LGBT and Sexual Diversity Discrimination Laws: Article List:

Full list of articles and documents from the Sexual Diversity LGBT and Sexual Diversity Discrimination Laws category. Though these articles may have since been updated they are listed by their original publish date, with the most recent documents first.

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Language in Sexual Offense Judgments Makes Victims Responsible Judgments are supposed to reflect objectivity of the courts, but when we use language we inevitably express some kind of idea or conception of the world.
Lack of Sexually Injuries Does Not Mean Rape Victim Is Making It Up A new study reveals the absence of sexually related injuries cannot be used in court to infer that rape victims are making it up.
Why Sexually Harassed People Might Not Come Forward Immediately or at All What would a reasonable person do? Exploring the gap between experienced and anticipated responses to sexual harassment.
Some LGBT Allies Don't Want Gay Neighbors Study explores stigmatizing behaviors expressed by avid supporters of sexual minorities in a survey 8.5% who said they were fully accepting of gay people did not want gay neighbors.
Moderate Intoxication Does Not Impair Sexual Assault Recall Women can recall details of sexual assault and rape with accuracy, even if they have drunk, or expected to drink, moderate amounts of alcohol.
American States Have Vague Inconsistent Hate Crime Legislation Study provides a content analysis of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and disability hate crime legislation in America.
LGBT People Are Significantly More Likely than Non-LGBT People to be Victims of Violent Hate Crimes About 1 out of 10 violent victimizations against LGBT people are hate crimes.
Like a Virgin Virginity is a problematic concept worth revisiting and revising.
Transgender Citizens Could Face Barriers to Voting in 2022 Midterm Elections More than 200,000 transgender citizens could face barriers to voting in the 2022 midterm elections.
Destigmatizing Sex Work Can Make Room For Healthy Sexual Growth Sex workers, when given respect and a safe working environment, can help us thrive sexually.
More Than Half of American Indian and Alaskan Native LGBT Adults in the US have been Attacked in their Lifetime 285,000 American Indian and Alaskan Native LGBT adults live in the US. More than half have been physically or sexually attacked in their lifetimes.
More Than One Million LGBTQ Adults in the US Identify as Nonbinary An estimated 11% of LGBTQ adults in the U.S. approximately 1.2 million people identify as nonbinary, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. The majority of them are under age 29, urban, and white.
Title IX Protects Students from Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity offered by a recipient of federal financial assistance.
Sex Discrimination Includes Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights to enforce prohibitions on sex discrimination in line with supreme court decision.
Black Men and Sexual Minority Men Overrepresented in U.S. Among Commited Sex Offenders Black men and men with male victims are more likely to be committed.
LGBT 4 Times More Likely to be Victims of Violent Crime LGBT more likely to experience violent victimization, rape, sexual assault, aggravated or simple assault and violence by someone well-known and by a stranger.
LGBT People Could Gain Additional Protections from Discrimination After Bostock LGBT people could gain additional non-discrimination protections if U.S. courts interpret state laws consistent with Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County.
HHS Rule Will Reverse Nondiscrimination Protections in Health Care for Over 1.5 Million Transgender People HHS expected to announce final rule that reverses federal protections prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity in health care.
Subtle Discrimination Still Detected in Gayborhoods As gayborhoods integrate with more straight people, subtle forms of discrimination become more common.
Why Both Bigots And Egalitarians Say They Don't See Race People claiming not to see race when they evaluate others may think they all have similar beliefs about racial justice - but they are very wrong.
Making the Invisible Visible: Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Making the Invisible Visible Video highlights ongoing sexual violence against men and boys across situations of conflict and displacement.
Sexist and Anti-Gay Jokes - It's All About Men Feeling Threatened Why do some males crack sexist and anti-gay jokes or find them funny, while others do not?.
Gender-Fluid and Transgender Teens Left With Few Safe Harbors Study results reveal approximately 50 to 70 percent of trans and gender-fluid teens reported being exposed to 10 or more different types of aggression.
Are Sexists Also Racist and Vice Versa Findings reveal people who belong to stigmatized groups view prejudice as an indication of an underlying mindset oriented around hierarchy.
License to Discriminate Would Threaten LGBT Seniors SAGE and LGBT elder constituents troubled by reports indicating the President intends to sign an order that would allow religious-based discrimination in federally-supported services and programs.
Discrimination Against LGBT People in Georgia Impacts 300,000 LGBT Adults and 58,200 LGBT Youth The Economic Impact of Discrimination and Stigma Against LGBT People in Georgia report reveals stigma and discrimination negatively impact LGBT adults and youth in the State.
Mach Mining and Affiliated Companies to Pay $4.25 Million to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suits Federal agency alleged Foresight Energy Companies discriminated against women in hiring for mining and related positions.
EEOC Seeks Public Input on Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment Proposed guidance explains legal standards applicable to harassment claims under U.S. federal employment discrimination laws.
Diallo's Of Houston Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination Nightclub and party venue illegally fired disabled employee after making an unlawful medical inquiry based on HIV hearsay.
EEOC Charges Employer Harassed Worker Because of His Sexual Orientation Federal agency charges male employee was subjected to a hostile work environment because of his sexual orientation.
House LGBT Caucus Denounces Hearing on License to Discriminate Legislation Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus denounces decision to hold hearing on H.R. 2802, which would give a government license to to businesses and non-profits to discriminate against LGBT people.
Born This Way May Not Be Key to Reducing Homophobia The argument that sexual orientation is innate has become a principal component of advocacy for rights of sexual minorities.
Call on Department of Education Following Anti-LGBT Religious Exemption Requests New report details at least 56 colleges and universities seeking the right to discriminate against students.
FBI Releases New Hate Crimes Report The FBI report included statistics on bias-motivated incidents based on gender identity.
Title IX: Gender Identity & Gender Expression Importance of protection for gender nonconformity, gender identity, gender expression, transitioning and transgender status conferred by Title IX of the Education Amendments.
Businesses & Gov. Officials Should Not Discriminate Against LGBT Most Americans believe government officials should not allow religious beliefs to stand in way of issuing marriage licenses to all couples.
Uniting Against LGBT Discrimination in Georgia LGBT civil rights organization partners with Georgia Equality to stop discriminatory legislation and advance fairness and equality in Georgia.
Archdiocese Efforts to Impose Anti-LGBT Restrictions on Teachers HRC Calls Out San Francisco Archdiocese for Efforts to Impose Anti-LGBT Restrictions on Teachers.
LGBT Workers in Arkansas Lack Statewide Protections against Ongoing Employment Discrimination Approximately 47,000 LGBT workers in Arkansas are vulnerable to employment discrimination absent explicit statewide legal protections.
Arizona LGBT Workers Lack Protection against Employment Discrimination Approximately 119,000 LGBT workers in Arizona lack statewide protections against ongoing employment discrimination.
Employers Should Never Discriminate, Even on Religious Grounds Say Most Americans Most Americans still agree on federal job protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Greater Social and Economic Disparities in South, Midwest, and Mountain States for LGBT's in U.S. According to a new Williams Institute report LGBT Americans face greater social and economic disparities in the South, Midwest, and Mountain states of the U.S..
The United States and Human Rights In the United States of America, the rule of law appears to only apply to those who are not wealthy and privileged.
No Justice - No Equality - No Trust or Faith America is morally impoverished. Racism, sexism, anti-LGBT and anti-disability sentiment remain incredibly prevalent.
Political Correctness in Diverse Workplace Fosters Creativity People may associate political correctness with conformity but new research finds it also correlates with creativity in work settings.
Employee Handbooks: Social Media, NLRB and EEO Trends Employers must be aware of recent changes in the law, society and technology, when developing or updating their employee handbooks.
Issues of Gender Inequality in Archaeology Journals Getting academia to acknowledge gender bias is just one step on a long road to equality.
Are Males or Females Most at Risk of Verbal Abuse in the Workplace In a female-dominated workplace, men are expected to adopt a protective attitude towards women, which makes them more vulnerable.
Commander Learns the Hard Way: Military Rules Don't Apply to Lesbian Officers Decorated combat commander learns the hard way that military rules do not apply to lesbian officers - Thomas More Law Center files lawsuit .
Porn Policy: Reducing Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Information regarding reducing discrimination and sexual harassment through a strict workplace pornography policy.
College Age Women in Abusive Relationships - There's an App for That! One Love My Plan application is an interactive tool that helps college-age women in abusive relationships clarify priorities and customize safety plans.
Still No Justice for Female Athlete Undertaking Sex Tests Policies must be refined to safeguard women in sports from media circuses about sex tests.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination - Executive Order executive order will protect 34 million federal contractor employees from sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.
US Senate Passes Federal LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill The United States Senate approves bill outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.