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Lawmakers seek to bar discrimination against LGBT jurors

By | 01.28.13 | 1:59 pm

Lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate recently introduced bills banning discrimination against prospective jurors based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Last year, an American Independent investigation revealed numerous instances of likely discrimination against LGBT jurors in both state and federal courts.
Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.) introduced the More…

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Merck suspends funding for Boy Scouts

By | 12.11.12 | 2:18 pm

The Merck Company Foundation, the charitable arm of pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck and Company, announced last week it was halting all contributions to the Boy Scouts of America until that organization ceases discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation. More…

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Civil liberties groups decry church messaging at polling places

By | 11.20.12 | 11:23 am

In South Saint Paul, Minn., on Election Day, residents showed up at St. John Vianney Catholic Church to vote and were greeted with a banner outside the polling place entrance that read, “Strengthen Marriage, Don’t Redefine It.” More…

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UPS to stop supporting Boy Scout groups that discriminate

By | 11.13.12 | 12:54 pm

The corporate foundation of United Parcel Service has added a non-discrimination policy to its grantmaking process, a move that could end the shipping giant’s funding for the Boy Scouts of America. More…

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AUDIO: National Organization for Marriage wants Starbucks to pay ‘price’ in Middle East

By | 11.09.12 | 4:54 pm

The National Organization for Marriage is pledging to continue its efforts to ensure that companies that back same-sex marriage pay a “price” in Middle Eastern countries that are hostile to gay rights. More…

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Bipartisan effort in Senate to end jury discrimination

By | 10.05.12 | 1:27 am

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would bar discrimination on federal juries on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

That bill follows an investigation by The American Independent More… in May that detailed instances where LGBT people may have been discriminated against during jury selection in both state

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Witherspoon scholar was ‘paid consultant’ on parenting study

By | 10.03.12 | 6:38 pm

When University of Texas professor Mark Regnerus released a study this summer portraying gay parents in a negative light, he insisted that the conservative funders who backed the research had no involvement in how it was designed, implemented, or interpreted.
But recently emerging evidence shows that a scholar affiliated at More…

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Intel explains Boy Scout funding policy

By | 10.02.12 | 10:18 am

Intel has revealed new details about its plan to exclude organizations that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation from its corporate giving, a move that could cost some Boy Scout troops thousands of dollars in donations. More…