Jul

18

Lesbian Appeals Firing From Publicly-Funded Baptist Group Home

Filed Under Court Cases, Legal, Lesbian matters, Religion, Sexual Bigotry, Workplace Equality |

The American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a brief yesterday in a federal appeals court urging the court to allow a discrimination lawsuit to go forward on behalf of a lesbian who was fired from her job at a publicly-funded Baptist group home in Kentucky. Read more

Jun

23

Women in Uniform Disproportionately Affected by ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Filed Under Lesbian matters, Military, Sexual Bigotry, Workplace Equality |

Don't Ask, Don't Tell NewsWASHINGTON, DC (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) today released new data showing that while women make up approximately fifteen percent of the armed forces, they account for nearly half of all “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) discharges from the Army and Air Force. Read more

Jun

20

Old Dominion Freight Lines Sued for Firing Transgender Trucker

Filed Under Court Cases, GLBT Equality, Legal, Sexual Bigotry, TG, Workplace Equality |

Kaylee Seals, truck driver (Photo courtesy of ACLU)KNOXVILLE, TN - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a sex discrimination lawsuit yesterday against Old Dominion Freight Lines for illegally firing a truck driver for impersonating a female after she informed the company that she was transitioning from male to female. A prior EEOC investigation into the firing sided with the driver, Kaylee Seals, finding there was reasonable cause to believe that Old Dominion discriminated against Seals based on sex and sex stereotyping. Read more

Jun

9

Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Condemed by OAS

Filed Under Human Rights, Sexual Bigotry |

(New York, NY) – The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity, taking a crucial step to end the silence around violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Americas, Human Rights Watch said Friday. Human Rights Watch called on OAS member governments to ensure that the resolution is implemented in their countries, and to continue their support for sexual rights internationally. Read more

Jun

4

Gay Travel Alerts for Africa!

Filed Under Boycotts, Gay Travel, Police Beat, Politics, Sexual Bigotry |

Gay Travel Alerts - AfricaIf you’re traveling in Africa or planning to do so, give Uganda and Gambia a pass. Read more

May

30

Turkish Court Orders LambdaIstanbul to Shut Down

Filed Under Court Cases, Legal, Middle East, Sexual Bigotry |

Lambda Symbol(Istanbul, Turkey) — On May 29th, 2008, the local court in Istanbul has announced its judgment for Lambdaistanbul LGBT Solidarity Association to be shut down. The legal process will go on with the Supreme Court of Appeals looking over the case file. The association is not yet closed down until there is a final decision by the Supreme Court of Appeals. Read more

May

30

California Supreme Court Hears Case of Lesbian Denied Infertility Treatment

Filed Under Court Cases, Health, Lesbian matters, Religion, Sex, Sexual Bigotry |

(San Francisco) — The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday, in the case of an Oceanside lesbian, Guadalupe “Lupita” Benítez, whose doctors denied her a standard infertility treatment based on their religious beliefs about gay people. Read more

May

27

Philadelphia Boy Scouts Again…

Filed Under Court Cases, Homophobia, Sexual Bigotry, WTF? |

Here’s a news story that just refuses to die…The case of the Philadelphia Boy Scouts. Read more

May

27

Memorial to Honour Nazis’ Gay Victims Unveiled in Berlin

Filed Under Arts, Exhibits, Gay Events, Sexual Bigotry |

A memorial to the Nazis’ long-ignored gay victims was unvieled today in Berlin, Germany. The monument also aims to address ongoing discrimination by confronting visitors with an image of a same-sex couple kissing. Read more

May

22

U.S. Airforce Must Prove Lesbian Major’s Dismissal Necessary

Filed Under Court Cases, Legal, Military, Sexual Bigotry, Workplace Equality |

Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit challenging the dismissal of Major Margaret Witt, a decorated U.S. Air Force flight nurse. Read more

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