A new memo from the Pentagon which bans flying the Confederate flag at U.S. military bases around the world also prohibits Pride flags. The guidance unveiled on Friday by Defense Secretary Mark Esper lists all the flags which are permitted…
Experts warn that a new proposal by the Trump administration would make it virtually impossible for LGBTQ+ immigrants to seek asylum in the United States. A 161-page draft rule released by the Department of Homeland Security in June proposed several…
The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia — which was widely praised by LGBTQ advocates but condemned by social conservatives — will likely have broad ramifications that go far beyond employment protections, according to several legal experts…
A U.S. District Judge has ruled in favor of a male same-sex couple fighting the U.S. State Department after the government claimed their child born via a surrogate wasn’t a U.S. citizen. The couple’s case is actually one of a…
The surviving plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case that determined whether the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace on Monday said he is “ecstatic” by the justices’ ruling in his favor. “When somebody was finally…
On Tuesday, a 15-4 vote by the Jacksonville City Council restored the town’s LGBTQ non-discrimination protections after a Florida appeals court struck it down due to a legislative technicality in May. Mayor Lenny Curry has signaled that he will sign the…
Earlier this week, Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez signed a new civil code that overhauls a series of laws regulating various rights, including LGBTQ rights. Among the 130 amendments in the newly approved code were provisions that eliminate the ability of…
Copyright © 2024 | compassQ Media