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Texas House Passes Higher Education 'License To Discriminate'

Texas Rep. Matt Krause (R) The Texas House has approved a bill that would allow student organizations at any of the state’s public universities to willfully violate nondiscrimination policies and refuse...

Published on May 16, 2013

Missouri Family Establishes Legal Defense Fund To Fight Hospital's Discrimination

... to apologize for what they did, re-educate their staff... as to the proper procedure, educate their staff, including... department and medical establishment educates their staff...

Published on April 15, 2013

Tennessee Legislature Allows Two Anti-Gay Education Bills To Die

... Education Subcommittee and subsequently died. State Rep... of higher education, threatening to cut support for campus...

Published on March 27, 2013

Why The Sequester Is (Still) A Bad Idea For LGBT Americans

.... Sequestration will make higher education less accessible... in accessing higher education, sequestration will result... students and a reduction in supplemental educational...

Published on February 28, 2013

Tennessee Joins Bandwagon Protecting Discrimination In Higher Education

Tennessee Sen. Mae Beavers (R) Tennessee is the latest state to be considering bills that would enshrine discrimination on university campuses. A bill from Rep. Mark Pody (R) threatening campus police...

Published on February 27, 2013

Colorado Family Challenges School To Let Transgender 6-Year-Old Use Appropriate Bathroom

.... The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) urged...

Published on February 27, 2013

Texas Republicans Threaten Funding For Schools With Pro-LGBT Policies

...-dollars are for educating kids, not for enacting policies that attempt... is more important than funding education. Nothing...

Published on February 25, 2013

President Obama Includes Gays In State Of The Union, But Makes No New Commitments

... our veterans the benefits, education, and job...

Published on February 13, 2013

Tennessee Bill Would Eliminate Campus Police If Universities Don't Allow Christian Clubs To Discriminate

...Higher education is becoming a growing front...

Published on February 12, 2013

Democratic Senator Promises Employment Non-Discrimination Act 'Will Move This Year'

... Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee...

Published on February 12, 2013

Virginia Senate Endorses Discrimination By University Student Groups

Sen. Adam Ebbin (D) The Virginia Senate has followed the lead of the House of Delegates and approved a bill with a 22-18 vote that would require public universities to fund...

Published on February 05, 2013

Virginia Lawmakers Approve Bill Forcing Universities To Fund Student Groups That Discriminate

... education that has granted recognition of and access...

Published on January 31, 2013

Appeals Court Rules University Had Grounds To Fire Anti-Gay Diversity Officer

Crystal Dixon Crystal Dixon was the associate vice president for human resources at the University of Toledo, until she was fired in 2008. She had written an editorial in the local...

Published on December 17, 2012

Virginia Commonwealth University Fires Coach For Being Gay

James Finley coached Virginia Commonwealth University’s women’s volleyball team for eight years, but was fired this month, and according to Finley, it’s because he is gay and new athletic director...

Published on November 30, 2012

Pushed Through The Cracks: Transgender Lives And Deaths On The Day Of Remembrance

..., housing, employment, education, and legal recognition...

Published on November 20, 2012

Anti-Gay Maryland Senator Complains Marriage Equality Will Make It Harder To Discriminate

... organization conducts social, educational or medical services...

Published on October 24, 2012

United Nations Reveals New Worldwide Guide To LGBT Fairness And Safety

... and health care. Provide education and training to prevent...

Published on September 17, 2012

Lincoln, Nebraska Tables Nondiscrimination Protections

... with council seat elections while “education...

Published on August 17, 2012

North Carolina College Agrees To Stop Patronizing Chick-fil-A

Students at numerous universities are petitioning their administrations to end their contracts with Chick-fil-A because the company uses its profits to support anti-gay hate groups and ex-gay ministries. In many...

Published on August 13, 2012

Texas University Settles Suit With Lesbian Professor, Passes Nondiscrimination Protections

Jackie Gill Jackie Gill was a full-time temporary professor at Tarrant County College who was told that she would be hired permanently if she successfully completed her one-year contract. Despite receiving...

Published on July 18, 2012
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