Why ENDA Matters: True Stories of Anti-LGBT Employment Discrimination

Editors' Note: To illustrate why Congress must pass the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA), a federal law that would ban discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the workplace, we will be posting the firsthand accounts of people from across the nation who have been fired, refused a job, or harassed in the workplace because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Live Affirming Worship From Oasis Fellowship Ministries at 12:00 PM

Click here to join Oasis Fellowship Ministries in Casselberry, FL for worship via a live video stream at 12:00 PM est.
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Weekly Reader: Hugs, Honduras, & Grandma's Dress

While this week brought news that ENDA has been delayed for a few weeks, we didn't let that stop us from bringing you a ton of popular posts about almost every aspect of our community.
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Open Forum: Metrosexuality - The Unlikely Ally for Gay Liberation?

"Metrosexual" is a term given for straight men who are very concerned with their appearance and maintain stereotypes generally associated with gay men.
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Florida Competitive Workforce Bill Filed To Add Anti-Discrimination Protections Statewide

I applaud the filing of the Competitive Workforce bill in the Florida House of Representative. House bill 391, filed by Rep.
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For Your Entertainment

by David Link

I have to side with Adam Lambert over Out editor Aaron Hicklin in their recent dust-up.
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Item: AWOL lesbian soldier wins new chance for Canadian asylum

    ::: US Army Private Bethany Smith, 21, (aka Skyler James) will have another chance to argue her case for getting asylum in Canada because of a key court victory Friday, Canada.
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EEA Press Release With Updated Vigils

Just into the mailbag:

Equality Across America (EAA) extends our deepest condolences to the families of Jorge Steven L?pez Mercado and Jason "Jaysen" Mattison, Jr.
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Christian Leaders Issue Proclamation Declaring Unity Against Gays Rights

A coalition of leaders from numerous Christian denominations have issued The Manhattan Declaration, a manifesto declaring the intent to disobey any laws that force them to recognize same-sex marriages.
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Puerto Rico gay slaying investigated as hate crime

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found along a road in Puerto Rico last week is under investigation as a possible hate crime, a police official said Nov.
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Court must pay gay employee for ‘unjustified’ denial of partner benefits, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the government must pay for the extra cost of insuring the spouse of a federal worker who was denied federal worker’s insurance benefits because the married couple is gay, Metropolitan News reports.
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Puerto Rico: "Gay Panic" Defense In Murder Of Gay Teen Jorge Mercado

Juan Martinez Matos, 25, is being held on $4M bond in San Juan, Puerto Rico after confessing to the decapitation murder of 19 year-old gay teen Jorge Mercado.
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Nationwide Vigils Planned for Slain Gay Puerto Rican Teen

Vigils are being planned across the nation for this Sunday, November 22 to honor slain teen Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado who was brutally murdered for being gay.
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Mormon church support discrimination ban

The Mormon Church came out in support of proposed ordinances in Salt Lake City to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment and housing.
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Judge Orders Federal Settlement For CA Couple Denied Health Benefits

A federal judge has ordered the government to compensate a couple who were denied employee partner health benefits because they are gay.
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Outing Priests

Phil Attey, a longtime activist and communications pro in the LGBT community, has kicked off ChurchOuting.
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Anti-gay activist sends out fliers opposing Parker for mayor

PinkNews.co.uk Anti-gay activist sends out fliers opposing Parker for mayorHouston ChronicleHe said it was not intended to be a personal attack on Parker, and that he has great sympathy for homosexuals because two of his uncles were gay and died of .
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News only earth-shattering to Papa Ratzi: study shows sexual orientation no predictor of abuse

With actual facts backing up the obvious, John Jay College of Criminal Justice researchers have released a preliminary report that show there is NO TIE between sexual orientation and sex abuse of children.
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BREAKING: Federal Judge Rules DOMA Violates Due Process in California Benefits Case

Another chink in the tarnished and battered armor of DOMA? Perhaps. . .

From the Los Angeles Times:

A federal judge today ordered compensation for a Los Angeles couple denied spousal benefits by the federal government because they are gay men.
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Colbert & San Fran's Rep Jackie Speier

Representative Jackie Speier of California's 12th District sat down with Steven Colbert for his "Better Know a District" segment.
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