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Co-Authored with Gender Spectrum, Report Underscores Needs of Transgender and Other Gender-Expansive Youth
In a move that will make great strides in supporting young people with a range of gender identities, Facebook today announced it has expanded the way users can identify their gender on their profile. The need for the social media giant’s change is bolstered by a new report released today on gender-expansive… Read the rest

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by Jennifer Jigour
Two lessons I’ve learned in life are to looks at things from different perspectives and to challenge my own beliefs.
When the first shouts of Olympic boycotting came out, I was right there cheering on Stephen Frys’ open letter to David Cameron and the IOC. George Takei’s idea of moving the Olympics wasn’t a bad idea either. At least that way we… Read the rest

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by Jennifer Jigour
Two lessons I’ve learned in life are to looks at things from different perspectives and to challenge my own beliefs.
When the first shouts of Olympic boycotting came out, I was right there cheering on Stephen Frys’ open letter to David Cameron and the IOC. George Takei’s idea of moving the Olympics wasn’t a bad idea either. At least that way we… Read the rest

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Today a federal court in San Antonio held the first-ever hearing on marriage for same-sex couples in Texas. The lawsuit, filed by two same-sex couples, seeks to overturn a constitutional amendment banning marriage for same-sex couples in Texas.
Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:
“A federal court in Texas heard today – as did courts in Utah and… Read the rest

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Today a federal court in San Antonio held the first-ever hearing on marriage for same-sex couples in Texas. The lawsuit, filed by two same-sex couples, seeks to overturn a constitutional amendment banning marriage for same-sex couples in Texas.
Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:
“A federal court in Texas heard today – as did courts in Utah and… Read the rest

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Approximately 66,000 LGBT workers in South Carolina are vulnerable to employment discrimination absent state or federal legal protections, according to a new report co-authored by Amira Hasenbush, Jim Kepner Law and Policy Fellow; Gregory Davis, Gleason/Kettel Fellow; and Christy Mallory, Senior Counsel at the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute. Four localities in South Carolina prohibit public sector employment discrimination against LGBT people, yet 82… Read the rest

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Regnerus signs onto amicus brief against marriage equality in Utah case
Mark Regnerus is once again using junk science from his roundly discredited 2012 study to make the case for denying equality to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans. Regnerus yesterday signed on to an amicus brief filed in the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which is currently considering the constitutionality of Utah’s… Read the rest

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Today the Department of Justice issued a memo extending new federal protections to legally married same-sex couples, including in the states that still discriminate against their marriages. Under the new policy, married gay Americans can file joint bankruptcy, visit spouses in federal prison, refuse to testify against their spouse in federal court, and share in death benefits to surviving spouses of police officers and firefighters… Read the rest

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Today in St. Petersburg, Russia, four LGBT-activists, including one pregnant woman, were arrested while trying to display a banner reading “Discrimination is incompatible with the Olympic Movement. Principle 6. Olympic Charter” to support the actions held today all over the world.
“The Russian government has claimed that there is no discrimination against LGBT people in their country but their actions today are undeniable proof that… Read the rest

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Commemorative rainbow Olympic-themed logo quotes fair-minded Olympic charter undermined by Russia’s hateful laws
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, cheered a move by Google to show solidarity with LGBT Russians and visiting athletes. With the opening ceremonies in Sochi just hours away, Google updated its home page with a special rainbow-colored Olympic-themed version… Read the rest

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By Gene Sulzberger, Senior Vice President of EFG Capital Advisors
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States vs. Windsor overturning Section 3 of the
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has brought to the surface numerous federal tax implications
for same-sex married couples. The question arose whether there are different federal tax
treatments for those U.S. same-sex couples legally married in domestic or foreign… Read the rest

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After NBC promises reporting, HRC’s daily analysis will track airtime devoted to “propaganda” law and the anti-LGBT violence that it has inspired
Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, announced it will monitor NBC’s coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and track reporting on the anti-LGBT situation in Russia. For the full 17 day run of the Sochi… Read the rest

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