Sentences with phrase «gender identity protection»

The Human Rights Tribunal took a purposive approach to applying gender identity protection, in which employers and employer counsel in B.C. can take some comfort.

Not exact matches

The administration's directive enraged conservatives who say federal civil rights protections pertains to a person's gender assigned at birth, not someone's changing gender identity.

Earlier in the day, Paypal said it had canceled plans to open a facility in Charlotte, N.C. for 400 employees after officials in that state passed a law that withdrew protections for transgender people to use public restrooms that match their gender identities.

I am a cosponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act that would repeal DOMA and I am dedicated to ensuring protections against any form of discrimination, including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Blade: Is it completely settled now that every gay civil rights bill will include gender identity and expression protections or it won't be introduced, whether it would be ENDA or another bill?

I'm proud to be a member of an Administration that always has and always will fight for equal protections for everyone, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.»

His proposals include extending equal protection of women, ethnic minorities and gender identity groups as well as protecting abortion rights now provided by federal law that could be struck down by the Supreme Court.

The law bars transgender people from using bathrooms associated with their gender identity and excludes sexual orientation and gender identity from discrimination protections.

«In New York, we believe that all people — regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation — deserve the same rights and protections under the law,» Cuomo said in the release from his office.

You can't enforce a «law» granting trans people legal protections when there's NO OBJECTIVE WAY to determine who is trans i.e. has a «gender identity» the opposite of their anatomical sex?

Between 2008 and 2010, Katz served as special assistant to Governor Paterson, where he played a lead role in the enactment of the Dignity for All Students Act, anti-bullying legislation that for the first time created protections based on gender identity and expression in New York State law.

Ever since the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act was approved by the Legislature in late 2002, transgender rights advocates have pressed Albany to redress what was left out that year — anti-bias protections in state human rights law based on gender identity and expression.

Last month, Governor Cuomo also bannednon - essential state travel to North Carolina, following that state's enactment of a law which bars transgender individuals from using restrooms appropriate for their gender identities, excludes sexual orientation and gender identity from state anti-discrimination protections, and prohibits municipalities from extending those protections to LGBT citizens.

The four legislative leaders offer their reaction to Governor Mike Pence's State of the State address, including his call for the protections of religious freedoms in any bill that adds sexual orientation and gender identity into the state's civil rights code.

In October, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo enacted an executive order to include gender identity under the definition of sex in the 1945 Human Rights Act which will start providing employment and housing protections to transgender individuals.

on issues like the Gender Expression Non Discrimination Act that would guarantee people of all gender identities equal protection under the law and The DREAM Act, which would provide financial aid to undocumented students looking to attend coGender Expression Non Discrimination Act that would guarantee people of all gender identities equal protection under the law and The DREAM Act, which would provide financial aid to undocumented students looking to attend cogender identities equal protection under the law and The DREAM Act, which would provide financial aid to undocumented students looking to attend college.

According to the Empire State Pride Agenda, «GENDA would extend basic civil rights protections to all New Yorkers based on their gender identity and expression.»

Cuomo is expected to direct the State Division of Human Rights to extend protections to cover gender identity, transgender status and gender dysphoria.

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Only about 14 percent of districts have protections based on gender identity or expression.

(Calif.) While fate of a new state law extending protections for transgendered students remains uncertain, schools response has been varied — but legal experts say schools should set their own anti-discriminatory protocols for handling gender identity questions — balancing both the civil rights and needs of transgender students with the privacy of all students.

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Another reason the question of state protection is increasingly relevant in sexual orientation and gender identity claims is the fact that a significant number of claims identify private violence as the source of the feared persecution.

Several reasons explain the growing relevance of state protection in sexual orientation and gender identity claims.

A second, related issue is the fact that sexual minorities have to declare their sexual orientation and gender identity in order to access state protection.

The proposed legislation also amends the Criminal Code to extend the protection against hate propaganda to any section of the public that is distinguished by gender identity or expression.

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Whereas the expressed intent of the law is to add «gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination» as well as amending the Criminal Code to «extend the protection against hate propaganda set out in that Act to any section of the public that is distinguished by gender identity or expression», some have argued that the law, under its commendable purpose, hides an agenda with the potential to curtail fundamental freedoms.

«With the Local Legal Protections feature available on all property details pages on Trulia, homebuyers will know if their prospective new home is in a place where there are laws to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the areas of housing, employment, and public accommodations,» Trulia general manager and senior vice president Tim Correia wrote in a blog post announcing the tool.

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March 14, 2017 The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) stands in opposition to the recent executive order rescinding the protection of transgender students using bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their affirmed gender identity.

Yet as we all applaud the protections from discrimination, you may be shocked to learn that the current Federal Fair Housing Law does not include protection from housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

One bill, submitted by Scott Taylor (R - VA), would «extend protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.»

Today, we're leading efforts to expand fair housing protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Mr. Taylor, who met with us on Capitol Hill, submitted his bill on March 9 (House Resolution 1447), which would «extend protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.»

The court declined to extend the FHA protections to gender identity claims or sexual orientation claims, as those allegations were not plead by the couple.

The magazine will touch on some aspect of the law each issue, and NAR will continue advocating for changes to the federal law to add protections for sexual orientation and gender identity.

Since Fair Housing practices are already the norm, adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protections would require little change in business practices.

As organizations like the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (www.naglrep.com) form to address equal housing opportunities based on sexual orientation and gender identity, NAR will work to identify opportunities to work together to advocate to expand protections under the Fair Housing Act and to better educate members regarding their obligations to provide equal professional service.

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