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Today, the Indiana House of Representatives, with a vote of 63-31, passed a bill designed to allow private businesses, individuals and organizations to discriminate against anyone in Indiana on religious grounds. Jennifer Pizer, National Director of Lambda Legal’s Law and Policy Project, issued the following statement condemning SB 101’s passage, which Governor Pence has vowed to sign into Indiana law:
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Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sounded the alarm on anti-LGBT legislation in Nevada – SB272 in the Senate and AB277 in the Assembly – that threatens jobs, the state economy, and undermines the state’s civil rights laws. The legislation would allow people to use their religion to challenge or opt out of various laws, including state and local laws, that protect LGBT people… Read the rest

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Groundbreaking report from broad coalition examines poverty and economic vulnerability of LGBT women.
According to a new report released by a broad coalition of research and advocacy organizations, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, women are among the most at risk of poverty in America. Due to discriminatory laws, America’s 5.1 million LGBT women face lower pay, frequent harassment, compromised access to health care,… Read the rest

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Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, confirmed that MillerCoors Chairman Pete Coors had withdrawn from participating in an event hosted by the group, Legatus.  The event and its organizers have been under fire recently over the organization’s discriminatory and dangerous positions on LGBT people.
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Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, confirmed that MillerCoors Chairman Pete Coors had withdrawn from participating in an event hosted by the group, Legatus.  The event and its organizers have been under fire recently over the organization’s discriminatory and dangerous positions on LGBT people.
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LGBT activists must adapt to new political realities
 
As the 113th Congress quickly fades into an unproductive sunset, prospects for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), first introduced in the 103rd Congress in 1994, have faded with it. President Obama for the entirety of his administration has alienated Republicans, even those inclined to work with him, by politically going it on his own with support… Read the rest

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Pride at Work Statement on the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Issuing the Final Rule to Implement President Obama’s Executive Order Barring LGBT Workplace Discrimination for Federal Contractors
Today, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, which is housed within the Department of Labor, issued it’s final rule changing federal policy to ban federal contractors from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Pride at… Read the rest

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Transgender commemoration comes as the nation moves forward on LGBT equality, but anti-transgender violence continues at extremely alarming rates
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, joins in today’s commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance. The 16th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance is a solemn tribute to those who have lost their lives to anti-transgender hatred… Read the rest

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HRC Foundation’s 2015 Corporate Equality Index Spotlights LGBT Inclusion in the Workplace
The nation’s top companies and law firms are increasingly setting the standard for transgender inclusion in the workplace, according to a report issued today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization.
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New Williams Institute Study Finds Rapid Increase in U.S. Public Support for LGBT Rights in Last Three Decades
Findings suggest that increase in public support comes from people of all ages, not just younger generation
Public support for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the United States has increased significantly over the last three decades, according to a new study… Read the rest

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New HRC LGBT Inclusion report also finds that a record number of Americans now live in cities with comprehensive protections and inclusive laws for transgender people
At a time when many states continue to drag their feet on fully-inclusive LGBT laws and policies, the nation’s cities are stepping up in record numbers to ensure that all people are treated equally, according to a report issued… Read the rest

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