Employment
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30 June 2009Fired gay soldier Dan Choi to appear in military court today 4 Dan Choi, a former lieutenant in the New York Army National Guard, was due to appear at military court this morning at 8am to face charges for violating the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy regarding gay service men and women's requirement to keep their sexuality a secret. -
26 June 2009Gay legal group backs new employment discrimination law + A legal organisation that fights for the civil rights of lesbians and gay men has urged the United States Congress to act swifly to introduce new legislation protecting LGBT people in the workplace. -
26 June 2009Obama ‘should have issued an executive order’ allowing gays in the military 7 A leading Democrat in the US has said the country's President should have ordered that a ban on openly gay people serving in the Armed Forces come to an end. -
23 June 2009BNP could face court injunction over membership policy 12 The British National Party may face legal action over its membership policy, which essentially bans non-white people from joining the party. -
23 June 2009US military gay ban ‘linked to poor performance’ 2 Research has suggested that the ban on openly gay personnel serving in the US military may be lowering performance to life-threatening levels. -
29 May 2009Lesbian sports presenter Clare Balding suffering from thyroid cancer 11 Clare Balding, the openly lesbian BBC sports presenter, has revealed she is battling thyroid cancer. -
11 May 2009Obama holding ‘preliminary talks’ on repealing military gay ban 12 The Obama administration is holding "preliminary discussions" on repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell but change may take months, if at all, an advisor to the President has said. -
8 May 2009Gay postman ‘was called effeminate and girly by manager’ 8 A gay postman is suing the Royal Mail for £25,000, claiming his line manager bullied him and discriminated against him. -
8 May 2009Fired gay soldier to fight dismissal ‘tooth and nail’ 7 Dan Choi, the US Army lieutenant who was fired after revealing he was gay, has said he will fight his dismissal "tooth and nail".
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7 May 2009London conference to address homophobia and transphobia 1 A conference attended by human rights organisations, academics, faith communities and unions is to be held in London next week to address problems around homophobia and transphobia. -
7 May 2009Openly gay soldier Dan Choi dismissed from National Guard under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell 18 Lieutenant Dan Choi, the National Guard soldier who publicly came out live on national television, has been dismissed from duty. -
6 May 2009Former employee wins unfair dismissal case against gay charity 1 An employment tribunal has decided that Manchester's Lesbian and Gay Foundation unfairly dismissed an employee. -
5 May 2009Trans woman joins Welsh police force to tackle transphobia 1 A Welsh police force has taken on a trans woman to help train officers about hate crimes. -
5 May 2009Former paratrooper becomes Scotland’s first trans police officer 4 A trans woman who successfully won a sex discrimination case against the Army has been accepted by Strathclyde Police as a trainee constable. -
1 May 2009Gay lawyer sues Miami firm for discrimination 1 A gay man is suing a law firm for discrimination, claiming he had been passed over for promotion and denied holiday requests. -
30 April 2009Transgender former Army Special Forces commander wins almost $500,000 in discrimination lawsuit 2 A former Army Special Forces commander who was rejected from a job because she was undergoing gender reassigment has won her case for sexual discrimination. -
29 April 2009BBC and Channel 4 could be allowed to opt-out of new equality laws 10 The BBC and Channel 4 may be permitted to opt out of equality laws in order to preserve editorial independence. -
29 April 2009New York’s lesbian finance commissioner forced to resign after allegations of nepotism 2 Martha Stark, New York's finance commissioner, was forced to resign on Tuesday amidst charges of nepotism and allegations that she was having a romantic relationship with a female subordinate. -
28 April 2009Teacher ‘suffered ten years of homophobic harassment’ + The case of an Irish teacher who was allegedly bullied by colleagues for ten years over his sexual orientation is being challenged in the High Court. -
27 April 2009Scottish ministers threaten to quit over ordination of gay man 13 One in six Church of Scotland ministers may quit if the Kirk refuses to overturn a decision to ordain an openly gay minister, a poll has suggested.
