Tag: USA
LSU Football Team Highlights Both Progress and Remaining Work in Tackling Homophobia in Sports
A Louisiana State University football player and coach made offensive remarks about LGBT athletes this week, with running back Alfred Blue implying a gay man wouldn’t be welcome on his team: “Football is supposed to be this violent sport — this aggressive sport that grown men are supposed to play.
New Boy Scouts Resolution Continues Discrimination Against Parents and in Employment
Today the Boy Scouts of America Executive Committee proposed a resolution that would establish a nondiscrimination policy ending the longstanding discriminatory ban on gay Scouts, while keeping discriminatory practices in place for gay and lesbian parents, Scout leaders, and in employment.
Boy Scouts continue discriminating against gay adults and parents
GLAAD, America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organisation, today responded to the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) proposal to maintain its ban on gay and lesbian parents.
New Boy Scouts Resolution Continues Discrimination Against Parents and in Employment
Today the Boy Scouts of America Executive Committee proposed a resolution that would establish a nondiscrimination policy ending the longstanding discriminatory ban on gay Scouts, while keeping discriminatory practices in place for gay and lesbian parents, Scout leaders, and in employment.
USA : RNC to Consider Anti-Marriage Resolution
At their spring meeting in Los Angeles this weekend, the Republican National Committee will consider a resolution that, if adopted, would dig in the party’s heels opposing marriage equality while the American people – Democrats, Independents and Republicans alike – continue to move in the opposite direction.
GLAAD joins thousands calling on Smith College to end trans discrimination
GLAAD, U.S lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced that it has joined more than 3,000 Change.org petition signers and student organizers at Smith College to call for an end to the school’s policy that unfairly rejects the admission applications of some transgender women.