Tag: discrimination
Russia and Egypt Attack Sexual Orientation Protections in Olympic Truce at the UN
Over the next two weeks, a decision will be made at the United Nations (UN) on whether governments globally will accept discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea.
New study: LGBTI people face inequalities, barriers, and discrimination when accessing health services
Health professionals and service users agree: LGBTI people face health inequalities, barriers, and discrimination when accessing health services shows new study.
TLDEF Condemns DOJ Memo Sanctioning Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Under the Guise of “Religious Liberty”
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund condemns in the strongest possible terms the memo issued by Attorney General Jeff Sessions today, deceptively titled “Federal Law Protections For Religious Liberty.”
TLDEF Condemns Action by AG Sessions to Rescind Workplace Protections for Transgender Americans
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund today denounces Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to roll back a federal policy recognising trans protections. The policy, announced in a 2014 Department of Justice memo during the Obama Administration, recognised that transgender employees are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Highest ever fine imposed on swimming-pool discriminating against LGBTQ sports club in Hungary
The Equal Treatment Authority found that a local-government run swimming pool discriminated against an LGBTQ sports club when it declined to rent out two of its swimming lanes for a sport event. The Authority imposed a fine of 1 million HUF.
Victory! EEOC Finds Evidence of Job Discrimination by Walmart Against TLDEF Client in North Carolina
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund has secured a victory before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) on behalf of a transgender woman who endured employment discrimination at a Sam’s Club store in Kannapolis, North Carolina.