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Gay Hate in Miami Beachnew
Even as complaints about discrimination against gays have increased in Miami-Dade -- up from five to a record 29 last year -- county commissioners have chopped the Miami-Dade Equal Opportunity Board annual budget from about $600,000 to $300,000
Miami New Times |
Natalie O'Neill |
10-20-2008 |
LGBT
An Inmate Beating Brings Up Issue of Transgender Discrimination in Memphisnew
A video leaked from the Shelby County Correction Center shows Officer Bridges McRae repeatedly punching Duanna Johnson inside a waiting room at the jail. The 18-minute video has no audio, but Johnson claims McRae assaulted her after she refused to respond to homophobic slurs of "he/she" and "faggot."
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
06-27-2008 |
LGBT
Verizon Says No to Trans-Inclusive Policynew
What would make a company who ranked number one on DiversityInc's "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" the past two years take a less than favorable action on a policy to included gender identity and expression in its non-dsicrimination policy?
Don't Ask, Don't Benew
A Houston-area man leads the fight against the ban on gays in the military.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
01-09-2006 |
LGBT
