Discrimination Doesn’t Have to Be Equal to Be Harmful
Tag: Discrimination
School Tells 8th Grade Girl Her LGBTQ Tee Is Distracting to Other People’s ‘Beliefs’
Principal Apparently Tells Student to Cover Up
Oklahoma Republicans Force Through Anti-Gay ‘Religious Freedom’ Adoption Bill
“This measure does nothing but keep Oklahoma’s most vulnerable youth out of loving and committed homes.”
Colorado Senate Republicans Go on Anti-LGBT Legislative Attack
Colorado Senate Committee Advances Anti-LGBT ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill While Opposing Conversion Therapy Ban
Gay Teacher Says Coworkers Told Him to ‘Find a Woman’ Instead of Caring for Foster Children
Told he needed to “choose between being a foster parent and his career.”
Trump to Reverse Obama Rule Banning Health Care Discrimination Against Transgender People
Rather than fight a single federal judge’s controversial ruling the Trump administration leaped to roll back protections for transgender people.
Starbucks Wasted No Time Calling Philadelphia Police – Who Made It Much Worse
What is the Philadelphia Police Dept. going to do to retrain its officers?
‘Your Doctor Prayed on It’: Same-Sex Couple’s 6 Day Old Infant Refused Care by Pediatrician
“Is our doctor coming in? She said no-I’m going to be your doctor, your doctor prayed on it and decided she won’t see you all today.”
‘Starbucking While Black’: Internet Outraged After Cops Arrest Two Black Men Sitting at Starbucks
Starbucks’ apology isn’t helping.
#IAmGay Is Trending as Weibo Scrambles to Delete ‘Illegal’ Gay Content
“As a member of this group, I am proud, I am glorious … I refuse to be discriminated and misunderstood,” one user wrote in response.
Secretary of State Nominee Mike Pompeo Just Told the Senate He Opposes Same-Sex Marriage – Won’t Talk About Gay Sex
Pompeo has a horrific record on LGBT people. He just made it worse.
Pompeo Promises ‘Diverse’ Workforce but Can’t Even Mention the Groups He’s Harmed the Most
Under Pompeo’s leadership – without warning or notice – an appearance at CIA by the Matthew Shepard Foundation was canceled just before it was scheduled to begin.
Betsy DeVos Is Considering Rescinding Guidance That Protects Racial Minority Students – Again
Just as she has with transgender students and disabled students, Betsy DeVos is targeting racial minority students – again. The Education Secretary held two separate listening sessions with the goal of rolling back Obama-era guidance designed […]
Oklahoma Senate About to Vote on ‘Religious Beliefs’ Bill Creating a ‘License to Discriminate’ Against LGBT People
The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday morning will take up on an extremely broad bill that would allow anyone to refuse service to LGBT people, merely by citing their “sincerely held religious beliefs or conscience.” SB […]
