• With marriage equality continuing its overwhelming success in courts across the country, it is time to continue the conversation about ensuring basic protections for all Americans. (americanprogress.org)
  • It's also possible that marriage equality will come in full to Peru very soon, so watch this space. (expatfocus.com)
  • Sadly, since the Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality was now the law of the land, many of the organizations and politicians that had been fighting against the push for marriage have since turned their focus to trans people. (upworthy.com)
  • Portman announced his support for marriage equality and his support for his out gay son Will in 2013. (equalityohio.org)
  • But the recent suddeness of marriage equality can not eclipse the hard-fought efforts of this decades-long civil rights struggle. (newrepublic.com)
  • A movement that, for understandable reasons, has come to be associated almost wholly with the fight for marriage equality now has a lot of private soul-searching and public dialoguing ahead. (newrepublic.com)
  • African Americans could serve before the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the repeal of DADT came before marriage equality, and women in the military already have equal pay. (independent-magazine.org)
  • The American Civil Liberties Union, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and a coalition of civil rights organizations today asked a federal court to block implementation of Georgia's draconian new anti-immigrant law. (commondreams.org)
  • The fact sheet series was produced together by: American Civil Liberties Union, Center for American Progress, Family Equality Council, Freedom to Marry, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Human Rights Campaign, Immigration Equality, Lambda Legal, National Center for Lesbian Rights, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and OutServe-SLDN. (glad.org)
  • The bill would also expand existing civil rights protections for people of color by prohibiting discrimination in more public accommodations, such as exhibitions, goods and services, and transportation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Equality Act seeks to incorporate protections against LGBT discrimination into the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1996, we were co-counsel in Romer v. Evans , in which the Supreme Court struck down an amendment to Colorado's constitution that would have barred any non-discrimination protections for gay people. (aclu.org)
  • They understood that a loss in Royal Oak would set back efforts to win statewide anti-discrimination protections here, where it is legal to discriminate against LGBTQ people. (workers.org)
  • The report calls on the U.S. Congress to take a comprehensive approach to securing nondiscrimination protections in employment, housing, public accommodations, credit, and federal funding for LGBT Americans. (americanprogress.org)
  • Together, our movement will make our voices heard and finally ensure LGBTQ people have the legal protections they need and deserve. (equalityfederation.org)
  • In terms of legal protections for LGBT+ people, Peru's record is not so good. (expatfocus.com)
  • This pending federal legislation, " Equality Act ," would provide the same basic protections to LGBTQ people as are provided to other groups under federal law. (childrensmn.org)
  • That's why we joined this fight to protect LGBTQ Americans who lack adequate protections in nearly 30 sates across the country. (childrensmn.org)
  • Yet, leaders in Washington, DC are aggressively pushing forward on legislative measures such as the mislabeled Equality Act, which specifically strips away religious freedom protections," Myers continued. (breitbart.com)
  • Houston, the most culturally diverse city in the United States, should be at the forefront of providing anti-discrimination protections to all people. (tfn.org)
  • As Americans find themselves on the cusp of potentially losing federal abortion protections, many other countries are in the process of making it more accessible, as The Associated Press reports. (wsiu.org)
  • Rather than affirm human dignity in ways that meaningfully exceed existing practical protections, the Equality Act would discriminate against people of faith," they said. (dioceseofscranton.org)
  • As of 2020, 29 states had not outlawed anti-LGBT discrimination, with members of the LGBT community being given little protection at a national level and two-thirds of LGBT Americans in the United States reported facing or having experienced discrimination in their personal lives. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Equality Act seeks to legally protect individuals from such discrimination, applying existing state anti-LGBT discrimination laws nationwide. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Equality Act of 1974 (H.R. 14752 of the 93rd Congress) sought to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and marital status in federally assisted programs, housing sales, rentals, financing, and brokerage services. (wikipedia.org)
  • From 1994, the more narrow Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was introduced, but faced opposition over whether transgender Americans would be protected. (wikipedia.org)
  • The ACLU has systematically battled government discrimination of all sorts against LGBT people since the 1950s. (aclu.org)
  • And in 2008, we represented Diane Schroer , a decorated Colonel in the Army Special Forces when she was denied a job as a terrorism researcher because she came out as a transgender woman - litigation that resulted in a landmark decision holding that federal law banning sex discrimination protects people who are changing gender. (aclu.org)
  • In March 2014, Legal Momentum filed a charge of pregnancy discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against New York City's Department of Central Administrative Services (DCAS) on behalf of Officer Thompson, who was unfairly denied an opportunity for promotion to sergeant when the City refused to reschedule the date of a promotional exam originally scheduled for the pregnant officer's delivery date. (legalmomentum.org)
  • The opposition recycled the tired argument that merely protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination was establishing "special rights" - just as opponents of affirmative action raise the ludicrous charge of "reverse racism. (workers.org)
  • Judge Walker developed an extremely detailed factual record upon which to base his legal conclusions - a record of the significant harm that marriage inequality causes, of the history of discrimination faced by lesbian and gay people, and of the animus behind Prop 8. (pfaw.org)
  • Please join the Center for American Progress for an event discussing these issues, where CAP will unveil a major report outlining discrimination against LGBT people in many facets of American life. (americanprogress.org)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to hear witness testimony on Wednesday, March 17 on t he Equality Act - legislation that would modernize our nation's civil rights laws for all while expanding to include the prohibition of anti-LGBTQ discrimination - an unprecedented number of national leaders, representing broad, diverse interests and perspectives, are rallying in support of the Equality Act. (equalityfederation.org)
  • It is currently one of three countries in South America with no explicit laws to prohibit discrimination or hate crimes against LGBT+ people, meaning that technically, living in Peru, you could be evicted from your home, fired from your job or refused service because of your sexual orientation or gender identity. (expatfocus.com)
  • It's great to have those allies, but it's even better if they're willing to speak out against anti-trans hate, push back on politicians who support discrimination, and use their voice to fight for equality whenever possible. (upworthy.com)
  • Ohio's vote for Senate will be pivotal for every LGBTQ American to be protected from discrimination. (equalityohio.org)
  • NGLCC Global, the international division of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the Organization of American States (OAS) Department of Social Inclusion, and the IACHR LGBTI Rapporteurship signed an agreement to document and analyze discrimination, both social and economic, facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in Latin America and the Caribbean. (oas.org)
  • The Rapporteur on the Rights of LGBTI Persons, Commissioner Francisco Eguiguren, and the fellow providing support to the Rapporteurship participated in the Global LGBTI Human Rights Conference "Non Violence, Non Discrimination, and Social Inclusion," which was co-chaired by the governments of Uruguay and the Netherlands and held in Montevideo July 13-15, 2016. (oas.org)
  • H.R. 5 "purports to protect people experiencing same-sex attraction or gender discordance from discrimination. (dioceseofscranton.org)
  • So it is really disingenuous to say, 'OK, now you've received maybe some training behind the wall …' and then to say, 'Now go into the world and make a legitimate contribution and make your best contribution,' when people are experiencing housing discrimination, employment discrimination and, again, many are being released directly to shelter. (digboston.com)
  • Pay inequality, discrimination in hiring and promotions, and sexual harassment are inequities that have legal remedies. (wlcmd.org)
  • Many transgender people experience stigma and discrimination in their day-to-day lives that can affect access to health care. (cdc.gov)
  • Connelly's portrayal of African Americans as "simple" people, particularly as created by a white playwright, will likely strike today's reader as stereotyped. (encyclopedia.com)
  • reporting that Texas A&M philosophy professor Tommy Curry had said that in order for African-Americans to gain equality, "some white people might have to die. (snopes.com)
  • In the interview, titled "Dr. Tommy Curry on killing whites," Curry, an academic who studies militant resistance by African-Americans against slavery and institutional racism, addressed both the violence in "Django Unchained," and Foxx's joke. (snopes.com)
  • Linda Brown and Sylvia Mendez symbolize the common history that African-Americans and Latinos share. (progressive.org)
  • Thus, this opened the door for countless interpretations of who was created equal and promoted the oppression of African Americans, Indigenous people and women alike. (spokesman.com)
  • The success of the civil rights movement was its failure, when millions of African-Americans discovered that legal equality ended neither racism nor poverty. (myjewishlearning.com)
  • Prior to the 20th century, African Americans were not that segregated from other people in the cities. (lu.se)
  • As African Americans arrived in cities alongside immigrants arriving from Europe, they were treated very differently. (lu.se)
  • African Americans are still trapped in declining inner-city neighbourhoods, giving the characteristic pattern of black cities and white suburbs. (lu.se)
  • Chicago, Cleveland, Baltimore, St Louis, and Milwaukee are all cities where African Americans remain trapped in declining neighbourhoods with few opportunities and increasing levels of violence. (lu.se)
  • We forge partnerships across Latin America and hold summits in Brazil, India, and China. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Her research ranges from empirically-based case studies in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Eastern Africa, to legal analysis examining the interactions between international legal regimes in particular between the Convention on Biological Diversity, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and international human rights treaties. (lu.se)
  • She serves as regional deputy director for Latin America of the Global Network on Human Rights and Environment , acts as an expert advisor to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment and was a member of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) expert group in policy support tools and methodologies. (lu.se)
  • It undermines our core American values of fairness and equality. (commondreams.org)
  • We have a responsibility to continue to support fairness and equality for all. (childrensmn.org)
  • While various similar bills have been proposed since the 1970s, the modern version of the Equality Act was first proposed in the 114th United States Congress. (wikipedia.org)
  • The good news is that a majority of the public doesn't agree with efforts to discriminate against trans people. (upworthy.com)
  • Religious-right opponents of Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) announced today that they will continue their legal fight for the right to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. (tfn.org)
  • A couple days ahead of the vote, the chairmen of five U.S. bishops' committees said its mandates will "discriminate against people of faith" by adversely affecting charities and their beneficiaries, conscience rights, women's sports, "and sex-specific facilities. (dioceseofscranton.org)
  • In March, Dr. Marc Gorelick, president and CEO of Children's Minnesota, endorsed joining the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Business Coalition for the Equality Act on behalf of Children's Minnesota. (childrensmn.org)
  • The coalition dedicated to the protection of LGBT equality and rights includes the ACLU of Texas, Equality Texas, the Human Rights Campaign and Texas Freedom Network. (tfn.org)
  • In roughly 30 states, it is still legal to fire, refuse housing, or deny service to Americans based solely on sexual orientation or gender identity. (americanprogress.org)
  • Since 2016, trans people in Peru have had the right to legally change their gender without the need for surgery. (expatfocus.com)
  • However, if you're moving to Peru as a trans person, it will likely be considerably easier to have the legal change already made on your home country's documents so that the Peruvian government will immediately recognise you under your identified gender and name. (expatfocus.com)
  • Yet, while the MDGs tackled a variety of crucial needs at the international level (including health, poverty, maternal health, environment, gender equality, child mortality and education). (dsq-sds.org)
  • But further to the tale of ending the ban, I saw how our characters could be a catalyst for change in how people perceive gender. (independent-magazine.org)
  • The ACLU of Florida and our coalition partners will continue working to ensure that all Americans - regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity - are treated the same under the law. (aclufl.org)
  • In 2007, for example, the ABA called for amending its Goal IX to promote "full and equal participation in the legal profession by minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and persons of differing sexual orientations and gender identities. (vdare.com)
  • For instance, front desk staff may not know how to handle a situation in which patients' legal names and genders differ from their preferred names and gender identities and/or expressions. (cdc.gov)
  • Most describe transgender people as those who have a gender identity that is different from their sex assigned at birth. (cdc.gov)
  • Although people use many different terms to describe themselves, in general, a transgender woman is someone who was listed as male on their birth certificate and whose gender identity is female, and a transgender man is someone who was listed as female on their birth certificate and whose gender identity is male. (cdc.gov)
  • transgender people may have any sexual orientation regardless of their gender identity. (cdc.gov)
  • For transgender people, the discordance between their gender identity and their assigned sex at birth can cause a great deal of distress. (cdc.gov)
  • We furthermore share her belief that the cross-cutting principles of gender equality, diversity, collaboration and accountability will strengthen us as a workforce and increase our impact. (who.int)
  • Discuss the existing opportunities and challenges in addressing sexual health as a priority component of reproductive health, with specific focus on adolescents and young people, gender and HIV/AIDS related issues in the Region. (who.int)
  • All persons irrespective of their gender identity (men, women and gender diverse people), should have equal and equitable access to service delivery during health emergencies, support and protection to effectively conduct their work as part of the workforce responding to health emergencies, and protection from marginalization and stigmatization during health emergencies, among others. (who.int)
  • Gender informs the design of health emergency preparedness, response and recovery legal instruments, frameworks and strategies, resulting in equal and equitable access to health services, information and protection mechanisms for health security. (who.int)
  • Moreover, the integration of gender- responsive approaches into health emergency preparedness, response and recovery will help achieve gender parity and gender equality in the workplace, balance representation in leadership and decision-making roles (particularly increasing representation of women), and help ensure decent working conditions for all. (who.int)
  • Gender equity and equality is integrated in relevant sectors involved in IHR implementation and in response to all health threats and emergencies. (who.int)
  • Equality Michigan, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and other LGBTQ advocacy groups provided staff. (workers.org)
  • At October's National Equality March for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Washington, DC, a tall, fit woman with a quantity of curly gray hair strode to the microphone and gripped both sides of the podium. (gapersblock.com)
  • As one of the many advocates for The Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) Repeal Act of 2010, I was not only angry, but also ashamed when I became aware in 2012 that while lesbian, gay, and bisexual people could now serve openly in the military, transgender people were still banned. (independent-magazine.org)
  • The fight for equality under the law for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is not over yet, but today marks perhaps the most important legal victory to date in that fight. (aclufl.org)
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) travelers share many of the same hopes and desires as other people when traveling: to have a safe, happy, and memorable trip. (cdc.gov)
  • lesbian travelers were more likely to travel with family, be more interested in child-friendly rather than LGBTQ+ friendly environments, and have travel preferences and budget constraints more closely aligned to people who are not LGTBQ+ than to gay men. (cdc.gov)
  • In one study, 31% of gay men use dating apps while traveling, compared with 4% of lesbian travelers and 15% of all Americans. (cdc.gov)
  • More than two-thirds of Americans in every state, of every faith and political affiliation, support laws protecting LGBTQ people. (equalityfederation.org)
  • With that comes a common responsibility to continue the struggle against the ongoing de-facto segregation of young people of color at all levels of our nation's educational system. (progressive.org)
  • Feeding America , the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, released its second annual Elevating Voices: Insights Report and turned to the experts-people experiencing hunger-to find out how this issue can be solved once and for all. (upworthy.com)
  • Right-wing libertarian arguments that the ordinance was a violation of property rights were advanced - in other words, would-be discriminators were being denied the "right" to fire LGBTQ people from their jobs, evict them from their homes or kick them out of a restaurant. (workers.org)
  • Recently, the Business Coalition for the Equality Act has grown to be what we believe is the largest business coalition in support of legal LGBTQ equality in this movement's history (400+ members)! (childrensmn.org)
  • Next week, more than 6,000 people will be coming to Washington, D.C. to take part in the Out & Equal Workplace Summit , the largest gathering of LGBTQ professionals anywhere in the world. (gaysonoma.com)
  • When people can show up authentically at work, unencumbered by fears - of social isolation, judgment, or worse - simply because they happen to be LGBTQ, individuals, teams and, yes, businesses and other types of organizations thrive. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Rather, the people within these companies and government agencies who work - day in, day out - on improving the work lives of LGBTQ employees have a great deal of knowledge. (gaysonoma.com)
  • The media must hold elected leaders accountable to the truth and to the citizens they serve, especially LGBTQ people and youth who have been under relentless attack in state legislatures nationwide, including Ohio. (equalityohio.org)
  • This research will inform LGBTQ people and our allies across the state. (equalityohio.org)
  • Every LGBTQ voter and ally must use their vote and voices to fight for equality, and support leaders who'll fight for them. (equalityohio.org)
  • (Columbus, OH and New York, NY - September 13, 2022) Equality Ohio, a statewide organization advancing the rights and protecting the well-being of LGBTQ+ Ohioans, and GLAAD, the world's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, are releasing research on the LGBTQ records of the candidates for U.S. Senate, Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance. (equalityohio.org)
  • Trans people need all the help they can get on this issue. (upworthy.com)
  • Retired Army veteran Laila Ireland isn't about to let President Trump kick trans people out of the military without putting up a fight. (upworthy.com)
  • Ireland's speech took aim at Trump's unfounded claim that letting trans people serve in the military is some sort of burdensome expense (the estimated total cost of providing health care for trans service members is between $2.4 and $8.4 million per year, or roughly one-fifth of what the military already spends on Viagra ), and highlighted a number of the key roles that trans service members are currently filling. (upworthy.com)
  • To remove these patriotic Americans from their posts and to deny trans people the same right as everyone else to serve their country is not only harmful for the trans community, but for the military and country as a whole. (upworthy.com)
  • Sadly, though, the ban on military service is just one of several ongoing attacks against trans people in America . (upworthy.com)
  • They blended their backgrounds in journalism and advocacy to shed light on trans people serving in the military. (independent-magazine.org)
  • People must make careful decisions when and where to marry, even as advocates work towards equality. (glad.org)
  • Even with such broad statements, however, it would seem to imply equality to every man is among the "unalienable Rights," including "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. (spokesman.com)
  • They were breaking the laws of England and risked capture, prison and even death for their belief in independence, equality, unalienable rights, and liberty. (dhafirtrial.net)
  • Public opinion on this issue has reached approval levels that couldn't have been imagined just a few years ago - it seems like every time you open the paper there's another person or organization expressing support for the freedom to marry. (aclu.org)
  • After graduation, Wolf returned to New York, staying involved with the socialists and organizing with fledgling gay activist groups like the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), a direct action organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with AIDS. (gapersblock.com)
  • Learn about our sister organization, the Center for American Progress Action Fund , an advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans. (americanprogress.org)
  • Major Women's Rights groups including National Women's Law Center, National Organization for Women, National Partnership for Women & Families, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and more. (equalityfederation.org)
  • Americans United for Separation of Church and State is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit educational and advocacy organization that brings together people of all religions and none to protect the right of everyone to believe as they want - and stop anyone from using their beliefs to harm others. (au.org)
  • A group of faith leaders who support the Equality Act who held a webinar for the media Feb. 24 included Sister Simone Campbell, a Sister of Social Service, who is the outgoing executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice lobby organization. (dioceseofscranton.org)
  • The United Nations World Trade Organization Second Global Report on LGBTQ+ Tourism in 2017 acknowledged that LGBTQ+ persons travel more frequently, demonstrate higher than average spending patterns, and demonstrate brand awareness and loyalty. (cdc.gov)
  • But six years earlier, in 1944, an 8-year-old Mexican American girl by the name of Sylvia Mendez had been denied admission to her local white school in Westminster, California. (progressive.org)
  • The case marked the end of legal school segregation in California. (progressive.org)
  • The Supreme Court's June 2020 ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County protects gay and transgender people in matters of employment, but not in other respects. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are an estimated 1.4 million transgender people living in the U.S., which in the larger sense, is still a pretty tiny sliver of the population, making the group easy to pick on. (upworthy.com)
  • The hateful press release repeats the usual fear-mongering about transgender people using public restrooms and claims that Mayor Annise Parker is guilty of "tyranny and lawlessness. (tfn.org)
  • Surely if transgender people are acknowledged as qualified to serve, there's no reason why it should remain legal to fire someone for being transgender in 29 of our 50 states. (independent-magazine.org)
  • 1,2 Given these challenges, transgender people, especially transgender women of color, may delay seeking medical care because of fear or actual experience of negative treatment by health care staff. (cdc.gov)
  • Transgender people may also have unique needs and concerns when interacting with the health care system. (cdc.gov)
  • All members of the health care team, from front desk staff to clinicians, can play a role in creating an environment that respects and responds to the needs of transgender people. (cdc.gov)
  • Understanding Transgender People and Their Health Needs provides important basic information on transgender people's identities, lives, and health care needs. (cdc.gov)
  • Gaining this knowledge is a critical first step in being able to serve transgender people in a transgender-affirming manner. (cdc.gov)
  • Patient-Centered Strategies in Health Care provides tips and strategies to improve communication and create a more affirming environment for transgender people. (cdc.gov)
  • Watch brief accounts from transgender people external icon of different ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds discuss their lives and their health care needs. (cdc.gov)
  • This video provides a look at the diversity of the expressions and experiences of transgender people. (cdc.gov)
  • That is why it is important for transgender people to be able to access health care that is patient-centered. (cdc.gov)
  • Many-but not all-transgender people make changes to their physical appearance. (cdc.gov)
  • Active from 1942 to 1970, the Christian Friends for Racial Equality (CFRE) was a locally founded leader in the Seattle civil rights movement. (blackpast.org)
  • The Christian Friends' more businesslike work included maintaining an office, publishing a monthly newsletter of civil rights news and membership updates, coordinating with other local civil rights groups (like the NAACP and the Seattle Urban League), contacting businesses and the government to encourage equity, running a speakers' bureau, and working through churches and synagogues to promote racial equality. (blackpast.org)
  • And the nationwide protests focused on police brutality and racial equality, have only heightened the sense of uncertainty. (pacificlegal.org)
  • Implicit bias and racial inequality is deeply rooted in the American justice system, and other systems with which low-income and marginalized communities interact. (nlada.org)
  • As racial and immigration issues heavily overlap, the ABA has perforce become the legal arm of the Treason Lobby . (vdare.com)
  • HB 87 undermines basic principles of fairness, equality and liberty by criminalizing basic acts of human decency and creating a 'show me your papers' policing system in the state of Georgia. (commondreams.org)
  • Those favorable decisions came about in part because Indigenous people finally received fair legal representation in court, a change that reflected the broader social and political movements for equality in America during that time. (hcn.org)
  • As a consequence of the colonial process, race and ethnicity are domains that have become invisible in Andean countries and particularly in Peru, where talking about race is not only a sensitive topic but also a taboo that creates a hierarchy of bodies based on a very marked symbolic division that implies the subordination of indigenous people and mestizos. (bvsalud.org)
  • Some authors estimate the Quechua-speaking indigenous people as 30-45% of the total Peruvian population (STORAKER, 2001), while others estimate it as half of the total Peruvian population (TAMAYO, 1999). (bvsalud.org)
  • Do we accept the shift in power from the people and democracy to bureaucrats, or do we decide to fight to restore the institutions, and the balance of power, that make American democracy unique? (pacificlegal.org)
  • Democracy, equality, and freedom all depend on the separation of church and state-and they're all under attack by a billion-dollar Shadow Network of religious extremists and their political allies. (au.org)
  • After soundly rejecting the policies of unfair justice and perverted legal arguments at the polls last November, it is hard to imagine that in a few months the person we elected to champion our return to democracy, justice and equality, is completely reneging, bringing further dishonor to the Office of the President, not to mention the position of the US in the world. (opednews.com)
  • both unjust to the individuals in question and destructive of any attempt to build lasting mechanisms for counterterrorism adjudications' and reminding Cheney of 'the American tradition of zealous representation of unpopular clients,' including John Adams' defense of British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, and more . (metafilter.com)
  • The pervasive nature of these implicit biases has stark implications on how we engage one another in our organizations, as well as on our representation of people living in poverty. (nlada.org)
  • Through the legal representation projects, you may be able to get a free lawyer to represent you in your case. (wlcmd.org)
  • Legal Momentum joined the call for "Right to Request" legislation, on both the state and federal levels, which would enable workers to improve productivity while also caring for their families. (legalmomentum.org)
  • Legal Momentum supports any legislation that would allow women and men to reach their full potential as workers, without abandoning their responsibilities to their families. (legalmomentum.org)
  • Below are quotes from national leaders on why they're supporting the Equality Act and why Congress must move with urgency to pass this landmark legislation. (equalityfederation.org)
  • For the first time in our decades-long fight for equal rights, the Senate will host a hearing on the Equality Act and I welcome this important opportunity to highlight the need for this critical legislation. (equalityfederation.org)
  • Particularly it argues that while the Convention has certainly contributed to a re-emphasis of rights of persons with disabilities and had a positive and reformative effect on disability legislation and policy narratives in both the international and national spheres, it remains to be assessed to what extent its provisions will be translated into policy at a national and regional level. (dsq-sds.org)
  • The US Justice system is rooted not only in the Constitution and legislation passed by Congress and individual states, but also in legal convention that goes back several centuries and beyond, as practiced in the Great Britain, France and other European nations. (opednews.com)
  • refers to people born outside Africa who have ancestors from that continent and whose history is related to forced migrations and diaspora (dispersion of ethnic groups). (bvsalud.org)
  • EURO 46) to more than 1,500 households (6,000 people)-a sum that can cover 50% of a person's food needs, as well as other expenses like soap, water, rent, and mobile phone credit, for a month. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • The 6,000 people who will be at the Workplace Summit will certainly have the opportunity to learn from each other. (gaysonoma.com)
  • The vast majority of voters believe religious freedom is "very" important to a healthy American society, and half of Americans do not believe churches and faith-based charities should be required to hire people who oppose their religious beliefs, a Summit.org/Rasmussen Reports survey released this week found. (breitbart.com)
  • The survey asked respondents, "How important is freedom of religion to a healthy American society? (breitbart.com)
  • This research affirms that the American people overwhelmingly support the continued protection of the Constitutional right of freedom of religion, and oppose policies requiring churches and faith-based charities and organizations to compromise their deeply-held religious beliefs," Dr. Jeff Myers of Summit.org said in a statement. (breitbart.com)
  • We fight in the courts, legislatures, and the public square for freedom without favor and equality without exception. (au.org)
  • We believe in the power of people to end the injustice of poverty. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • Host an Oxfam Hunger Banquet® and change the way people in your community think about hunger and poverty. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • The diversity of opinions and experiences shared by the people I met enriched my understanding of the challenges and opportunities inherent in the delicate balance between economic growth and environmental responsibility. (lu.se)
  • And those conversations have been facilitated by the work of many LGBT advocacy organizations, including the ACLU, who for decades have pushed for equality in our laws, for the right to be ourselves and to talk about it, and for a wider public conversation about what it means to be LGBT. (aclu.org)
  • When added to the amazing work of our colleague organizations, this advocacy has changed the American legal and cultural landscape for LGBT people. (aclu.org)
  • PFAW and AAMIA were among 36 organizations that wrote to Congress on March 9 to defend CRS and its ability to continue to meet the needs of the American people. (pfaw.org)
  • Major civil rights organizations are disappointed by the decision of some pastors and community leaders to continue their legal pursuit of the repeal of Houston's equal rights ordinance. (tfn.org)
  • "After DOMA: What it Means For You" LGBT Organizations Fact Sheet Series details many of the ways federal agencies accord legal respect to married same-sex couples. (glad.org)
  • Like her, we strongly believe that the promotion of an enabling work environment is key to the future of our organizations and their ability to attract and retain the best people. (who.int)
  • The signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 was a pivotal event of the lengthy American Revolution that would eventually culminate into the official founding of the United States by 1781. (spokesman.com)
  • On July 4, 1776, over fifty people signed the Declaration of Independence . (dhafirtrial.net)
  • financial independence is a key element of equality. (wlcmd.org)
  • An essential driver of this change is that gay people have come out all over the country, having conversations that make the issue personal for their families, friends, and co-workers. (aclu.org)
  • For 45 years, Legal Momentum has fought to make the workplace more family-friendly and welcoming to women, including pregnant women and working mothers," said Penny M. Venetis, Executive Vice President and Legal Director. (legalmomentum.org)
  • Without food or money, people no longer able to make a living grapple with impossible choices. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • This year, as president of BPU, Allen says he tries his best to make people feel welcome - following the example he remembers from years back. (gwhatchet.com)
  • I suspect she's just trying to drum up publicity so that when the 2010 elections take over the news cycle in a few months she can make slightly less batshitinsane statements on the topic of American security and hope to influence the public discourse. (metafilter.com)
  • We know that the most impactful thing to do is bring together our partners who function in those regions so that they can figure out together the strategies and nuances that they need to pursue to make their workplaces ones where all people are equal, belong, and thrive. (gaysonoma.com)
  • The poll coincides with the far-left's push to make the Equality Act a reality. (breitbart.com)
  • Watch trans military veteran Laila Ireland make a powerful case for equality. (upworthy.com)
  • Not only did predominant racist ways of thinking among Anglo-Americans make it easier for them to look the other way at inequality, but citizenship was a central basis for justifying who qualified legally as "men. (spokesman.com)
  • Paula Avila-Guillen, executive director of the Women's Equality Center, noted at the time that it was legal for people in the border state of Coahuila to terminate their pregnancies through the first trimester, and asked: "Could the safest way for Texan women to have access to a safe, legal abortion soon be to make their way to Mexico? (wsiu.org)
  • There are also conventions and laws rooted in Arab, Greek and Native American practices, all of which make up what is arguably the best foundation of justice in the world. (opednews.com)
  • A person could either make good the damage or hand the offending "animal" over to the injured party. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Even if someone wished to assert that he had been wrongly enslaved, a free person had to make the claim in court. (encyclopedia.com)
  • We got the Arkansas Supreme Court to strike down that state's ban on foster parenting by gay people, and also its ban on adoption or foster parenting by any unmarried couples, gay or straight. (aclu.org)
  • Starting in the 1820s, the Supreme Court laid the groundwork for the legal relationship between tribal, federal and state governments, acknowledging that tribal nations hold legal and political rights and are on par with the federal government. (hcn.org)
  • While Brown was a major accomplishment in the push for equality, the Mendez case set the legal precedent that enabled the Brown attorneys to win their arguments before the Supreme Court. (progressive.org)
  • On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires states to license a marriage between people of the same sex. (newrepublic.com)
  • We have fought hard for LGBT people to be able to talk publicly about being gay and about their support for LGBT rights. (aclu.org)
  • The Equality Act has overwhelming support among more than 60 business associations - including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, and the National Association of Manufacturers. (equalityfederation.org)
  • The Equality Act is a unifying issue for our nation enjoying support from more than two-thirds of Americans and an unprecedented number of businesses who believe that not only is achieving equality the right thing to do but that it is also good business. (equalityfederation.org)
  • As Breitbart News reported , the rule would "outlaw any legal recognition or civic support for single-sex activities," including religious practices. (breitbart.com)
  • We hope that this research, along with our recently publicized 2022 Ohio Lawmaker Equality Scorecard, sends a clear message that the half-a-million out LGBTQ+ Ohioans in our state, and the millions more that support them are important stakeholders for all voters to consider when they take their ballots to the box this fall. (equalityohio.org)
  • So powerful is this system that even in cases where people do not agree with the jury's verdict they most often support the result, knowing it was achieved under due process. (opednews.com)
  • In an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC's Good Morning America, President Obama expressed his support for gay marriage. (newrepublic.com)
  • Adequate legal instruments for States Parties to support and enable the implementation of all their obligations and rights created by the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). (who.int)
  • Legal instruments are in place in all relevant sectors to support IHR implementation including core capacity development and maintenance. (who.int)
  • Current legal instruments including constitutions, laws, arrêtés, decrees, regulations, administrative requirements or other government instruments are proven to adequately support IHR implementation across relevant sectors. (who.int)
  • Support groups for couples (eg, Family Equality , RESOLVE ) may help. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Allen says he is concerned with issues less apparent than legal segregation. (gwhatchet.com)
  • Long before Brown v. Board of Education, Mexican Americans had engaged in numerous court battles against segregation. (progressive.org)
  • Speaking of segregation, Douglas Massey points out that the well-known housing segregation in the U.S. is a product of the American urbanism of the 20th century. (lu.se)
  • Levels of African American segregation rose to heights that European immigrants never experienced. (lu.se)
  • According to HRC, "The 416 member companies of HRC's Business Coalition for the Equality Act represent a major swath of America's economic engine, with member companies overseeing business operations in all 50 states, company headquarters spanning 33 states and a combined $6.8 trillion in annual revenue. (childrensmn.org)
  • The 416 members of the coalition collectively employ more than 14.6 million people in the United States. (childrensmn.org)
  • They signed on to a friend-of-the-court brief in record numbers, and they are a key component of the coalition that is pushing to pass the Equality Act. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Begun last July with illegally prepared and submitted repeal petitions, the group calling itself No Unequal Rights Coalition has put the city through an already unnecessary and costly legal fight. (tfn.org)
  • When I was a senior in high school, our teacher assigned us to read the autobiography of Malcolm X. As I read that, it became clear to me that racism wasn't just something that bigoted white people did in the South. (lu.se)
  • Her work unites legal analysis and sustainability science for examining environmental and human rights governance challenges and innovative levers to address them. (lu.se)
  • The report sets out a broad framework for post-2015 based on inclusive economic development, environmental sustainability, inclusive social development (including health), and peace and security, underpinned by human rights, equality and sustainability. (who.int)
  • Human dignity is central to what Catholics believe because every person is made in the image of God and should be treated accordingly, with respect and compassion," they said. (dioceseofscranton.org)
  • Legal Momentum President and CEO Carol Robles-Román said, "In 2015, there is no excuse for denying pregnant women reasonable accommodations to enable them to work on an equal basis with everyone else. (legalmomentum.org)
  • Legal Momentum has reached out to the mayors of municipalities around the country urging them to follow New York's lead to ensure that appropriate pregnancy accommodations are available to all women who wish to take a civil service exam in their cities. (legalmomentum.org)
  • I'm very concerned about what this means, particularly for American women, but also for Canadian women. (wsiu.org)
  • They were far from perfect as slavery, the slaughter and removal of Native Americans and the exclusion of women demonstrated. (dhafirtrial.net)
  • Women were at various times prohibited from engaging in certain kinds of multiparty transactions: they could not offer security for a nonrelative's business deal, and they could not represent another person in court. (encyclopedia.com)
  • In private matters such as commerce or inheritance women had full legal rights (with the exceptions above). (encyclopedia.com)
  • Women have made enormous progress toward the goal of achieving equality and respect in their working lives. (wlcmd.org)
  • 1 In particular, many transgender women of color (specifically those who are black or African American and Hispanic or Latino) have reported being victims of harassment and violence, even in health care settings. (cdc.gov)
  • On 8 May 2017, the American Conservative blog posted a story under the headline "When Is It OK to Kill Whites? (snopes.com)
  • No one has the right to ignore equality laws they don't like. (irishcentral.com)
  • The passage of laws protecting gay people can, as Urvashi Vaid points out, invite dangerous complacency among a still endangered minority. (myjewishlearning.com)
  • Where new or revised legal instruments may not be specifically required under a State Party's legal system, the State may revise some laws, regulations or other legal instruments in order to facilitate their implementation in a more efficient, effective or beneficial manner. (who.int)
  • The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. (americanprogress.org)
  • See also American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Gynecologic Practice's and American Society for Reproductive Medicine's Infertility Workup for the Women's Health Specialist . (msdmanuals.com)
  • We started fighting the military's ban on gay people back in 1970, and brought Witt v. United States Air Force , in which a federal court held that Don't Ask, Don't Tell was unconstitutional, just before it was repealed by Congress. (aclu.org)
  • CFRE was especially active in the 1940s and 1950s with desegregating cemeteries, the "open housing" movement, and spurring government action to improve equality, all at the municipal and county levels. (blackpast.org)
  • Join the fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. (pfaw.org)
  • It also shows the beauty of the American constitutional system, where our independent judiciary protects Equal Justice Under the Law. (pfaw.org)
  • Asian Americans Advancing Justice. (equalityfederation.org)
  • Former Second Daughter Liz Cheney (who, it should be noted, received her JD from The University of Chicago Law School in 1996) and her Keep America Safe 501(c) posted a video demanding that the Justice Department publicly release the names of its 'Al Quaeda Seven,' seven Justice employees who served as counsel for Guantanamo detainees. (metafilter.com)
  • Now a US congresswoman, Pressley said she has a plan that will not only help accomplish that, but will also transform the criminal justice and legal system, which she said perpetuates homelessness. (digboston.com)
  • In November, Pressley unveiled a resolution, "The People's Justice Guarantee ," which "lays out a bold, new vision for justice in the American criminal legal system. (digboston.com)
  • In our system of justice if a person is suspected of a crime, they have a right to a fair trial with a jury of their peers. (opednews.com)
  • The Detroit Metro AFL-CIO, Michigan AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers and rank-and-file unionists assisted in the campaign. (workers.org)
  • Ireland, a trans woman herself, took the stage at GLAAD's San Francisco Gala to give a speech rejecting the administration's plans to ban people like her from serving openly in the military. (upworthy.com)
  • They were openly resisting the legal authority of the King of England. (dhafirtrial.net)
  • We had waxed lyrical about the strength of authenticity, ensuring unit cohesion, and the plethora of ways our country's safety would benefit if we allowed LGBT people to serve openly. (independent-magazine.org)
  • The ACLU has fought state bans on gay people being adoptive or foster parents for years as well. (aclu.org)
  • Though many of these cases were legal milestones, the ACLU did not bring them just to win in a court of law. (aclu.org)
  • The ACLU and NILC also filed last month a legal challenge to Indiana's law, which is scheduled to go into effect on July 1. (commondreams.org)
  • Civil legal aid and indigent defense providers confront these issues daily in their advocacy related to healthcare, housing, education, and employment, as well as in criminal proceedings. (nlada.org)
  • Develop advocacy materials and packages to raise awareness on the process and resources needed to conduct a legal mapping and legal analysis at the national and subnational levels, where applicable. (who.int)
  • Telling gay people they are a special class of sinner that must be avoided by public accommodations for fear of spiritual contamination is not in Given's opinion hostility or homophobia, it's a sincerely held religious belief. (irishcentral.com)
  • When Kwamboka and Ngilla received their payments, they settled their debts to people who've been helping them feed their families and pay the rent, and bought the food they needed. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • Equality is good for our employees, our patients and families and our business. (childrensmn.org)
  • The economic contraction, a direct result of the pandemic, has many American workers and families deeply anxious about their financial futures. (pacificlegal.org)
  • Even though America is the world's wealthiest nation, about 1 in 6 of our neighbors turned to food banks and community programs in order to feed themselves and their families last year. (upworthy.com)
  • Karina Gould, the minister of families, children and social development, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday that Canada would allow Americans to obtain abortions. (wsiu.org)
  • And while the protests have brought attention to the very real problems of police violence, the truth is that America is a less racist place than it ever has been . (pacificlegal.org)
  • In mid-August, Legal Momentum reached a settlement with the City of New York on behalf of our client, New York City Police Officer Akema Thompson. (legalmomentum.org)
  • Legal Momentum is calling on other cities to follow New York's lead. (legalmomentum.org)
  • Legal Momentum Board member Loria Yeadon spearheaded an event with Legal Momentum in Bellevue, Washington, on August 15 to raise awareness of campus sexual assault in colleges today and address ways to end the epidemic. (legalmomentum.org)
  • The signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a triumph for the disability rights movement, led to a decade of frustration as neither bureaucrats nor judges nor, most importantly, ordinary Americans, understood or enforced it as a civil rights law. (myjewishlearning.com)
  • Following her release from the detention center, Plaintiff filed a Section 1983 action against the Sheriff of Fairfax County, a prison deputy, and a prison nurse alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), the Rehabilitation Act, the United States Constitution, and state common law. (justia.com)
  • I had never met people who had a broader analysis of the way society worked," she said. (gapersblock.com)
  • BlackPast is dedicated to providing a global audience with reliable and accurate information on the history of African America and of people of African ancestry around the world. (blackpast.org)
  • Connelly's play was unusual at the time of its initial production in that it featured a cast made up exclusively of African-American actors. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Note: At this time, NLADA is urging civil legal aid and public defender offices to sign on to the pledge. (nlada.org)
  • It is also common knowledge that even forefathers like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson owned slaves, indicating just how socially acceptable it was at the time and why "men" would have been assumed to imply Euro-American males, specifically, to period readers. (spokesman.com)
  • The character of the Roman slave as property never changed fundamentally, but over time some of the law of persons came to be applied to them in addition. (encyclopedia.com)
  • But how could we have said "LGBT" and at the same time believed that we were living up to the American values we were lauding? (independent-magazine.org)
  • Cheney and Keep America Safe are facing opposition from lawyers and non-lawyers on both the left and right wings of the political spectrum, including former University of Chicago Law professor Richard Epstein ('There's something truly bizarre about this. (metafilter.com)
  • In just 48 hours more than 100,000 people signed a petition launched here in the US in opposition to the DUP bill. (irishcentral.com)
  • It also feels quite borderline totalitarian to me, the notion that lawyer defending people who may have committed crimes can themselves have their own moral center questioned on grounds of 'treason' or whatever. (metafilter.com)
  • And we are front row, we're front and center when it comes to white people talking about their justification for owning assault weapons, and owning guns to protect themselves from evil black people or evil immigrants. (snopes.com)
  • These people should not be subject to these irreparable harms simply because an unconstitutional law is on the books. (commondreams.org)
  • It would also inflict numerous legal and social harms on Americans of any faith or none. (dioceseofscranton.org)
  • Kwamboka lives in the Nairobi settlement of Kibera, a COVID-19 hotspot, where policies aimed at keeping communities safe from the deadly coronavirus have put people at risk of hunger and homelessness. (oxfamamerica.org)
  • We applaud Legal Momentum's hard work on behalf of Officer Thompson and all PBA members. (legalmomentum.org)
  • Before making a decision, it is essential that same-sex couples consult an attorney for individualized legal advice. (glad.org)
  • And, after five lawsuits over 20 years, we succeeded in getting Florida's courts to strike down that state's ban on adoption by gay people, passed back in 1977 in Anita Bryant's famously anti-gay campaign. (aclu.org)
  • Officially, marriages between two people of the same sex performed outside of Peru are not recognised in the country, but this may soon change, as there has been precedent for migrants appealing to the highest Peruvian courts to have their marriages recognised. (expatfocus.com)
  • We defend the civil rights and civil liberties of all people in Florida, by working through the legislature, the courts and in the streets. (aclufl.org)