American Airlines Endorses the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Image via Christopher Parypa. American Airlines has again advocated the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). As the first…
ENDA Passes Senate
The US Senate voted 64-32 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) for the first time in the legislation’s two-decade…
US House Members Call on Obama to Protect LGBT Employees
In a letter, a group of 72 US House members called on President Obama to institute federal non-discrimination protections for…
President Obama on ENDA: ‘Congress Should Not Stand in the Way of Millions of Americans’
For more than two centuries, the story of our nation has been the story of more citizens realizing the rights…
‘Washington Post’ Calls on Obama to Sign Exec. Order Against Workplace Discriminaiton
Last week, President Obama’s decision not to sign an executive order banning workplace discrimination against LGBT people by federal contractors angered gay…
John Boehner Calls ENDA ‘Unnecessary’
If you thought Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner couldn’t get any worse, the Ohio representative called the Employment Non-Discrimination…
GetEQUAL to Protest ExxonMobil for Anti-Gay Policies
Using direct action and nonviolent civil disobedience, GetEQUAL, will hold a protest at ExxonMobil’s annual meeting of shareholders in Dallas,…
Cuba’s Parliament Passes Protections for Lesbian and Gay Workers
Cuba’s Parliament this weekend approved a change in the country’s labor code that will protect the Caribbean nation’s lesbian and…
95% of Fortune 500 Companies Have Inclusive Non-Discrimination Policies
A record 477 (95.4%) of the 2012 FORTUNE 500 Companies voluntarily include sexual orientation in their employment non-discrimination policies, according…
Michigan Businesses Unite! New Coalition Hopes to End Gay and Trans* Discrimination
Michigan business leaders have created a campaign that hopes to put pressure on state legislatures to end discrimination based on…
Paul Ryan Announces He is Now For Gay Adoption
Former GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told a town-hall audience in Wisconsin on Monday that he has changed…
Democrats Push ENDA Forward
House Democrats are moving forward to force a vote on a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) with a narrowed religious…
ENDA Advances in Historic Senate Vote
The US Senate voted 61 to 30 to consider the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) with strong bipartisan support including the…
You’re Not Fired! Donald Trump Says Gays Shouldn’t be Fired Based on Their Sexuality
Donald Trump has been a long enemy of the LGBT community because of his not-so PC statements. Up until a…
Hilton and 99 Other Business Team Up with HRC to Pass ENDA
Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin joined business leaders in Charlotte yesterday to show support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act…
Workplace Discrimination? Rand Paul Says Gays Shouldn’t Be Gay at Work
Rand Paul, whose campaign is seemingly self-destructing as we speak, answered a question about work place discrimination against the LGBT community…
ENDA Passes HELP Committee with Republican Support
There has been some major traction in the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act as a bipartisan committee, the Senate…
Dallas Votes to Strengthen Anti-Discrimination Language, After Houston Disappointing Vote
The Dallas City Council unanimously approved language strengthening the city’s ordinance for transgender residents and visitors. While transgender people were already…
Harry Reid Will Put ENDA Up for a Vote As Early As Next Week
The much-needed Employment Non-Discrimination Act will be put up to a vote by the Senate as early as next week,…
White House Press Secretary Urges Lawmakers to Pass ENDA
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney released a video in favor of Congress voting for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act…