Month: June 2020
Supreme Court Victory! Federal Law Protects Transgender Workers
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) hailed today’s landmark Supreme Court ruling that transgender people cannot be fired for who they are. In a 6-to-3 ruling, the chief justices issued a sweeping decision that affirms federal law protects transgender and non-binary as well as lesbian, gay, and bisexual workers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, rejecting the federal administration’s attempts to roll back employment protections.
Associated Studios launch a new Master’s in Musical Theatre Performance validated by Wolverhampton University
Associated Studios Performing Arts Academy is thrilled to announce the launch of a Master’s degree in Musical Theatre Performance, validated by the University of Wolverhampton.
Trans Vegas 2020 goes Digital
This June (19th – 21st) will see the fourth annual Trans Vegas arts festival in Manchester. In the light of the COVID-19 lockdown the festival will, for the first time, run as a digital event online.
Gov. Tony Evers orders gay pride flag to fly over Wisconsin Capitol
U.S Gov. Tony Evers has ordered a rainbow flag symbolising gay pride to be flown over the Wisconsin state Capitol for the second time in state history, the first time was in 2019.
Northern Pride to go ahead…Online
This year’s Northern Pride will go ahead – with a full day of events taking place virtually.
The Coman case can only be the start of further equality for rainbow families
On 5 June 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a landmark ruling in the
Coman case.1 In its preliminary ruling, the Court established that, for the purposes of the grantof family reunification rights, same sex-spouses have the right to move together across the internal boundaries of the Union, regardless of different national laws on same-sex marriage.