Sentences with phrase «ban discrimination against gays»

Congressional Democrats, disappointed in President Barack Obama's strategy to pursue legislation and not to use his executive power to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians, say the party's leader is ignoring a key problem: Republicans control the House.

Stockholders of Texas - based oil giant ExxonMobil are set to vote Wednesday on a proposed company policy to ban discrimination against gay or transgender workers, a resolution pushed by New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

It also bans discrimination against gays and lesbians, and lays out a number of expanded rights and protections for Indigenous Ecuadorians.

Not exact matches

Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon is introducing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would ban workplace discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, Bloomberg reports.

In contrast, last week — in an unprecedented compromise — Utah passed two bills: one banning discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people; and on protecting the rights of those who object to same - sex marriage on religious grounds.

Ladele and McFarlane's argument was that they should be able to discriminate against gay people, against laws banning discrimination in the provision of goods and services.

Congressman Engel has supported previous legislation concerning LGBT issues like supporting ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) to prohibit employment discrimination for gays and voting against DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) and Marriage Protection Amendment (bans same - sex marriage).

The Log Cabin Republicans favor gay marriage and the bill that would ban employment discrimination against gays.