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Wyo. Senate Slated To Hear Gay Discrimination Bill

Associated Press — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:14:38 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming State Senate is scheduled to consider a bill that would ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended approval of the bill on Wednesday

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Lesbian Prevented from Donating Blood by Italian Hospital

Kathy Landin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:00:46 +0000

The gay and lesbian community in Italy is demanding a new law to protect their right to donate blood after a hospital in Rome denied a lesbian the opportunity to donate recently.

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Georgia's Shorter University Requires Staffers to Pledge They Aren't Gay

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:10:15 +0000

The 200 staffers at Shorter University, a Christian college in Rome, Georgia, are now required to sign a “Personal Lifestyle Statement” that, among other things, forces those employees to say they aren’t gay. Anyone refusing to sign the statement is subject to termination.

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Should Colorado Boy Be Allowed to Join Girl Scouts?

Kathy Landin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:41:56 +0000

A 7-year-old Denver boy was turned away by a local Girl Scout troop when he asked to become a member. Despite his gender, Bobby Montoya has been into “girl stuff” since he was two, according to his mother Felisha Archuleta.

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Stuttering Teen Philip Garber Jr. Takes a Stand Against Discrimination

Shauna Wright — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:21:13 +0000

When Philip Garber Jr.’s history teacher at New Jersey’s College of Morris told him not to ask questions during class because his stutter took up too much time, Garber was not content to simply sit in silence.

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UC Berkeley Bake Sale Discriminates [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:54:47 +0000

A bake sale being held by the Republican student group at the University of California, Berkeley is garnering nationwide attention.

Why? Because the advertised prices show men pay more than women, and whites pay more than Asians, Latinos, African-Americans, and Native Americans.

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Mom Fired After Taking Time Off to Give Her Son a Kidney [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:00:03 +0000

Claudia Rendon of Pennsylvania has had a tough year. First, her mother and uncle died, then her father was diagnosed with leukemia. As if that wasn’t enough, she later discovered her son, Alex, was in need of a kidney transplant.

Doctors found she was a suitable donor match, so Rendon took time off work to give Alex the kidney he needed. But when she tried to return to her job several weeks later, she found she’d been fired.

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