#discriminating — Public Fediverse posts
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#WhiteSupremacist #President #DonaldTrump #Revokes #Workplace #Discrimination #Rules Enacted By #LBJ In #1965
#ExecutiveOrder11246, #forbade #federal #contractors from #discriminating on the basis of #race, #color, #religion, #nationalorigin, #sex, #sexualorientation or #genderidentity.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-revokes-workplace-discrimination-rules-203613947.html
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#FederalJudge #Rules #Georgia’s #CongressionalMaps #Violate the #VotingRightsAct by #racially #discriminating against #Black #voters
New #maps, which could have major #implications for 2024, must now be drawn.#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Georgia #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Gerrymandering #Disinfrancisement #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #AntiSemitism #Racism #Xenophobia #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/10/georgia-republicans-voting-rights-maps/
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A #federal #AppealsCourt has #ruled that a #KatyTexas company and #church can #deny #employment to #LGBTQ #workers without legal recourse. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (#5thCircuit) #overturned a #lower #court's #ruling that the company, #BraidwoodManagement, and the church, #BearCreekCommunityChurch, #violated #TitleVII of the #CivilRightsAct of 1964 by #discriminating #against LGBTQ workers.
The #court determined that the two entities are not mandated to abide by #federal #discrimination law because they are #religious #organizations. The court's opinion said that Braidwood Management follows the belief among some Christians that "marriage is between one man and one woman."
The ruling is a #setback for #LGBTQRights advocates, who had hoped that the 5th Circuit would follow the lead of the Supreme Court (#SCOTUS), which ruled in 2020 that Title VII protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination. The Supreme Court's ruling was a landmark decision, but it did not explicitly address the issue of religious exemptions.
The 5th Circuit's ruling leaves open the possibility that other religious organizations could also deny employment to LGBTQ workers without legal repercussions. This could have a significant impact on LGBTQ workers, who could be #denied jobs or #fired simply because of their #SexualOrientation or #GenderIdentity.
The ruling is also a reminder of the importance of the ongoing fight for LGBTQ equality. Despite progress in recent years, there are still many challenges that LGBTQ people face, including discrimination in the workplace. It is important to continue to fight for the rights of LGBTQ people and to ensure that they are protected from discrimination.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/katy/article/katy-company-and-church-can-deny-lgbtq-workers-18167418.php -
#US #JusticeDepartment sues #Tennessee over #ban on #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #transgender #youths
The Justice Department said the #law #violates the #Constitution’s #equalprotection #clause by #discriminating on the basis of both #sex and #transgender #status
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #TransKids #Healthcare #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #AboutDamnTime