Tag: USA
Anti-LGBTQ Mike Pence praises rule that would let adoption agencies exclude gay parents
The Trump administration’s proposed rule would allow adoption agencies that refuse to place children with LGBTQ families to still collect federal dollars.
U.S. Supreme Court Case on Anti-LGBTIQ Discrimination to Have International Implications
On October 8, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States of America started hearing arguments in a case which will determine whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sex, race, colour, national origin and religion, applies to cases of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
TLDEF Files Federal Lawsuit Against Houston County, Georgia for Excluding Medically-Necessary Transgender Health Care in Employee Health Plan
Suit on Behalf of Sheriff’s Deputy Anna Lange, a Dedicated Public Employee Who Has Served Houston County for 13 Years.
OutRight Comments on Donald Trump’s Address the United Nations General Assembly
Today, Donald Trump addressed world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly with a speech purportedly supporting international human rights and global peace efforts, while undermining them.
Turkish minister claims U.S. provided $22 million in aid to LGBTQ foundation in Ankara
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has claimed that the United States has provided financial aid in the amount of $22 million to a LGBTQ foundation in the capital city of Ankara, according to a report on the Artı Gerçek news website.
Gay workers not covered by civil rights law, Trump administration tells Supreme Court
The Justice Department, in a brief submitted to the high court Friday, argued that Title VII «does not bar discrimination because of sexual orientation».