Equality
-
Supreme Court Rules That LGBT Americans Are Covered Under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Cannot Be Fired For Being Gay
The 6-3 opinion was written by Justice Neil Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's four…
Read More » -
Gay History – April 17, 1965: Frank Kameny Leads The First Gay & Lesbian Protest At The White House
On April 17th, 1965 Dr. Frank Kameny, along with gay rights pioneer Jack Nichols, who co-founded the Mattachine Society of Washington,…
Read More » -
Polish Police Use Water Cannons Against Anti-LGBT Protesters During PRIDE March in Lublin – VIDEO
Polish Police used water cannons and pepper spray and arrested dozens of far-right anti-LGBT protesters who tried to disrupt an…
Read More » -
Over 8000 March in Kiev, Ukraine Pride Parade – [Video]
Over 8,000 people people turned out on Sunday for Kiev's annual Gay Pride parade amid tight security as far-right activists…
Read More » -
Supreme Court Set to Decide If The 1964 Civil Rights Act Applies to LGBT Workers
The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would decide whether the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantees protections from…
Read More » -
Southwest Airlines Deny Family Boarding Privileges To Gay Couple With Their Children
A same-sex family from Florida say they were discriminated against by Southwest Airlines after reportedly being denied access to pre-board…
Read More » -
Seventh Circuit Federal Court Strikes Huge Blow For Equality, LGB’s Covered Under 1964 Civil Rights Act
In an 8-3 ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday struck a massive blow for…
Read More » -
Congressional Democrats To Introduce LGBT Equality Act This Month
Via Buzzfeed: Democrats in Congress plan to reintroduce legislation this month that would ban LGBT discrimination nationwide, despite facing a conservative…
Read More » -
Federal Judge Rules That Gay Discrimination Violates Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
A federal judge has ruled that discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of illegal gender…
Read More » -
House Rep Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) To Push Again On LGBT Anti-Discrimination Measure
House Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) has tirelessly led efforts to support LGBT non-discrimination protections in the U.S. House of…
Read More »