(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

The final piece of Assembly Bill 1121 (AB 1121) goes into effect today. AB 1121 was a 2013 California bill sponsored by Transgender Law Center and Equality California, and authored by Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins (D-San Diego). It was signed into law by Governor Brown in October 2013.
The first phase of the law, which went into effect January 1, made it easier for transgender… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit Transgender Californians Celebrate Streamlined Name & Gender Changes

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Yesterday the Department of Labor announced that it would be updating enforcement protocols and anti-discrimination guidance clarifying the reach of the federal non-discrimination laws enforced by the Department and ensuring full protection for transgender individuals covered by these laws.
“The Department of Labor’s actions over the past months to fully implement the historic Macy decision represent a national sea-change for transgender employees,” said Human Rights… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit Labor Department to Protect Transgender Workers from Employment Discrimination

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Tonight at the White House LGBT Pride Reception, President Obama announced he would be issuing an executive order to protect transgender federal employees from workplace discrimination.  Once issued, it would expand upon an executive order from President Bill Clinton, which banned workplace discrimination among federal employees on the basis of sexual orientation.  The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit President Obama Announces Executive Order Banning Workplace Discrimination Based on Gender Identity for Federal Employees

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in two cases, collectively known as the Hobby Lobby case, in which the Justices were asked to decide whether requiring a corporation to provide insurance coverage that includes contraception under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a “substantial burden” on the corporation, and violates Christian business owners’ religious freedom rights. The Court ruled that closely held for-profit… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit LGBT Groups react to Hobby Lobby Decision

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

WHILE MAJORITY OF GRINDR USERS ARE OUT AND PROUD,
MANY STILL HESITATE ABOUT DOING SO IN THE WORKPLACE
18 Percent of Users on Grindr are Still in the Closet
In honor of Pride events happening all over the globe, Grindr, the premier all-male meet-up app, surveyed its huge user base to find out how Grindr guys came out, why they decided to come out and… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit Survey Reveals 82 Percent of Grindr Users are Out

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Ground-Breaking Partnership between National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and USAID to Create Opportunities for LGBT Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries
National Security Advisory Rice Announced Agreement at White House Forum on Global LGBT Human Rights

In a historic announcement, U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice announced a $2.7 million partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Gay & Lesbian… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit New LGBT Business Partnership in Developing Countries

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Mayor Ed Murray Will Officiate, More than 50 Local Companies
Will Donate Wedding Services
Today Visit Seattle announced a new national travel advertising campaign to promote Seattle as a destination for LGBTQ marriage. The Marry Me in Seattle campaign will appear in national LGBTQ travel and lifestyle media and include an innovative sweepstakes for engaged couples to win hosted trips and weddings in the Emerald… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit Seattle Advertising Campaign Invites LGBTQ Couples to Marry

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Point Foundation (Point) announced this morning that it is awarding scholarships to 23 students. The new scholarship recipients bring Point’s total to 80 full-time students who will receive financial assistance and programmatic support from Point during the 2014 ˆ 2015 academic year. Point is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students; many of whom have faced obstacles such… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit Point Foundation Will Help 80 LGBTQ Full-Time Students

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Blatantly misleading statement tries to paper over a history of discrimination
 Following today’s announcement that President Obama will soon issue an executive order extending essential workplace protections to the employees of federal contractors, all eyes turned to the Exxon Mobil Corporation—a Fortune 100 corporation and one of the nation’s largest federal contractors. ExxonMobil has long resisted instituting non-discrimination protections for LGBT employees, digging in their… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit ExxonMobil Lies About Its Non-Discrimination Policies

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, which represents thousands of local LGBT business owners across the country, sees President Obama’s historic decision that will ban LGBT discrimination by federal contractors as a major step in the right direction. It also looks forward to ensuring nondiscrimination is not only in the workplace but also extends to taxpayer funded federal contracts
“This is the ultimate… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit NGLCC Applauds President Obama’s Decision to Prohibit Federal Contractors from LGBT Discrimination

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Ordinance will protect public and private workers from anti-LGBT discrimination
Today the Houston City Council passed the Equal Rights ordinance by a vote of 11-6.  The ordinance, which was introduced by Mayor Annise Parker last month and amended by Councilmember Davis to extend critical protections to transgender people that ensure they will be afforded the respectful, safe access to places of public accommodation to which… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit Houston City Council Passes Equal Rights Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

GetEQUAL Calls on President Obama to Create a Roadmap for Full Equality Instead of a Study
Yesterday afternoon, GetEQUAL — a national grassroots social justice organization working toward the full equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals — launched an online petition demanding that President Barack Obama create a roadmap to end legal discrimination against LGBTQ people. This call came after the… Read the rest

Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network.
To republish this post please visit National LGBTQ Organization Calls on President Obama to Act on LGBTQ Equality