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 ERC Opposes HUD’s Proposed Change to Equal Access Rule
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By Equal Rights Center
In Civil Rights, Fair Housing, LGBT Rights, Uncategorized
Posted September 22, 2020

ERC Opposes HUD’s Proposed Change to Equal Access Rule

The ERC has submitted a comment to HUD urging the agency to withdraw its proposed rule change regarding transgender people's access to HUD-funded homeless shelters.

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 New HUD Proposal Puts Homeless Transgender People’s Lives at Risk
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By Equal Rights Center
In Civil Rights, Fair Housing, LGBT Rights, Uncategorized
Posted June 4, 2019

New HUD Proposal Puts Homeless Transgender People’s Lives at Risk

HUD seeks to reverse the Equal Access Rule, potentially giving shelters license to house transgender people based on their sex assigned at birth rather than their gender identity. Single-sex [...]

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 States should take action as SCOTUS prepares to hear LGBT discrimination cases
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By Equal Rights Center
In Civil Rights, Fair Employment, LGBT Rights, Uncategorized
Posted May 9, 2019

States should take action as SCOTUS prepares to hear LGBT discrimination cases

States and localities should prioritize protecting sexual orientation and gender identity as concerns rise over likelihood that Supreme Court will uphold protections for LGBT individuals.

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 What hiring discrimination looks like in a state with no statewide LGBT anti-discrimination protections
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By Equal Rights Center
In Civil Rights, Fair Employment, LGBT Rights, Uncategorized
Posted April 15, 2019

What hiring discrimination looks like in a state with no statewide LGBT anti-discrimination protections

The reality for LGBT individuals in much of the country is not only the pervasiveness of employment discrimination, but also the fact that there is very little that individuals can do in response [...]

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 CIVIL RIGHTS TESTING REPORT REVEALS POSSIBLE HIRING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBT VIRGINIANS
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By Equal Rights Center
In Civil Rights, Fair Employment, LGBT Rights, Press Release, Uncategorized
Posted March 14, 2019

CIVIL RIGHTS TESTING REPORT REVEALS POSSIBLE HIRING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBT VIRGINIANS

Using matched pair testing, the ERC compared the experiences of straight job applicants with gay/queer job applicants during the hiring process. The report reveals test results that point to the [...]

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 Beyond Wedding Cake: Regardless of SCOTUS Decision, Discrimination Remains A Scourge to LGBT People Across the Country
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By Equal Rights Center
In LGBT Rights, Public Accommodations, Uncategorized
Posted June 6, 2018

Beyond Wedding Cake: Regardless of SCOTUS Decision, Discrimination Remains A Scourge to LGBT People Across the Country

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By Equal Rights Center
In LGBT Rights
Posted June 17, 2014

President Obama to Sign Executive Order Barring Federal Contractors from Discriminating against LGBT Workers

Today, the White House announced that President Obama will sign an executive order that extends employment protections for LGBT individuals who work for federal contractors. The move comes months [...]

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 Is Virginia really for lovers?
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By Equal Rights Center
In Fair Employment, LGBT Rights
Posted January 31, 2014

Is Virginia really for lovers?

By Grant Beck, ERC Communications Associate One of the most iconic representations of my home state is the omnipresent mantra “Virginia is for Lovers.” Bumper stickers, magnets, and t-shirts [...]

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 A Day of Remembrance
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By Equal Rights Center
In Fair Housing, LGBT Rights
Posted November 21, 2013

A Day of Remembrance

By Snehee Khandeshi, ERC Fair Housing Program Coordinator Earlier this week, Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) events took place across the globe to memorialize the victims of hate crimes [...]

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 Scouts’ Honor?
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By Equal Rights Center
In LGBT Rights
Posted May 24, 2013

Scouts’ Honor?

Yesterday, the voting body of the Boy Scouts of America ended the century-old ban on openly gay scouts participating in the organization. However, the organization still has a long road ahead [...]

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