Sentences with phrase «prohibiting discrimination against gay»
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced plans to introduce legislation prohibiting discrimination against gay couples looking to adopt, the Washington Blade reports:
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But they would have to obey city laws prohibiting discrimination against gay mean and lesbians.
«This time, however, the order prohibits discrimination against gay Americans, as opposed to the 1965 order that prohibited discrimination against African - Americans,» says Kaplan.
Not exact matches
issued the following statement tonight after the Senate voted 61 — 30 to advance a bill that would prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans:
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, first introduced in 1994, would prohibit job discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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).