Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ Castro Drops Sweeping Plan to Fight LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Adoptionout.com - Nico Lang The extensive proposal is the first of its kind put forward in the 2020 race. In the hours before a CNN LGBTQ+ Town Hall on Thursday, Julián Castro …
Christel van der BoomConversion Therapy This National Coming Out Day, it's time to put an end to LGBTQ conversion therapyNBC News - Luis ManchenoNo one should have to go through the same abuse I experienced, and that’s why it shocks me that conversion therapy is still legal in the majority of the U.S. My parents learned I was gay when I was 18.
Christel van der BoomSame-sex Marriage GOP panelist: Warren gay marriage quip: 'built to go viral on Twitter, but Twitter is not the general electorate'CNN
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ 4 winners and 3 losers from the presidential town hall on LGBTQ issuesVoxLast month, when 10 Democratic presidential candidates took the stage to discuss LGBTQ rights, the actual issues were often overshadowed by the number of gaffes and awkward moments. Tuesday night’s LGBTQ
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ How to watch tonight's CNN LGBTQ town hallCNN - By Kate Sullivan, CNNWashington (CNN) — CNN and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation will team up to host a town hall featuring Democratic presidential candidates answering questions on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
Christel van der BoomKamala Harris Kamala Harris vows to put LGBTQ+ people in Cabinet and top postsCBS News - Tim Perry Kamala Harris, if elected president, says she'll counter the violence and hatred aimed at transgender Americans with a set of initiatives help ensure …
Christel van der BoomOpinion Will the US supreme court protect gay and trans people's rights at work?The Guardian - Lawrence DouglasIt is said that William Brennan, the great US supreme court justice, liked to greet his incoming law clerks with a bracingly simple definition of constitutional doctrine: five votes. “You can’t do anything
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ Warren, Buttigieg and Harris release plans expanding LGBTQ protections ahead of town hall - CNNPoliticsCNN(CNN) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Kamala Harris all unveiled plans to expand LGBTQ protections and promote equal rights on Thursday, the
Christel van der BoomSocial Work Trump administration halts visas for same-sex partners of diplomats, UN employeesUSA TODAY - Kim HjelmgaardPresident Donald Trump's administration began denying visas to the unmarried, same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and officials and employees of the United Nations this week — making marriage a requirement
Christel van der BoomNews U.S. Supreme Court divided on LGBT employment protection; Gorsuch could be keyReuters - By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew ChungWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared closely divided over whether a landmark federal law forbidding sex discrimination in the workplace protects gay and transgender employees,
Christel van der BoomAsia U.S. Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Bias Suits by LGBT WorkersBloomberg - Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided over whether federal anti-discrimination law protects gay and transgender employees, as the justices heard …
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ Why the AMA’s standing up for LGBTQ rights in the Supreme CourtAmerican Medical Association - Kevin B. O'Reilly What’s the news: Oral arguments were held today in the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment …
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ Workplace Discrimination Is a Major Mental Health Issue for LGBTQ PeopleVICE - Harron WalkerIn case you weren’t aware, the Supreme Court of the United States will begin hearing three cases on Tuesday that will decide whether it is legal to fire someone on account of their sexual orientation gender
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ The LGBTQ Supreme Court Cases That Could Be More Consequential Than Gay MarriageBustle - Jo Yurcaba In September, Gillian Branstetter, the media relations manager for the National Center for Transgender Equality, asked an audience a simple question. …
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ The LGBTQ-Rights Movement Is Changing, and So Is the Supreme CourtThe Atlantic - Emma GreenThe Supreme Court that will hear LGBTQ discrimination cases this week is radically different from the Court that legalized same-sex marriage four years ago. A skydiving instructor in New York, a funeral-home
Christel van der BoomTransgender Supreme Court Weighs Major Gay, Transgender Employment Rights CasesHuffPost - The Huffington PostJustices are set to hear two hours of arguments in three related cases, with LGBTQ rights activists planning demonstrations outside the courthouse. WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ Court order overturns Tampa ban on conversion therapy, dismays Central Florida LGBTQ advocatesorlandosentinel.com - By Stephen Hudak LGBTQ activists who lobbied Orlando and Orange County leaders to ban conversion therapy as a treatment to “cure” gay juveniles of their sexual …
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ Nearly 50% of LGBTQ Americans are in the closet at workMarketWatch - By Kari Paul When Christine, at 25-year-old student who identifies as queer began to do rounds at local health clinics where she attends medical school in …
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ The Supreme Court is set to decide if it's OK to fire someone for being gaypinknews.co.uk The US Supreme Court is weighing in on three hugely important cases that will determine whether it’s legal to discriminate against LGBT+ people in …
Christel van der BoomSocial Justice Federal judge upholds right of Southern Poverty Law Center to refer to anti-gay group as “hate group”metroweekly.com - John Riley A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Florida-based anti-LGBTQ ministry against the Southern Poverty Law Center for designating it as a …
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ Please Don't Fire My Teacher Because She's Gayadvocate.com - Jessica Chiriboga The Supreme Court could soon rule employers have the right to terminate people because they're LGBTQ. Jessica Chiriboga pleads with the justices to …
Christel van der BoomOhio General Assembly Ohio House of Representatives denies anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ communitynbc4i.com - Jason Aubry COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Ohio House of Representatives is the only state entity that does not have anti-discrimination protections in place for LGBTQ …
Christel van der BoomTechnology YouTube moderation bots punish videos tagged as ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian,’ study findsThe Verge - Julia AlexanderA new investigation from a coalition of YouTube creators and researchers is accusing YouTube of relying on a system of “bigoted bots” to determine whether certain content should be demonetized, specifically
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ Gay man given electro shock therapy to ‘cure’ him of sexualitypinknews.co.uk A gay man has revealed that he underwent electric shock therapy while a student at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in the 1960s in an attempt to …
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ Court Says Adoption Agencies Can Turn Away Same-Sex Couplesout.com - Nico Lang Ten states allow Christian organization to discriminate in adoption and foster care placement. Discrimination is again the law of the land in …
Christel van der BoomDana Nessel Religious adoption agencies in Michigan can turn away LGBTQ couples, judge rulesmeaww.com - MEAWW LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Religious-based adoption agencies that contract with the state of Michigan will be allowed to refuse to place children in LGBT …
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ How much we lose at the Supreme Court will depend on how much we ignoreLGBTQ Nation - Katrina C. Rose Oral arguments are still a few weeks away, but it seems likely that the Supreme Court’s decision in Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC will not be in favor …
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ Study dispels stereotypes of rural LGBTQ people of colorNBC News - Julie MoreauRural America is home to millions of LGBTQ people of color, and a report from the Movement Advancement Project shines a spotlight on their experiences. Despite stereotypes about rural residents as exclusively
Christel van der BoomLGBTQ+ Bachelor in Paradise Is Redefining Queer Representation on Reality TVthem.us - Hilary Weaver Two women fell in love and left the Bachelor island happy, sealing this as the queerest summer for reality TV ever. Every Monday, my group of queer …
