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Chick-fil-A is working with an LGBTQ+ charity as it attempts to launch in the UK yet again

This marks the third time Chick-fil-A has attempted to launch in the United Kingdom, after its first two locations faced massive boycotts spearheaded by the LGBTQ+ community.

Georgia Lesbian Rep Seeks to Protect State Employees

Rep. Karla Drenner's LGBT-inclusive bill on state employment has bipartisan support.

ExxonMobil again votes down protections for gay employees

For the seventh year in a row ExxonMobil shareholders have rejected a proposal to cover sexual orientation in the company's equal employment opportunity policy.

Louisiana's High Court Kills Order Protecting LGBT Employees

The Democratic governor tried to protect state employees from anti-LGBT discrimination, but the attorney general and high court had other plans.

ExxonMobil Rejects Protections for LGBT Employees -- Again

Shareholders of the oil giant voted against adding nondiscrimination protections for LGBT employees by a margin of 81% to 19%.

John Bel Edwards Wins Louisiana Governor Race Despite Trump Influence

Edwards issued an anti-discrimination executive order in 2016 protecting LGBTQ state employees and contractors.

Vast Majority of Americans — and 56% of Republicans — Support ENDA

A new poll from Republican polling agency TargetPoint reveals that a supermajority of Americans support workplace protections for LGBT employees.

Will ExxonMobil Finally Protect LGBT Employees?

A fact-finding hearing in an Illinois investigation Tuesday was the first step toward uncovering whether the oil and gas giant's nondiscrimination policies actually include sexual orientation and gender identity.

Activists Pressure Barilla to Add LGBT Employee Protections

If Barilla is sincere in its apology to LGBT people, it will amend its equal employment opportunity policy, activists say.

Pennsylvania Gov. to Sign Executive Order Protecting LGBT Employees

"We want to be known as a welcoming state," Gov. Tom Wolf said.

ENDA: 5 Congress Members Who Could Make The Difference

President Obama may have signed an order to protect LGBT employees of federal contractors, but most LGBT people still live in areas without employment protections.

Labor Dept. Finally Clarifies Trans Protections

Secretary of Labor Tom Perez finally clarified that the department's transgender employees will receive nondiscrimination protections.

S.C. Bill Would Let Officials Refuse Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

The legislation would protect public employees from punishment if they cite religious beliefs in denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

AT&T Models How to Guarantee Trans Employees Protection

Pride at Work argues that a union contract helps ensure transgender employees get the protection they need.

Stoli Adds Protections for Gay Employees

John Aravosis, the editor of AMERICAblog, has discovered a significant addition to Stoli's nondiscrimination policy.

Savannah Adds Protections for LGBT City Workers

Savannah's mayor and city leaders voted unanimously to pass an LGBT-inclusive ordinance to protect current and prospective municipal workers.

ExxonMobil Has a Resounding No for Its LGBT Employees

Some 80% of shareholders voted against adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the company's anti-discrimination policy.

Montana Gov. Expands Protections for LGBT Workers

Gov. Steve Bullock's order will prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity for state workers.

Op-ed: Are You a Public Servant? Then Serve the Public

Why 'religious liberty' laws protecting public employees from accommodating LGBT people are truly problematic.