Tag: Federal
Only In America : HASC Votes to Strip Away Important LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) strongly condemned an amendment approved during the House Armed Services Committee markup of the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Ted Olson and David Boies Support Comprehensive Federal LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
Acclaimed bipartisan legal duo announce support on eve of the introduction of the Equality Act in Congress.
New Report Outlines Wide-Sweeping Inequalities Faced by LGBT Americans
With the presidential election a mere two months away, the stakes are high for the estimated nine million lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans whose daily lives are limited by a lack of federal protections.
HRC Praises New Federal Guidance on Protecting Transgender Federal Workers
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest LGBT civil rights organisation, today praised the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for publishing guidance regarding transgender federal employees. Pursuant to a June 2009 presidential memorandum regarding federal employees, OPM added gender identity to the categories protected under the equal employment opportunity policy for Executive Branch positions.