| Posts |
|
Deal to repeal North Carolina "bathroom bill" collapses
A bipartisan agreement to repeal North Carolina's "bathroom bill" fell apart Wednesday after each party accused the other of reneging on promises. House Bill 2 (HB2) is a state law requiring transgender people to use the public bathroom associated (More) |
|
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds same-sex marriage birth certificate law
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a ruling that allowed all married same-sex couples to get the names of both spouses on their child's birth certificate. The court found that the law did not violated equal protection by "acknowled (More) |
|
UN rights chief expresses concern for global human rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday expressed concern for global human rights. The commissioner urged the promotion of human rights and dignity in an informal briefing to the human rights council after completing (More) |
|
UN rights expert urges end to LGBT violence and discrimination
A UN human rights expert provided a report to an international conference in Thailand on Wednesday regarding discrimination of the lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community. In that report, the expert from the UN Office of t (More) |
|
New Ontario law updates parentage laws to recognize same-sex parents
The Ontario legislature on Tuesday passed the All Families are Equal Act , recognizing same-sex couples as parents when they utilize assisted reproduction. The prior parentage laws, untouched since 1978, only recognized the birth parent when assist (More) |
|
UN rights expert condemns proliferation of LGBTI discrimination, attacks
Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community are experiencing a "vortex of violence and discrimination" on a global level, including hate speech and rampant social media attacks, according to a statement made Tu (More) |
|
UN rights experts concerned over attempted block of LGBT rights monitor
A group of UN human rights experts expressed concern Monday over countries attempting to retroactively block a mandate of an independent expert to investigate sexual orientation and gender identity-based rights abuses. The resolution was approved b (More) |
|
Criminalizing Visual Poverty—the Effects of Making Homelessness a Crime
JURIST Guest Columnist Sara Rankin of Seattle University School of Law discusses the effects of criminalizing homelessness in the US...As a lawyer, I am particularly interested in how we take our impulses and fears and codify them into our laws and p (More) |
|
Federal judge rules Title VII protections extend to sexual orientation
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled Friday that Title VII's protection from employment discrimination based on sex extends to sexual orientation. The ruling came as the court refused to dismiss a case wh (More) |
|
France removes sterilization requirement for transgender individuals
The French Parliament adopted new legislation Thursday allowing transgender citizens to update their legal status without having to undergo sterilization procedures . The change comes after backlash over the requirements and campaigns from several a (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
