Transgender protections added to Tampa laws after heated hearing

Supporters applaud a Tampa city council vote adding transgender protections to the city’s human rights ordinance Tampa Tribune photo by Eric Hausmann

On a 5-1 vote, the Tampa city council on Thursday approved an ordinance that will add protections for transgender individuals to the city’s human rights ordinance.
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BREAKING NEWS: Tampa Adds Gender Identity Protections

The Tampa City Council should be commended for expanding non-discrimination protections to those who live, work and visit the city.
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Lawmakers defy church pressure on DC gay marriage

(Washington) The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is threatening to stop providing social services, including management of city homeless shelters, unless lawmakers change a proposal to legalize same-sex marriages.
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DC Catholic church says it won’t help poor if it can’t discriminate against LGBT people

St. Mathhew’s Cathedral, Washington, DC Flickr photo by MVI

The Roman Catholic church threatened Wednesday to shut down the social service programs it runs for the District of Columbia if the DC city council adopts a marriage equality law in its current form.
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Kate Bornstein: Thoughts About Hate Crime Legislation

This is a guest post by Kate Bornstein. Kate is an author, playwright and performance artist whose work to date has been in service to sex positivity, gender anarchy, and the building a coalition of those who live on cultural margins.
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NYC Councilman Charles Baron Will Attempt To Unseat Speaker Quinn

NYC Councilman Charles Baron is gunning to unseat Speaker Christine Quinn, saying it's long overdue for the city to have a person of color in the job, perhaps overlooking that the openly lesbian Quinn is also a minority.
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Gay rights activists want Rainbow Lounge incident investigated

PinkNews.co.uk Gay rights activists want Rainbow Lounge incident investigatedIdahoStatesman.comFORT WORTH — Members of the gay community urged City Council members Tuesday to conduct an independent investigation into last month's incident at the .
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Urge Springfield to Remove 1976 Anti-Gay Ordinance

The City Council of Springfield Missouri is expected to pass a measure tonight eliminating a 1976 ordinance which makes it illegal for gays and lesbians to solicit same-sex encounters.
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El Paso, Texas adds benefits for unmarried city employees

After a week of heated demonstrations against the benefits by conservative religious groups, the El Paso city council voted 7-1 Tuesday to extend health insurance coverage to the unmarried partners of city employees.
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Fort Worth police chief apologizes for Rainbow Lounge raid, promises changes

Source: NBC-DFW, KERA, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Dallas Voice Fort Worth police chief Jeff Halstead apologized Tuesday for mistakes made during the Rainbow Lounge raid Dallas Voice photo

Fort Worth's police chief apologized Tuesday for a June 28 raid at the Rainbow Lounge that left one man seriously injured and civil rights activists outraged.
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Ignorant, bigoted feedback to the Durham City Council about marriage equality resolution

Ah, there's nothing like hearing from the wingnutroots here in town. Email has been dribbling in from my fellow Bull City residents to the City Council.
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Austin Moves to Beef Up Non-Discrimination Policy

Austin, Texas City Council Members Laura Morrison and Bill Spelman have submitted a resolution to the city council to beef up the city's non-discrimination policy as it applies to companies bidding on city contracts.
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El Paso Backs Gays

The El Paso city council has unanimously approved a resolution reaffirming the city's dedication to "acceptance, tolerance, and diversity.
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Fort Worth council resolution calls for independent investigation of Rainbow Lounge incident

City Council members repeated their call Tuesday for a federal investigation into the arrests at a gay nightclub last month.
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U.S. attorney asked to investigate Texas gay bar incident

FORT WORTH, Texas — City Council members repeated their call Tuesday for a federal investigation into the arrests at a gay nightclub last month.
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Changes in San Diego reflected in San Diego's Pride Parade, Festival

The hundreds of San Diegans who marched for gay rights in the mid-1970s walked through a city largely indifferent, even antagonistic, to the cause.
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How long has Seattle supported gay rights?

Seattle: 1st in gay rights

Seattle has been at the vanguard of gay rights for at least three decades.
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2 officials want Texas gay bar raid investigated

Advocate.com 2 officials want Texas gay bar raid investigatedThe Associated PressFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Two Fort Worth City Council members are calling for an investigation into a police raid at a gay bar.
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Council members want investigation of gay bar raid

Examiner.com Council members want investigation of gay bar raidKDBCAP - June 29, 2009 9:55 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Two Fort Worth City Council members are calling for an investigation into a police raid at a gay bar .
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Council Members Want Investigation Of Gay Bar Raid

Examiner.com Council Members Want Investigation Of Gay Bar RaidCBS 11Read more in our Privacy Policy Two City Council members said Monday that the public deserves answers about a weekend police raid at a gay nightclub where a .
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