Tagged discrimination

Apple criticized for North Carolina consideration

Tech giant Apple is facing a backlash for considering North Carolina in its expansion plans. The Cupertino-based firm has floated the prospect of locating a development site in North Carolina's Research Tria...

Jameka Evans and Greg Nevins

Lambda Legal to take Georgia anti-LGBT discrimination case to US Supreme Court

The US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied an en banc petition asking the full court re-hear a Georgia anti-LGBT discrimination case — so Lambda Legal is going straight to the top. On July 6, Lambda Leg...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 9

1. The US Department of State acknowledged June as "2017 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex" Pride Month. Read Rex Tillerson's full statement here. 2. A gay Republican and staunch Trump support...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 6

1. Ireland's Leo Varadkar, child of an Indian immigrant, is positioned to become the first-ever openly gay prime minister. 2. Several days into Pride Month ... President Trump has yet to acknowledge it. He d...

DeVos: It’s OK if states discriminate against LGBT students

Under a grilling during a congressional hearing Wednesday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refused to say she’ll speak out against discrimination against LGBT students — or even students experiencing racial dis...