Sentences with phrase «basis of sexual orientation»

Others would not reject you on basis of your sexual orientation.

Employers would be wise to take the stance that it is not permissible in their own workplaces to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

Even in conservative parts of the country, where public attitude about gay rights differs from more liberal areas of the country, employer actions that allow discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation can lead to a lawsuit that the employer could lose.

And there could be no doubt of his progressive vision on other fronts as well: South Africa's post-apartheid constitution outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, the first country in Africa to do so, and the fifth in the world to legalize same - sex marriage.

Moreover, nine states, the District of Columbia, and thirty - three local jurisdictions have laws banning mental health professionals from offering «conversion therapies» to minors on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Washington (CNN)-- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints said it was «satisfied» with the Boy Scouts of America's move to consider no longer denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation.

No member of Wheaton would be asked or counseled to leave this institution on the basis of sexual orientation alone, Jones said, and he is not aware of any cases where people were dismissed only because of sexual orientation.

«If approved, the resolution would mean that «no youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.»

The Boy Scouts of America said last week it would consider a proposal that would no longer deny membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation but would maintain its ban on openly gay adult leaders.

Michael Lindsay, President of Gordon College, the Christian liberal arts college that I attend on Boston's North Shore, co-signed a letter to President Obama, asking that he include a religious exemption in his imminent executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

This April the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is due have its delayed debate and vote upon the document, «Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity».

This is a serious overreaction to the wedding cake scenario, and at least in Arizona, totally unnecessary, as the state already allows discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Homosexual Christians are sisters and brothers of all other Christians, earnestly seeking the church's full acceptance without prejudgment on the basis of a sexual orientation regarding which they had no basic choice.

We recommend that the Regulations for Great Britain make clear that the prohibition of discrimination applies to the curriculum...» (c) The Northern Ireland version of the Regulations make it illegal to harass someone on the basis of their sexual orientation.

She advises and represents employers and managers in the full spectrum of employment matters, including discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

More than 93 percent of Fortune 500 companies have policies prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and 75 percent also include gender identity and expression.

Employers should be sure that they have policies in place explicitly protecting against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.

A bill called the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which would prohibit federally funded child - welfare agencies from discriminating against adoptive families on the basis of sexual orientation, was introduced in the Senate in 2015, but it has yet to get to a vote.

That year, Gibson backed a measure that would have banned workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

For years, legislation known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act seeking to bar employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation — and in later versions on the basis of gender identity — languished in Congress.

Mobil protected employees on the basis of sexual orientation and offered domestic partner benefits prior to the merger, but Exxon didn't.

For the first time in 11 years, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted 15 - 7 in favor of a bipartisan bill that would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

She said this would come through passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act that would «criminalize discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation.»

and a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

«If we're faced with a choice of saying look you can either have these regulations that ensure we don't discriminate against people on the basis of sexual orientation, or you can't have these regulations at all, which is the choice, I shall vote for the regulation, because I think it's right that we have in this country clear rules against discrimination,» he told BBC Radio Four's Today.

An amendment to the law banning incitement to hatred on the basis of sexual orientation has been shot down by MPs.

«These provisions make clear that Indiana businesses are permitted by law to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression in matters including housing, employment, and access to public accommodations.»

«We have travelled too far together to be debating a law that allows people to be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation.»

Provisions in the 2006 Equality Act banned discrimination in the provision of services on the basis of sexual orientation, and this quickly became a problem for the Catholic adoption agencies who handle a substantial proportion of the adoptions carried out in the UK.

The president «has long supported an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit employers across the country from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity,» said Shin Inouye, a White House spokesman.

The ban, which takes effect immediately, follows Mississippi's enactment of a discriminatory law that allows business and non-profit groups to refuse service to people on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Together, these provisions make clear that Indiana businesses are permitted by law to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression in matters including housing, employment, and access to public accommodations.

He was the rare House Republican to support legislation prohibiting most employer discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and to oppose sending American ground troops to fight the Islamic State.

This is first empirical study to explore early abuse experiences of migrants who fled persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) migrants who obtained refuge or asylum in the U.S. or Canada on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity report extensive recollections of abuse by parents and caregivers, peers and school personnel, according to a new Rutgers study.

The site opened its platform to gay users after settling a lawsuit that claimed that it violated California's non-discrimination law on the basis of sexual orientation.

Gay - rights activists called the relatively slim win a big victory against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and in support of efforts «to create an environment where every student is safe and welcome.»

«Other than in anti-bullying law, there is no specific statute in North Carolina that protects any school children on the basis of sexual orientation,» said Wettach.

School policies, curriculum materials, and instructional practices should not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.

Despite having a progressive constitution that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, deeply ingrained traditional belief systems, openly homophobic public figures and wide - spread social stigma lead to increasing rates of xenophobic crimes including brutal murder and rape.

We do not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, economic background, or age.

In short, TWU discriminates against people on the basis of their sexual orientation.

Furthermore, the court accepted that TWU's admission policy, in conjunction with its community covenant, «discriminates against the LGBTQ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer] community on the basis of sexual orientation», contrary to section 15 of the Charter and section 6 of Ontario's Human Rights Code.

West Coast LEAF will argue — as it did before the BC Supreme Court in 2015 and the BC Court of Appeal in 2016 — that, along with discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, which is contrary to the Charter, the Community Covenant also discriminates on the basis of sex and marital status.

The Washington Supreme Court found that Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene's Flowers in Richland, Wash., violated a state civil rights law that bars discrimination in public businesses on the basis of sexual orientation.

Unfortunately, the closed process will lead to the practical result of a group of people being excluded from attending or teaching at the proposed law school on the basis of their sexual orientation.»