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LGBT rights
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As Transgender Military Ban Goes Into Effect, Groups Speak Out
The Pentagon's decision to rescind rules that allowed transgender people to serve in the military went into effect…
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ASAE Joins Tourism, Business Groups to Oppose Texas “Religious Refusal” Bill
Saying that a pending bill in the Texas Legislature would discriminate against the LGBTQ community and hurt business,…
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Groups Concerned Pending Texas Bill Could Weaken LGBTQ Protections
A coalition of business groups and convention and tourism leaders, which includes ASAE, is expressing concern that a…
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Reintroduced Equality Act Gets Support From Businesses, Associations
Among the supporters of the just-reintroduced Equality Act: trade and professional associations and a 164-member business coalition.
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Medical Groups Decry Trump’s Transgender Military Policy
In a letter to the secretary of defense, the American Medical Association declared there is "no medically valid…
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Still No “Bathroom Bill” in Texas as Special Session Ends
Opponents of a bill that would have restricted restrooms available to transgender people celebrated its demise in the…
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Texas House Considers Discriminatory Bill Alternative
ASAE, business groups, and convention bureaus oppose a new Texas House bill meant to replace a controversial Senate…
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NCAA “Reluctantly” Ends North Carolina Ban After HB2 Repeal
The collegiate athletic association said that it would consider the state once again for championship games, days after…
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Texas “Bathroom Bill”: ASAE Joins Industry Groups to Oppose
Saying that a bill introduced in Austin last week would discriminate against the LGBT community and hurt business…
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ASAE Urges Veto of Tennessee Counseling Services Bill
ASAE joined counseling groups in opposing a bill passed Monday by Tennessee lawmakers that would allow counselors to…
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Design Group Pushes Back on North Carolina’s HB2
In the days leading up to a large-scale North Carolina furniture tradeshow, the American Society of Interior Designers…
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Counseling Groups Partner to Fight Anti-LGBT Bill
The American Counseling Association has partnered with other organizations to oppose a Tennessee bill they say would permit…
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North Carolina LGBT Law Widely Rebuked
A quickly passed state law in North Carolina that effectively ends local anti-discrimination ordinances affecting the LGBT community…
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Psychiatric Association: Homosexuality Should Be Accepted
The World Psychiatric Association announced this week that it would discourage the use of gay conversion therapy and…
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LGBT Groups Welcome Military’s Transgender Policy Shift
In another groundbreaking move for LGBT military policy, the Pentagon said it will allow openly transgender people to…
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Same-Sex Marriage: County Clerk Associations in Hot Spot
In the days after the Supreme Court ruling upholding the right of same-sex couples to marry, county clerk…
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Freedom to Marry Winds Down, but its Momentum Lives On
The advocacy group Freedom to Marry, which spent more than a decade fighting for the cause of same-sex…
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Boy Scouts’ LGBT Policy Challenged by New York Chapter
The Greater New York Councils of the Boy Scouts of America this week hired Pascal Tessier, one of…
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Gen Con Considers Leaving Indianapolis Over “Religious Freedom” Bill
Organizers for Gen Con, Indianapolis' largest convention based on scale and economic impact, have sent a letter to…
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ABA Says LGBT Discrimination Violates Human Rights
The American Bar Association House of Delegates declared last week that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have…
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Obama to Issue Executive Order Barring LGBT Discrimination
The president's directive, which will apply to all federal contractors, will mark another milestone in protections for LGBT…
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LGBT Bar Unveils State Tax Law Resource for Same-Sex Couples
With tax day upon us, both taxpayers in the LGBT community and their tax preparers now have a…
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act: LGBT Groups Cheer Senate Passage
With nearly two-thirds of the Senate voting in favor, the chamber approved a ban on workplace bias based…
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New Battlefront: Same-Sex Spouse Benefits and the National Guard
With political leaders blocking the processing of same-sex spouse benefits for members of the National Guard in four…
