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New Jersey Librarian Files Federal Complaint After Being Fired for 'Gay Lifestyle'

The librarian says he was let go for being who he is.

Unfair Pink Slip

A federal judge ruled in favor of an unfairly fired gay man working for a Kentucky state agency. 

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Ky. Court Asked To Cut Public Funding From Anti-Gay Religious Group

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an appeal Thursday to strip federal funding from Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children, a public child care institution that allegedly religiously indoctrinates children and discriminates against LGBT people in their hiring practices. "We strongly believe that any group taking public funds should not discriminate in hiring or proselytize," said Joe Conn, press contact for Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. "Kentucky Baptist Homes takes buckets of public funds, yet they still try to indoctrinate the children in their care."

Report: LGBT Employees Still Face Widespread Bias

Meanwhile, ExxonMobil's refusal to enact nondiscrimination protections demonstrates the need for a presidential order banning anti-LGBT discrimination by federal contractors, say the authors of a new report on workplace bias.

Boy, Interrupted

It can happen wordlessly, as in a women's restroom, where I sometimes catch a fellow patron's gaze tracking from my face to my breasts and back again, her attitude one of idle curiosity or confusion, occasionally disgust or hostility.

Fired For Being LGBT

ENDA gets another vote on Monday. And the case for its passage is told in these stories of individuals sacked for simply being LGBT.

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Trans Netflix Engineer Quits; Legal Case Against Company Withdrawn

Two transgender people who had worked at Netflix and criticized its latest Dave Chappelle special have withdrawn unfair labor practices complaints against the company.

Fired Gay Priest: Catholic Church 'Violently Homophobic'

The church has brought 'immeasurable suffering' to LGBT Catholics and their loved ones, Krzysztof Charamsa says in a letter to Pope Francis.

Former Police Officer Alleges Antitrans Discrimination

Two years after coming out as transgender, a police officer loses her job and alleges discrimination.

110 Congress Members Have Message for Obama

An additional 38 Congress members now support an executive order to bar federal contractors from discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation.

Jeffrey Tambor Fires Back At Jill Soloway After 'Transparent' Firing

He might be cut from the cast, but he still has a lot to say about the showrunner.

Gay Ohio Teacher Fired After Explaining Pride Bracelet to Students

"If a kid has questions, if a kid wants honesty, I don't think I should be forbidden from providing that," the teacher said.

Florida's ex-GOP chair Christian Ziegler won’t face rape charge, still could be arrested for video voyeurism

Bridget Ziegler, Christian's wife and co-founder of Moms for Liberty, admitted to investigators that the couple engaged in a threesome with the woman prior to the alleged incident.

Anderson Cooper Answers Pam Bondi's Attack: She's Mistaken or Lying

The CNN anchor hit back at the attorney general's claims that a Tuesday interview was “edited.”

How a Texas Gay Couple's Fight Against Discrimination Led to Uncovering a Criminal Scheme

A gay couple’s fight against bigotry unravels a hefty embezzlement plot, spotlighting a darker reality.