• Democrats Passed A Historic LGBT Rights Bill ...

    2019/05/20 · The House of Representatives on Friday passed the Equality Act in a historic milestone for the nation’s most comprehensive bill to protect LGBT rights. The 236–173 vote led by Democrats sends the measure to the Senate while leading Republicans to predict it will cause catastrophic gender-bending and gut religious …

  • House passes sweeping anti-discrimination bill to …

    2019/06/10 · House passes sweeping anti-discrimination bill to expand protections of LGBT people Updated on: May 17 , 2019 / 4:28 PM / CBS News Democrats in the House have approved a sweeping anti ...

  • LGBT rights in India - Wikipedia

    India has traditionally recognised a third gender population, considered by society as neither male or female. Such individuals are known as hijras or alternatively hijadas (Hindi, Maithili and Dogri: हिजड़ा; Bengali: হিজড়া; Nepali: हिजडा; Marathi: हिजडा). In Telugu, they are referred to as napunsakudu (నపుంసకుడు) or hijrā (హిజ్రా), in Urdu as khwaja sara (ہیجڑا), in Gujarati as pavaiyaa (પાવૈયા) or hījadā (હીજડા), in Ta…

  • LGBT rights in the United States - Wikipedia

    On April 10, 2019, the Alabama Senate passed a bill to end all marriage licenses. [71] Senator Albritton mimicked the bill that was voted down in Oklahoma in 2015. [72] The bill would allow people to marry by eliminating the ceremonial portion and requiring the couple to submit an affidavit or form to a probate judge, who would then record the marriage …

  • Tennessee Passes Anti-LGBT Counseling Bill | HuffPost

    2017/01/04 · Tennessee legislators on Monday passed a bill that could jeopardize access to mental health treatment for LGBT individuals, part of a string of recent anti-LGBT legislation in the South. The GOP-sponsored bill, which now goes to Gov. Bill Haslam (R), allows therapists and counselors to reject patients they feel would violate "sincerely …

  • The House just passed a sweeping LGBTQ rights bill - …

    2019/05/17 · The US House of Representatives on Friday passed the Equality Act, a bill that would protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in housing, the workplace, public accommodations, and other settings ...

  • There’s an LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill That Could …

    2020/02/11 · Today, LGBT activists are confirming Frank’s criticism by advocating for a bill that has no chance of becoming law. The Equality Act, which passed the House last year, would not only amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment and housing, but …

  • House passes expansive LGBT bill - Baptist Press

    2019/05/17 · The U.S. House of Representatives approved Friday (May 17) an expansive gay and transgender rights bill that opponents warn would devastatingly undermine freedom of religion, conscience and speech ...

  • LGBT-rights bills pass Virginia state Senate - The ...

    2020/01/21 · RICHMOND — The Virginia Senate on Tuesday passed a host of LGBT rights bills as Democrats continued to flex their new power in the Capitol. The Senate voted to ban conversion therapy on children ...

  • Illinois passed one LGBT bill that could bankrupt the …

    2020/01/14 · And Illinois just passed one LGBT bill that could bankrupt the state. The Democrat Party has gone fully insane. During recent primary debates, candidates advocated for socialized medicine and the elimination of private insurance, “free” healthcare for all citizens and illegal aliens, and government-funded abortions up to the …

  • Illinois passed one LGBT bill that could bankrupt the …

    2020/01/14 · And Illinois just passed one LGBT bill that could bankrupt the state. The Democrat Party has gone fully insane. During recent primary debates, candidates advocated for socialized medicine and the elimination of private insurance, “free” healthcare for all citizens and illegal aliens, and government-funded abortions up to the …

  • North Carolina's Controversial Anti-LGBT Bill Explained ...

    2016/12/20 · Everything you need to know about North Carolina's House Bill 2, which has been criticized as the most anti-LGBT bill in the country. In less than 12 hours, the bill was approved by the House and ...

  • House passes first-ever bill to outlaw LGBT-based discrimination

    2019/05/17 · For the first time ever, the U.S. House passed a bill Friday that bars discrimination against persons in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community -- although the proposal faces an ...

  • House approves sweeping bill to expand gay rights - …

    2019/05/17 · Democrats in the House approved sweeping anti-discrimination legislation Friday that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination …

  • Senate Passes Landmark LGBT Rights Bill - BuzzFeed …

    2013/11/07 · Senate Passes Landmark LGBT Rights Bill On a 64-32 vote, the Senate sends the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to the House, where Speaker John Boehner opposes the legislation. "I think it's important for the Senate as an institution," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says of Thursday's vote.

  • LGBT History: The Country's First LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill

    LGBT History: The Country's First LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill October 14, 2017 - 9:59am | By Hannah Woulfe Wisconsin became the first state to pass a law preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation on February 25th, 1982.

  • House Passes Defense Bill Allowing Discrimination …

    2016/05/19 · The U.S. House of Representatives passed a billion defense bill on Wednesday which allows government contractors to discriminate against LGBT workers on religious grounds, overturning an executive ...

  • LGBT Rights-Religious Liberty Bill Proposed in Congress ...

    2019/12/09 · The Fairness for All law would offer LGBT people substantially the same protections as the proposed Equality Act, a bill LGBT advocates have long promoted and Democrats in the House passed earlier ...

  • Houses passes Equality Act to increase protections for …

    2019/05/17 · The House passed legislation Friday that would protect those living in states where it's legal to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and other ...

  • House approves sweeping bill to expand gay rights

    2019/05/17 · A similar bill in the Senate has been co-sponsored by all but one Senate Democrat, but faces long odds in the Republican-controlled chamber. A Trump administration official who asked not be identified, because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the president’s intentions, said the White House “opposes …

  • Illinois Senate passes bill that requires LGBT history in …

    2018/05/03 · The Illinois Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would require public schools in the state to teach lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) history, as well as use inclusive and “non ...

  • Transgender Persons bill passed in Lok Sabha - India …

    2019/08/05 · The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill which provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 was passed by a voice vote amid noisy protests by some opposition parties over Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury not being …

  • Senate passes LGBT anti-discrimination bill - CNN

    2013/11/08 · For the first time, the U.S. Senate approved legislation that would protect gay, lesbian and transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace.

  • California bill to end alleged LGBT discrimination on sex ...

    2019/02/26 · A new state bill in California that seeks to change the way some convicted criminals are put on the sex offender registry list is sparking controversy among Republicans in the …

  • House Democrats pass sweeping LGBT rights bill

    2019/05/18 · House Democrats just passed sweeping legislation that would extend civil rights protections to the LGBT community. The Equality Act, would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender ...

  • Faith - California Passes 'Barbaric Anti-Choice' Bill to ...

    2018/08/17 · California Passes 'Barbaric Anti-Choice' Bill to Silence Questioning on LGBT Issues By Tyler O'Neil Aug 17, 2018 8:55 AM EST Share Tweet Email Comments

  • LGBT Supporters Say ‘Love Wins’ After Jacksonville’s …

    The Jacksonville City Council approved updating the city's human rights ordinances to include LGBT protections. The bill passed by a 12-6 vote. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry took no action ...

  • Utah's LGBT anti-discrimination bill passes with blessing …

    2017/07/14 · A Mormon-church-backed anti-discrimination bill that protects LGBT Utah residents and religious rights is set to be signed by the state’s Republican governor on Thursday evening. Governor Gary ...

  • House Passes Bill That Lets Government Contractors Fire ...

    2016/11/21 · The House passed the 1,299-page bill, 277 to 147, with 142 Democrats and five Republicans opposed. At least one congressman, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), opposed it purely because of the anti-LGBT provision. He went on a

  • KING: I’m boycotting North Carolina until the ‘most anti-LGBT ...

    2018/04/09 · "It has passed a bill that is worse than what we have seen in Indiana and Georgia and other states. This legislation is literally the most anti-LGBT legislation in the country. It sanctions ...

  • Texas 'religious freedom' bill opens door to LGBT ...

    2019/07/15 · Civil rights advocates are condemning a proposed Texas law they say opens the door to discrimination against the LGBT community and religious minorities. The Texas state senate passed Senate Bill ...

  • North Carolina Just Passed One Of The Worst Anti-LGBT …

    2016/03/24 · North Carolina just passed a bill allowing state-wide discrimination based on “religious freedom.” The bill was designed specifically to negate protections of LGBT citizens from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. And it

  • The Church is Under Attack': CA Lawmakers Pass …

    2019/06/27 · 'The Church is Under Attack': CA Lawmakers Pass Measure Forcing Pastors to Embrace LGBT Ideology

  • LGBTへの法的差別につながる? インディアナ州の「宗 …

    2015/03/30 · ASSOCIATED PRESS A window sticker on a downtown Indianapolis florist, Wednesday, March 25, 2015, shows it's objection to the Religious Freedom bill passed by the Indiana legislature. Organizers of ...

  • State Senate pushes controversial LGBT adoption bill | …

    2020/01/18 · Cook said if passed, the bill could have serious consequences not just for LGBT couples wanting to adopt but also for the LGBT youth in foster care. “The (LGBT) kids have sort of gotten lost in ...

  • New York Passes Historic Transgender Anti-Discrimination Law

    2019/01/15 · One day later, the bill decisively passed both houses of the legislature—the first of several LGBT rights victories that advocacy groups expect an incoming batch of state legislators will help ...

  • Multiple Media Outlets Smear TN Religious Liberty Bill …

    2020/01/19 · A PBS cross-post of the AP story: “Anti-LGBT adoption bill heads to Tennessee governor.” The Tennessean’s original headline: “Senate passes anti-LGBT adoption bill.” (It’s since been changed to the far more ecumenical “In first bill of the year, Tennessee Senate passes legislation allowing adoption agencies to deny gay couples.)

  • Not One Anti-LGBT Bill Has Passed So Far This Year - …

    2018/04/17 · A similar bill came close to passage in Georgia earlier this year but is now dead. Seven other states enacted such bills in previous years. Seven other states enacted such bills in previous years. Despite the good news seen above, the worst news of all could still come, not from the state legislatures, but from the Supreme Court when they …

  • House Republicans Conspire to Defeat LGBT Protections Bill ...

    2019/10/28 · Bill That Would Have Protected LGBT People Passed When the Clock Ran Out, but Republicans Held the Clock Open to Defeat It A bill that would have nullified an extreme anti-LGBT “religious freedom” amendment to a vital military spending bill was ultimately defeated Thursday morning in the House after it had already passed.

  • After 17 years, LGBT anti-discrimination bill up for …

    2016/12/21 · Welcome to Rappler, a social news network where stories inspire community engagement and digitally fuelled actions for social change. After 17 years, LGBT anti-discrimination bill up for Senate ...

  • Mississippi passes most anti-LGBT bill to date - PinkNews

    2016/03/31 · Mississippi has passed the most anti-LGBT legislation to date and the Governor has indicated that he’ll sign it. House Bill 1523 passed a vote in the State Senate on Wednesday and will now be ...

  • LGBT protections end as NC governor signs bill | …

    2016/10/05 · LGBT protections end as NC governor signs bill By Colin Campbell and Craig Jarvis cjarvis@newsobserver.com ccampbell@newsobserver.com March 23, …

  • Tokyo: New Law Bars LGBT Discrimination | Human …

    2018/10/09 · The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has passed a bill that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The act, enacted on October 5, 2018, also commits the city ...

  • Discrimination vs 'KaladKaren' a wake-up call to pass LGBT ...

    2018/08/29 · MANILA - The alleged discrimination that comedian Jervi Li, better known as 'KaladKaren Davila,' recently experienced at a Makati bar is a wakeup call for the Senate to approve a bill protecting the LGBT community from hate crimes and prejudice, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday.

  • Text - H.R.5 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Equality Act ...

    2019/03/13 · This bill has the status Passed House Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: Introduced Passed House Passed Senate To President Became Law More on This Bill Constitutional Authority Statement CBO Cost Estimates [0] ...

  • Here Are the Worst Anti-LGBT Bills to Watch for in 2019

    2019/01/04 · Like clockwork, anti-LGBT bills emerge every year.Only a handful become law—like 2015’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana, North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” in 2016, and ...

  • Haiti's Senate Passes Bill To Make Open Support Of LGBT ...

    2017/08/03 · Haiti's Senate Passes Bill To Make Open Support Of LGBT Rights A Crime First gay marriage was outlawed, now open support of of LGBT rights, what's next? The Haitian Senate has approved a law that ...

  • The Washington Post - House passes bill to ban ...

    2019/05/17 · The bill had the support of many well-known businesses like Google, Apple and General Motors. After passage, IBM tweeted a statement, “While this is a historic milestone to be celebrated, we ...

  • In first, House approves Equality Act to ban anti-LGBT ...

    2019/05/18 · For the first-time ever, a chamber of Congress has approved legislation amending the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban comprehensibly discrimination against LGBT people. Rep. David ...

  • Texas Bathroom Bill: Legislators Pass Two Anti-LGBT …

    2017/05/27 · Texas legislators on Sunday night passed a so-called "bathroom bill" and a piece of legislation that will allow religious discrimination against would-be adopters in what LGBT advocates have ...