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Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tansgender, Polygamy, Mormon Church, Housing, Civil Rights, Sexual Orientation, Employment, Transgendered, Lds Church, Gender, Utah, Gay Families, Religion, Gay Rights, Salt Lake City Council, Gender Identity, Same Sex Marriage, Salt Lake City, Marriage Laws, Lesbians, Sexual Preference, Anti-Discrimination Law, Gays, Anti-Discrimination, Lds, Family, Politics News

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unani...

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Getting to the Roots of Hate Crime

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Hate Crimes, Hate, Annual Day of Silence, Bullying, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Mathew Shepard Act, State Hate Crime Statutues, Colorado, Harassment, Transgender, Gay, Oppression, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Schools., Angie Zapata, Federal Hate Crime Law, Privilege, Inequality, Hate Crime, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Politics News
Abby L. Ferber

If we are serious about protecting people from violence and crime simply because of their group identities, we must also take seriously their right to equality in the home, workplace, and school.

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Gender Identity Discrimination in the Workplace gets First Hearing in Congress

Joe Solmonese | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights Campaign, Gay Rights, Transgender Issues, Hrc, Gender Identity, Lbgt Rights, Politics News
Joe Solmonese

Transgendered people, too long marginalized in society and even within the GLBT community, has made enormous strides in recent years -- we want to continue that progress and translate it into federal law.

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