Tag: David Stacy
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DOL Issues Regulations Ensuring Federal Contractors Comply with LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued final regulations implementing President Obama’s executive order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces.
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Despite Orlando Massacre, U.S. Senate Votes Down Common sense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, responded to the U.S. Senate voting down two gun violence prevention amendments that would have struck the balance Americans are seeking in our nation’s laws regulating the sale and ownership of guns.
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House of Representatives Approves NDAA Embedded With Discriminatory Anti-LGBT Provision
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, called out the U.S. House of Representatives for approving a new National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) containing an anti-LGBT provision that would allow sweeping taxpayer-funded discrimination.
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Only In America : HASC Votes to Strip Away Important LGBT Non-Discrimination Protections
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) strongly condemned an amendment approved during the House Armed Services Committee markup of the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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Majority of Americans in all 50 States Support the Equality Act, New Nonpartisan Polling Shows
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released the following statement after new polling shows that a majority of Americans in all 50 states support a bill like the bipartisan Equality Act, which was introduced last year with an unprecedented number of original co-sponsors and would extend existing civil rights protections to LGBT people.
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Blood Ban Fix Continues to Falls Far Short of Acceptable Solution
Today, the Human Rights Campaign, (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, responded to the release of final guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a long-awaited change to the current scientifically unwarranted blood donation ban on gay and bisexual men.