Employment
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4 August 2011Another MP condemns religious rights motion 30 Another MP has withdrawn his name from a motion supporting proposals to give religious homophobes the right to 'reasonable accomodation' in the workplace. -
27 July 2011A third of US workers have health benefits for gay partners 2 Around a third of workers in the US have access to health benefits for gay partners, research shows. -
11 July 2011US city to reimburse gay workers for unfair tax 21 A Massachusetts city will become the first to pay gay public workers more than their straight colleagues because gay workers are subject to more federal tax.
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7 July 2011Appeals court rules that Pentagon must stop enforcing gay military ban 16 A US appeals court has ordered the US government to stop enforcing the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT) ban on gay men and women openly serving in the military. -
1 July 2011US pilot says sorry for anti-gay rant 18 A US pilot has apologised after a mid-flight homophobic rant was accidentally broadcast to air traffic control. -
29 June 2011Man who accused Louis Walsh of sexual assault set to be charged with extortion + The man who accused X Factor judge Louis Walsh of sexually assaulting him in a Dublin bar will reportedly be charged with extortion and wasting police time. -
28 June 2011Lesbian elected as vice-president of Unison 9 The union Unison has elected a lesbian as vice-president. -
24 June 2011US pilot escapes sacking over homophobic rant 25 A pilot for Southwest Airlines was briefly suspended, then reinstated, over an anti-gay rant accidentally broadcast to air traffic control.
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20 June 2011Hotel workers win compensation over anti-gay bullying 17 Two hotel workers who were mocked and called gay by their boss have won their claims for discrimination. -
16 June 2011New York Starbucks staff accused of mistreating gay employee 36 Starbucks says it is investigating claims that an employee was mistreated by co-workers because he is gay. -
20 May 2011Gay LAPD sergeant wins $1m in discrimination case 23 An openly gay Los Angeles Police Department sergeant has been awarded $1.16 million (£700,000) after winning his case for discrimination. -
18 April 2011Irish trans woman wins £30,000 for discrimination 13 An Irish trans woman has been awarded 35,000 euros (£30,000) after an equality tribunal ruled she was discriminated against on the grounds of gender and disability. -
18 April 2011Gay stable-boy sexually harassed female manager 44 A female manager has won £12,300 in damages after she was groped and harassed by a gay stable-boy.
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15 April 2011BBC editor sacked for ‘gay harassment’ of colleague + A former BBC picture editor is suing the corporation after he was sacked for sexually harassing a male colleague. -
6 April 2011Court backs Wal-Mart sacking of anti-gay Christian worker 61 A court has backed US retail giant Wal-Mart for sacking an anti-gay worker who claimed she was a victim of discrimination for being a Christian. -
4 April 2011Lesbian PC wins discrimination case 16 A lesbian policewoman has won her case for sexual orientation discrimination against her sergeant. -
4 April 2011Marc Jacobs president ‘made staff look at gay porn’ 11 The president of fashion label Marc Jacobs is being sued by its former chief operating officer. -
28 March 2011Maryland House approves transgender protections bill 7 The Maryland House has approved a bill to give transgender people more legal protection. -
23 March 2011Homophobia widespread in Northern Ireland workplaces 61 Homophobia is endemic in Northern Ireland workplaces, a report from a gay rights organisation says.
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18 March 2011Gay Police Association loses funding 119 The Gay Police Association is to lose its funding after a government decision to stop supporting police staff diversity groups.
