LGBT
SEIU, AFT join coalition to stop job discrimination vs. gays
August 8, 2013"Embedding discrimination against LGBT Americans into our laws and workplaces is not only morally reprehensible, it also makes zero economic sense."
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Bill clears way for 2014 gay weddings in England
July 22, 2013Legislation to legalize gay marriage finally cleared Parliament, paving the way for the first same-sex weddings in England and Wales next summer.
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Ohio unions back fired teacher Carla Hale, LGBT rights
July 1, 2013Organized labor has weighed in on the side of LGBT rights in central Ohio, starting with the strong support given to discharged teacher Carla Hale.
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Today in labor history: Stonewall sparks gay rights movement
June 28, 2013Forty four years ago today the Stonewall demonstrations broke out in New York City,
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Union leaders hail court dumping of DOMA
June 28, 2013WASHINGTON (PAI) - Union leaders hailed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to throw out the Defense of Marriage Act, the anti-gay law a Republican-run Congress railroaded through, and which then-President Bill Clinton signed.
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