Tag: discrimination
EU: One in two LGBT people discriminated against, new study finds
Today the EU Fundamental Rights Agency will publish the first-ever comparative study on the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the 27 Member States and Croatia.
Transsexuals call for laws to help minorities
After legal victory allowing her to wed, ‘W’ says the fight is not over and leading campaigner says more must be done to end discrimination.
Same-sex ‘kiss-in’ shows support for gay McDonald’s worker
A McDonald’s worker who claims he was unfairly discriminated against because he is gay protested alongside colleagues and members of the gay community tonight in central Auckland.
Texas A&M Rejects Student Group LGBT Discrimination
Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, praised the decision of Texas A&M Student Body President John L. Claybrook to veto a bill that would have allowed discrimination against on-campus LGBT organisations.
Pro-Equality Groups Ask President Obama to Ban LGBT Discrimination by Federal Contractors
Yesterday more than 50 civil rights, religious, professional, labour, civic and education organizations sent a letter to President Obama calling for an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating in employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Law reform call for LGBT parents
About 16% of gay and lesbian parents have no legal status over their children, research has found.