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dotHIV, the new initiative that combines digital innovation and the concept and spirit of the Red Ribbon begins today. The Berlin based organization will provide web addresses with the ending .hiv to companies and non-profits in an effort to raise awareness and funds for projects around the world working to prevent the transmission of HIV and end AIDS.
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On Tuesday U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young ruled in Bowling v. Pence that Indiana’s law prohibiting the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions is unconstitutional. The decision was stayed, pending an appeal.  Judge Young previously struck down the state’s marriage ban in a ruling on a case known as Baskin v. Bogan, which was consolidated with two other cases for an… Read the rest

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HRC President Calls for LGBT Cabinet Member
 In a White House ceremony tomorrow, President Obama will sign a sweeping executive order protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workers from job discrimination. The order, profoundly consequential in its own right, dramatically underscores President Obama’s own LGBT legacy of achievement, unmatched in history: three landmark pieces of legislation; 90 significant policy or regulatory changes, including the… Read the rest

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“This executive order will provide explicit protection against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination for one-fifth of the country’s workers who currently don’t have legally-recognized protections.”
 Yesterday, after the White House announced that on Monday President Obama will sign an executive order banning discrimination against LGBT workers by federal contractors, Greg Nevins, Counsel in Lambda Legal’s Southern Regional Office in Atlanta and Lambda Legal’s workplace… Read the rest

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The David Bohnett Foundation announced today grants totaling $500,000 to refresh 28 of its visionary, community-based CyberCenters with brand new state-of-the-art equipment.
Technology entrepreneur and philanthropist David Bohnett’s CyberCenters provide LGBT communities with a “wired” hub through which its members could network, communicate, and explore educational, professional and recreational opportunities. In 2004, the Refresh Program was established; each CyberCenter is now updated every three to… Read the rest

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The following national LGBT legal organizations have signed onto the below statement: American Civil Liberties Union; Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders; Lambda Legal; National Center for Lesbian Rights; and Transgender Law Center.
The provision in the current version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that allows religious organizations to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity has long been a source of significant… Read the rest

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Internship Connects the Generations in the LGBTQ Community
Saidzhan Abdul (“Sy”) is 24 years old, but he has chosen to spend his summer helping people who are more than twice his age. A student at the University of Pennsylvania, Sy is interning at the New York headquarters of Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), thanks to the internship opportunities made available to him through… Read the rest

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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

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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

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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

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