The Supreme Court heard oral argument in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. EEOC, a case on whether federal civil rights law protects against transgender employment discrimination.…
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Samra Habib, author of We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir; Ryan O’Callaghan, author of My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me, and Ended Up Saving My Life; and…
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument for two consolidated cases, Bostock v. Clayton City, Georgia and Altitude Express, Inc v. Zarda, concerning whether federal civil rights law protects…
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Saeed Jones, author of How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir, talked about his book in which he shared his thoughts on gender and identity.
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Gregory Nevins talked about three Supreme Court cases being decided during the 2019-20 term that deal with employment discrimination against gay, lesbian, and transgender Americans.
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The National Press Club hosted a discussion with Gerald Lynn Bostock, a gay man who was fired from his job as a child welfare services coordinator. Mr. Bostock is the plaintiff in Bostock v.…
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Contributors to We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health--Stories and Research Challenging the Bio-Medical Model read selections from this book of essays and poems on the mental…
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The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hosted a talk titled, “Stonewall at 50: The Movement for LGBT Civil Rights” by historian and author David Carter. Stonewall was a six-day gay rights uprising…
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American History TV visited the Newseum in Washington, D.C., to tour their “Rise Up” exhibit looking back at the Stonewall riots, six days of protests considered to be the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ…
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The Stonewall riots began on June 28, 1969, after police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village. The raid sparked six days of protests considered to be the…
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Charles Francis, president of the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C., discussed two pioneering gay rights films created by Lilli Vincenz in 1968 and 1970. Mr. Francis assisted in the…
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Marc Stein talked about the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots and their impact on the LGBTQ movement. Professor Stein was interviewed from outside the Stonewall National Monument in New…
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Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), the first openly LGBTQ non-incumbent elected to Congress in 1998 and in 2012 the first openly gay LGBTQ person elected to the U.S. Senate, spoke about the 50th…
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Pierre-Antoine Louis talked about key issues facing LGBTQ Americans.
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When a group of gays, lesbians, and transgendered individuals stood up to police raiding a popular gay hangout in New York City on the night of June 28th, 1969, they had no idea where their…
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Senator Doug Jones spoke on the chamber floor about LGBTQ pride month. He talked about the importance of LGBTQ-community legal protections, and he asked for a vote on the House-passed…
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Equality For All: Progress for LGBT Rights was one of the middle school second-prize winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Rachel Tokarski, Tovya Michael, and Seneka Millawabandara,…
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In a 236-173 vote, the House passed the Equality Act (H.R. 5), legislation that would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and…
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Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) called up a motion to make changes to the Equality Act. The motion to recommit failed.
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The House debated and voted on the Equality Act (HR 5), legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. The measure passed 236-173.
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