The decision could allow individuals to bring cases to court under Title VII, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sex, when they face on-the-job bigotry based on their sexual orientation.
By inviting one abortion-rights foe, Ryan underscored the close working relationship between congressional Republicans, the Trump administration, and the Alliance Defending Freedom, an anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ group.
Texas led the United States in hate-related violence against LGBTQ people, which jumped by 86 percent from 2016 to 2017. “This data makes clear that our elected officials can no longer ignore that their anti-transgender rhetoric is putting lives at risk."
Through a new app, the state department of health is using public funding to legitimize the services and programs of organizations that do not provide comprehensive health-care services and actually spread misinformation—while overlooking groups that do provide comprehensive care.
"I hope my book—which brings attention to young mothers’ counter-stories and acts of resistance—makes feminist-oriented advocates and organizations think twice before circulating tragic tales of young motherhood."
New Jersey Democratic lawmakers are about to restore family planning funding, more than $50 million of which was cut by former Gov. Chris Christie over seven years.