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23 April 2012
Barclays unveils app for gay, bi and trans staff 15 Barclays has launched a new smartphone app to support its gay, bi and trans staff to keep them aware of news and events.
11 April 2012
Irish minister to bring forward protections for gay teachers 5 Statements made by Ireland's Education Minister Ruairi Quinn at yesterdays ASTI Conference in Cork of his intention to bar discrimination against gay people that may prevent them taking up employment as teachers have been welcomed.
13 March 2012
Former gay porn actor cleared to return to teaching 81 A former gay porn actor who was fired from his post as a substitute teacher in Florida when the school found out about his past has been cleared for reinstatement.
9 February 2012
Barclays and other banks top employers for gay Scots 13 The top four Scottish employers in Stonewall’s rankings this year are banks.
3 February 2012
22,500 thank JC Penney for hiring Ellen after anti-gay complaint 24 US retailer JC Penney is being thanked for hiring Ellen Degeneres after a group said she should be sacked because a lesbian spokesperson would lose them business.
14 December 2011
Study finds 50 per cent of gay people in Malta overestimate discrimination laws 10 A study in Malta has shown that while 60 per cent of respondents experience discrimination in the workplace, half are unaware this is the only area where they are protected.
4 April 2011
Defense of Marriage Act still applies to US immigration 6 US immigration officials have confirmed that the Defense of Marriage Act still applies to gay spouses seeking a green card.
4 April 2011
Lesbian PC wins discrimination case 16 A lesbian policewoman has won her case for sexual orientation discrimination against her sergeant.
4 April 2011
Marc 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 February 2011
Gay priest fired from Philadelphia Catholic university 19 An openly gay priest has been fired from teaching at a Catholic university in Philadelphia because he has been in a relationship with a man for the past 15 years.
19 January 2011
Report finds huge levels of discrimination against gay and trans people in Utah 19 A report by the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) has found significant homophobia and discrimination in the state of Utah, home to the Mormon Church. The study of 939 LGBT Utahans found that sixty seven per cent of transgendered and forty four percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual Utahans say they have either been sacked or have been denied a job or promotion as a result of their LGBT status.
12 November 2010
Delhi eunuchs to be given pensions 7 All adult eunuchs in Delhi, India, will be given pensions of 1000 rupees (£14) per month in recognition of their low status, the local government has announced.
26 January 2010
Government defeated in 3 votes over the ability of churches to deny jobs to gay people 52 The Government tonight lost three votes in the House of Lords over legislation that would have restricted the ability of churches to deny jobs to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgenered) people.
21 January 2010
Video urging action against gay employment rights to be shown in churches 113 A video urging Christians to take action against the Equality Bill is to be shown in churches this weekend.
22 December 2009
Former drag queen awarded £30,000 in unfair dismissal case 7 Former drag queen ,Dean Awford, has been awarded £30,000 for unfair dismissal from a high end furniture store. Employment Judge David Kearsley found that Mr Awford had been unfairly dismissed by store manager David Gray.

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