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In the midst of significant LGBTQ progress on both local and national levels, Las Vegas will play host to the inaugural Trans Pride Week – five days of events and activities designed to bring awareness and pride to the local transgender community between Nov. 20 – 24.
Spearheaded by The Center, Gender Justice Nevada, Mary Magdalene Friends UCC, Northwest Community Church and Get EQUAL Nevada,… Read the rest

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Attorney Scott Squillace Discusses The Legal and Tax Issues Faced
By Gay And Lesbian Couples In New Book, WHETHER TO WED
For same-sex couples, the decision to marry is not as simple as saying, “I do.”  Complex issues due to recent court and legislative actions, which affect couples in some states differently than those in other states, have created a complex web of legal and… Read the rest

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Businesses that have underestimated the size of this group may want to revisit their marketing, targeting strategies.
By putting facts and figures about the buying power of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community all in one infographic, CreditDonkey.com has highlighted the growing proportion of this consumer group’s spending power.
Infographic: http://www.creditdonkey.com/lgbt.html
In “Pink Money Talk: The Rise of the LGBT Consumer,” CreditDonkey.com, a… Read the rest

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LACK PROTECTIONS AGAINST ONGOING EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
Nearly 70 percent of workforce left uncovered by patchwork of inconsistent local ordinances.
Pennsylvania’s 174,000 LGBT workers are vulnerable to employment discrimination absent state or federal legal protections, according to a new report authored by Christy Mallory, former Reid Rasmussen Fellow of Law and Policy and Amira Hasenbush, Jim Kepner Law and Policy Fellow, at the UCLA School of… Read the rest

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73 percent of workforce not covered by inconsistent patchwork of local ordinances
160,000 LGBT adults in Missouri would benefit from an expanded state non-discrimination law that includes sexual orientation and gender identity, according to a new Williams Institute study co-authored by Amira Hasenbush, Jim Kepner Law and Policy Fellow, at the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute, Sarah Liebowitz, Research Associate, and former Reid Rasmussen… Read the rest

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House Speaker John Boehner again today offered a false and factually inaccurate explanation for why he won’t support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) – which passed the Senate one week ago with bipartisan support from 10 Republicans. Boehner re-iterated his opposition to the legislation that would simply protect hardworking lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans from workplace discrimination, saying it would lead to frivolous… Read the rest

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Groundbreaking report from broad coalition explores barriers to good jobs for LGBT workers of color
According to a new report released today, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workers of color are among the most disadvantaged workers in America. Due to discrimination coupled with a lack of workplace protections, unequal job benefits and taxation, and unsafe, under-resourced U.S. schools, LGBT people of color face extraordinarily… Read the rest

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As CEO of Boston Community Capital, Elyse Cherry has overseen the investment of more than $900 million into struggling communities nationwide.
These investments have helped build affordable housing, schools and community facilities, renewable energy systems, and businesses creating jobs and opportunities in low-income communities.
“Investors come to us expecting a financial return, but also knowing that social returns – access to housing, education, health care… Read the rest

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