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Nigerian president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan addresses the 69th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 24, 2014. Lucas Jackson / Reuters
Gay and trans youth living in a Kingston sewer in Dec. 2013. J. Lester Feder/BuzzFeed
President Barack Obama on Monday signed an executive order prohibiting federal contractors and agencies from discriminating against employees on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Obama signed his executive order banning federal contractors from workplace discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity:
“As a founding member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, I am committed to ensuring that this community has the same legal protections as everyone else. The President’s Executive Order extends critical workplace protections for thousands of Americans employed by federal contractors, and I applaud it.
WASHINGTON -- A bill introduced in the House of Representatives Wednesday would bolster the State Department's ability to fight discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals abroad, its bipartisan sponsors say.
Yesterday, Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) introduced the Military Separation Pay Fairness Act. This legislation would provide the separation pay that was denied to servicemembers who were discharged under the military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy.
On June 25, 2014, Rep. Al Green joined other members of the LGBT Equality Caucus in honoring and celebrating LGBT Pride Month in the month of June.