LGBT Legal, Human and Civil Rights: Article List:

Full list of articles and documents from the Sexual Diversity LGBT Legal, Human and Civil Rights 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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LGBT Rights Publications
Majority of U.S. Public Opposes Using Religious Beliefs as a Reason to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People Most U.S. adults oppose denying medical care, employment, and other services to LGBTQ people based on religious beliefs.
LBQ Girls and Women of Color Overrepresented in Child Welfare and Criminalization Systems The proportion of Black and American Indian LBQ girls in foster care is four times higher than in the general population.
Executive Order Under Consideration Would Allow Discrimination Against LGBT Order could impact hundreds of thousands of LGBT people, including LGBT youth in foster care and same-sex couples seeking to foster or adopt.
Civil Rights Leaders Stand Up To Hate Issues Amid surge of bias crimes, A.G. Schneiderman stands with civil rights leaders to stand up to hate issues - urgent bulletin to local law enforcement offering guidance in identifying and prosecuting hate crimes.
Transgender and LGBT Rights in 2016 Recent controversial EEOC Ruling concludes that discrimination based on sexual orientation is prohibited under Title VII.
N.C. General Assembly Puts LGBT Rights At Risk Anti-LGBT legislation could strip rights of local municipalities to enact LGBT non-discrimination ordinances and erase existing protections.
Eliminating Housing & Employment Discrimination Next Frontier in LGBT Rights It is not illegal in most places in America to deny employment or housing to LGBT members.
Ongoing & Pervasive Discrimination by Law Enforcement in LGBT Community Discrimination and harassment by law enforcement in the LGBT community, especially among LGBT people of color and transgender.
Rep. Chris Smith Rejection of LGBT Rights as Human Rights Condemned by HRC HRC condemns Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) for comments during House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Africa hearing on Nigeria.
Saks Fifth Avenue Withdraws Assertion Claiming Transgender People Not Protected by Title VII U.S. Department of Justice files historic statement in the case asserting that Title VII prohibits discrimination against transgender people.
Oklahoma Lawmakers Attacking LGBT and Their Families Anti-equality bills filed in Oklahoma legislature viciously targeting LGBT families and young people across the state.
Take Action Against Gambian Government Urges Human Rights Organizations HRC join human rights groups in urging Obama Administration to take additional action against Gambian leaders following crackdown and persecution of LGBT citizens.
Discrimination against Transgender Employees Violates Federal Civil Rights NCLR and Human Rights Campaign file joint friend-of-the-court brief supporting former Saks Fifth Avenue employee Leyth Jamal, who has filed a case alleging that Saks discriminated against her for being transgender.
Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Against Women in Construction Amid reports of sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the construction industry, D-Mar General Contracting and Development advocates for expanded opportunities and better work environment for women.
Catholic School Firing of LGBT Employee Catholic school firing of employee evidence of the church continuing to keep LGBT workers in the closet.
LGBT Rights - Countries to Watch in 2015 Countries where fight for LGBT equality is making progress, and where fundamental rights of LGBT people are increasingly under attack.
HRC: Saks Fifth Avenue Doubles Down on LGBT Discrimination CEO declines to renounce company stand that transgender employees are not protected under civil rights law.
U.S. gets C Score for Reproductive Health and Rights Nationally, the 2014 report card result shows reproductive health and rights improved incrementally over the past year.
Asian LGBT Denied Access to Basic Rights Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender across Asia face discrimination and violence because of sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT Healthcare Bill of Rights Launched The bill, in both long form and wallet sized versions, outlines protections and rights LGBT people have in healthcare.
Rapid Increase in U.S. Public Support for LGBT Rights in Last 30 Years Public support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the United States has increased significantly over last three decades.
Research Suggests U.S. Fails to Meet International Human Rights Standards for LGBT Research and legal analysis suggest America is failing to comply with international human rights standards in relation to LGBT people.
2014 Municipal Equality Index - City of West Hollywood Earns Top Score City of West Hollywood scores 100/100 on nationwide evaluation of municipal laws affecting the LGBT community of 353 cities.