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27 Mar 2012, 6:23 am
Last July, the Southern Poverty Law Center and National Center for Lesbian Rights sued on behalf of six Anoka-Hennepin students, claiming that the so-called “neutrality” policy created a hostile environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students and failed to provide teachers and staff with clear guidelines regarding appropriate responses to sex and gender-based harassment. [read post]
24 Mar 2012, 9:55 am
However, it is also a well-known principle of law that each human right and freedom is limited by other human rights. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 4:13 am
At Georgetown, she founded the Law Center’s Federal Legislation and Administrative Clinic, which represented clients such as Catholic Charities USA, the National Disability Rights Network, and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 6:49 pm
The Southern Poverty Law Center and the National Center for Lesbian Rights subsequently filed a lawsuit on behalf of six students, who will received $270,000 under the settlement. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 11:54 am
The school board voting 5-1 approved a consent decree that will resolve the students’ lawsuit brought by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights. [read post]
20 Feb 2012, 6:00 am
by Jeremy Leaming While some lawmakers and politicians are working to end a few of the nation’s inequalities, like the one centering on the right of gays and lesbians to wed, others are keeping up the ignoble work of trying to hobble or defeat efforts to advance equality. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 7:27 am
[Boston, Mass.] : Aspatore, c2011.Civil RightsKF8745.M34 A4 2011Marshalling justice : the early civil rights letters of Thurgood Marshall / edited by Michael G. [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 5:40 am
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a speech at the United Nations in Geneva that placed the human rights of LGBT individuals firmly at the center of American foreign policy.There was, predictably, a backlash.John Nagenda, an adviser to the Ugandan President, told the BBC immediately after the speech was delivered last December:'If the Americans think they can tell us what to do, they can go tohell.'There were reports that Nigeria was actually increasing its… [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 2:07 pm
Chris Christie has multiple personalities: the national political figure and the one at home. [read post]
22 Jan 2012, 10:44 am
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30 Dec 2011, 12:15 pm
I can’t possibly begin to name each of them in this space but you might consider supporting Gay Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), Lambda Legal, Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Lesbian Rights and the Give A Damn Campaign. [read post]
30 Dec 2011, 8:20 am
Civil liberties groups, however, believe that the free exercise of religion does not mean that religious groups have an absolute right to trump the federal government’s power to enforce civil rights laws. [read post]
27 Dec 2011, 6:21 am
”Morals justifications rejectedAll is not bleak.Popular morality was rejected by the Constitutional Court of South Africa in National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality v. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 10:10 am
According to a 2009 survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 97% of transgender individuals have experienced some form of harassment or discrimination at work because of their gender identity and nearly half reported that they have been fired or denied a job or promotion because of their identity. [read post]
30 Nov 2011, 11:39 am
” In a recent post for the National Center For Lesbian Rights’ Out For Justice Blog, the group’s State Policy Director Liz Seaton reflected on the deaths of Krissy Bates, a transgender woman, and Lawrence “Larry” King, a gay youngster. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 9:47 am
The National Center for Lesbian Rights represented the plaintiffs and said the changes made should go further, saying the NAGAAA should get rid of roster limits on straight players, as it excludes gay players who are in the closet or who don’t choose to label their sexuality, AP notes. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 6:40 am
Some of the panelists include: - Sir Nigel Rodley, *UN Human Rights Committee Member & Former Special Rapporteur on Torture* - Andrea Ritchie, *Urban Justice Center, and co-author of Queer (In)Justice* - *Pam Spees, Center for Constitutional Rights* - Jessica Stern, *International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)*** - … [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 11:56 am
Earlier this year, the Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center filed 13 complaints with the Department of Homeland Security's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties detailing serious civil and human rights violations committed against LGBT immigration detainees. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 3:00 pm
"It is a fabulous and comprehensive showcase for both local retailers as well as many national companies who want to congratulate Brooklyn and New York State gays and lesbians on their victory for equal rights," commented Daniel Brooks, LGBTQ Wedding Expo Director. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 1:30 pm
Anoka-Hennepin, Rights Groups in Mediation Session Twin Cities Pioneer Press October 5, 2011 Two civil rights organizations, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, filed lawsuits this summer against the district on behalf of six former and current students at Anoka-Hennepin based on allegations that the students were persistently bullied while attending the schools for being gay or being… [read post]
