Tag Archives: Sexual orientation

Major League Baseball Includes Sexual Orientation in its Anti-Discrimination Policy

Posted on July 17, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Molly Duerig, WLP Intern It’s no mystery why the Major League Baseball Players Association has announced a new component to its anti-discrimination policy that specifically denounces discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Many professional athletes are openly supportive … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender Discrimination, LGBT, Sex Discrimination, Sexual harassment, Sexual orientation | Tagged Athlete Ally, baseball players association, Discrimination, Huffington Post, LGBT, Major League Baseball, major league baseball players, MLB, nba, north american soccer league, Sex discrimination, Sexual orientation, Sports | Comments Off

Rainbow Alliance Victory Against Gender Discrimination

Posted on July 16, 2013 by womenslawproject

Tara R. Pfeifer, WLP Staff Attorney The Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations recently issued a ‘probable cause’ finding against the University of Pittsburgh in connection with a gender discrimination complaint filed by Rainbow Alliance, University of Pittsburgh’s LGBTQA-student group. Rainbow … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender Discrimination, LGBT, Pittsburgh, Sexual orientation | Tagged Discrimination, discrimination complaint, gender discrimination, LGBT, Pittsburgh, Rainbow Alliance, Sexual orientation, transgender students, University of Pittsburgh | Comments Off

WLP Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary of Second-Parent Adoption in Pennsylvania

Posted on August 16, 2012 by womenslawproject

From WLP Staff Join the Women’s Law Project on Saturday, August 18th from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh (Shadyside), 605 Morewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA for a potluck picnic celebration featuring food, fun and … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT, Parenthood, Parenting, Pittsburgh, Sexual orientation | Tagged LGBT, Pittsburgh, Second-parent adoption, Sexual orientation | Comments Off

Employment Non-Discrimination Act Gets Hearing in the Senate

Posted on June 22, 2012 by nditto

Nikki Ditto, WLP Intern On June 12th, the U.S Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing to debate the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Currently no federal law exists barring discrimination of individuals based on sexual orientation … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Employment, LGBT, Politics, Sexual orientation | Tagged Discrimination, Government, LGBT, Sexual orientation | Comments Off

Illinois Gay Marriage Ban Challenged

Posted on June 6, 2012 by nditto

Guest Blogger: Elizabeth Wingfield, Former WLP Intern On May 30th, two dozen same-sex couples filed two separate law suits challenging the Illinois law that defines marriage as between a man and woman, which prohibits same-sex couples from marrying. Last year, … Continue reading →

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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Time to Treat Trans Patients Right

Posted on January 20, 2012 by womenslawproject

This month, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released a set of recommendations by committee opinion, urging reproductive health care providers to improve their treatment of transgender people. These new guidelines encourage ob-gyns to do the following: ask patients … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender Discrimination, Health Care, LGBT, Sex Discrimination, Sexual orientation | Tagged Health care, LGBT, Reproductive Rights, Sex discrimination, Sexual orientation | 1 Comment

Gay Couple Spared Deportation

Posted on July 1, 2011 by womenslawproject

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) bars the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage and so strips same-sex married couples of the rights that opposite-sex married couples enjoy. For this reason, Henry Velandia, a Venezuelan man, was in danger of … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Sexual orientation | Tagged Equality, LGBT, Marriage equality, Sexual orientation | Comments Off

LGBT Non-Discrimination Bills Introduced in PA House and Senate

Posted on June 1, 2011 by womenslawproject

To take a break from the myriad of bad news coming out of the Pennsylvanian House of Representatives, we are very happy to report that House Bill 300 was reintroduced along with companion Senate Bill 910. As you may remember, … Continue reading →

Posted in Employment, Equality, LGBT, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania, Sexual orientation | Tagged Employment, Equality, Gender, Gender expression, Gender identity, HB300, LGBT, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, SB910, Sex discrimination, Sexual orientation | 1 Comment

Major Strides for Marriage Equality

Posted on March 2, 2011 by womenslawproject

Last week, President Obama determined that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a law enacted in 1996 that bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages, is unconstitutional. Although Obama opposes same-sex marriage, the president has directed the Justice Department to stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Government, LGBT, Sexual orientation | Tagged Barack Obama, Civil unions, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Equality, Government, Hawaii, LGBT, Marriage equality, Maryland, Sexual orientation | Comments Off

A Major Win for Marriage Equality is Intertwined With the Fight for Reproductive Autonomy

Posted on August 6, 2010 by womenslawproject

This week marked an enormous step forward for LGBT rights in the United States when Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker declared Proposition 8 – California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage – unconstitutional. In his opinion, Judge Walker emphasized the … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Government, LGBT, Sexual orientation | Tagged California, Equality, Gender, Gender identity, Gender roles, LGBT, Marriage, Marriage equality, Prop 8, Proposition 8, Sexual orientation, Vaughn Walker | Comments Off