Tag: New Jersey
Bipartisan Campaign Launched to Pass Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Today the bipartisan campaign Americans for Workplace Opportunity announced it had formed in order to take advantage of a historic opportunity to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act 19 years after its first introduction – a bill to ban workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
HRC Calls for Pro-Equality Senate Appointee from Christie
Following the passing of longtime LGBT ally Senator Frank Lautenberg, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) president Chad Griffin has called on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to appoint a successor who shares Lautenberg’s commitment to equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality.
Mike Rice fired as Rutgers coach after airing of practice video
Mike Rice was fired as the Rutgers basketball coach Wednesday, one day after ESPN aired a video that showed him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players and directing anti-gay slurs toward them during practice.
Mike Rice fired as Rutgers coach after airing of practice video
Mike Rice was fired as the Rutgers basketball coach Wednesday, one day after ESPN aired a video that showed him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players and directing anti-gay slurs toward them during practice.
Joint statement regarding destruction of Hurricane Sandy and LGBT families
Recently, we have seen massive destruction across the eastern United States as a result of Hurricane Sandy and winter storms. But in the midst of this tragedy we have also seen a tremendous outpouring of support and generosity within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
AT&T recognised for inclusion of LGBT professionals in its workforce
The inclusive AT&T workforce is being recognised by two national and state organisations. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) honoured AT&T with the “Corporate Leader Award” at the GLAAD Media Awards, while Garden State Equality, a LGBT civil rights organisation in New Jersey, named AT&T an “Equality Company of the Year 2011.”