Think Progress caught up with GOP Oklahoma Rep. James Lankford on Capitol Hill last week and asked him if he would support legislation that prohibits … [Read more...] about Oklahoma GOP Congressman James Lankford Explains Why it’s Okay to Fire Someone for Being Gay: VIDEO
Does Title VII Protect Transgender People and Gays from Employment Discrimination?
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANWhen the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stated that gender-identity discrimination is banned under Title … [Read more...] about Does Title VII Protect Transgender People and Gays from Employment Discrimination?
GetEQUAL Bringing Some Muscle To Non-Discrimination Action
GetEQUAL vowed to start slow but then increase intensity in its protests against President Obama's rejection of an executive order prohibiting … [Read more...] about GetEQUAL Bringing Some Muscle To Non-Discrimination Action
John Boehner Claims ‘Ample Laws’ Protect Gay Workers
If you hope John Boehner is going to help President Obama pass a comprehensive Employment Non-Discrimination Act, don't hold your breath. The … [Read more...] about John Boehner Claims ‘Ample Laws’ Protect Gay Workers
The Political Science of President Obama’s LGBT Employment Non-Discrimination Failure
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANPresident Obama missed an opportunity to simultaneously protect LGBT Americans and paint Mitt Romney into a corner when the … [Read more...] about The Political Science of President Obama’s LGBT Employment Non-Discrimination Failure
Tico Almeida Describes Baffling White House Meeting Over LGBT Non-Discrimination Snub: VIDEO
Freedom to Work's Tico Almeida, who spoke to Michelangelo Signorile in an interview I posted about earlier this morning about the White … [Read more...] about Tico Almeida Describes Baffling White House Meeting Over LGBT Non-Discrimination Snub: VIDEO