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MD: House Passes Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act
The Maryland House of Delegates today passed the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act (HB 235), which would prohibit discrimination in the areas of employment, housing and credit. The measure passed...
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MD: Senate President Promises to Expedite Gender Identity Bill
The Maryland Senate’s Judicial Proceedings Committee held a hearing on House Bill 235, the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, today, April 7, taking testimony in favor of and against the bill....
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MD: Transgender Bill Put on Hold
A committee of the Maryland State Senate voted 6-5 to place a temporary hold on a transgender non-discrimination bill on Friday, adding yet another roadblock to a measure that survived a procedural...
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MD: Equality Maryland Says Votes Are There in Senate for Gender Identity Bill
The Maryland General Assembly adjourns on Monday, April 11. Time is running out to pass the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination bill (HB 235). That legislation made it through the House on March 26th....
View ArticleThe Difference Between Gender Identity and Gender Expression
Gender Identity is not the same thing as Gender Expression…Some miseducate that they are two peas in a pod, which is delaying legislative change. We must counter the miseducation and make a...
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US: Bill Would Add Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity to Housing Laws as...
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts has introduced federal legislation to expressly prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination in housing. The bill, known as the Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act, or HOME...
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USA: EEOC Rules Gender Identity Covered by Title VII
An employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis of the person’s gender identity is violating the prohibition on sex discrimination contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights...
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Utah, USA: State Senate Considers Anti Discrimination Bill
Even in Utah! Who knows if it will pass, but the Utah state Senate is considering a bill offering protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. LGBTQ Nation reports: This is the fifth...
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USA: Persecution of Gays is a Crime Against Humanity, Judge Rules
from Google MapsIn a case against anti-gay activist Scott Lively, a US judge ruled that persecution on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation is a crime against humanity. Joe.My.God...
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USA, Idaho: Gay Rights Activists Arrested
43 gay rights activists from the Add the 4 Words movement were arrested in the Idaho legislature yesterday. The Dallas Voice reports: Police arrested dozens of gay rights activists Monday after a...
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