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Board members face fallout after vote on LGBT rights
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelTwo Orange County School Board members who voted to extend nondiscrimination protections to gay, lesbian and transgender students and staff have been facing criticism from an unexpected quarter — LGBT advocates and supporters. Although two board... -
Can Association Prohibit Section 8 Tenants?
Blog Sponsored by Taylor & Carls, P.A. Associations with proper tenant approval authority at times are presented with a prospective tenant that is utilizing the federal government’s Housing Choice Vouchers Program, otherwise known as “...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Tampa, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Orlando
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Local woman finds end to ongoing lawsuit; Dillard's to pay $2 million to settle class action disability discrimination lawsuit
LOS ANGELES —Dillard’s Inc., a national retail chain, will pay $2 million and commit to extensive, company-wide injunctive relief to settle a class action disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...Tags: Laws, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Justice System, Labor Legislation
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No more 'homophobia'? AP raises the question
The recent run of states approving same-sex marriage might prompt a journalist to declare the retreat of homophobia. But that description probably wouldn’t pass muster with the many editors who use the Associated Press Style Book as the Bible of...
Tags: POLITICO LLC, Journalism, Same-Sex Marriage, Homophobia, Gays and Lesbians
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Consumer advocates stress discrimination concerns despite new mortgage rule
Consumer advocates welcomed a federal effort aiming to prevent predatory mortgage lending at a town hall in Baltimore on Thursday, but expressed worries that new rules would not halt discrimination.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unveiled a...Tags: Consumers, Benjamin L. Cardin, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Finance
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Another chance for 'heterosexism'?
Change of SubjectFrom Sunday's print column A recent update to the Associated Press stylebook recommends against use of the word "homophobia" to describe strong opposition to equal rights for gay people. A phobia is "an irrational, uncontrollable fear, often a form of....... -
Pennsylvania would not let Oliver Wendell Holmes be a judge
As horrifying as the thought of another 10-year term for Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ron Castille might be, there is merit in a new lawsuit by six judges hoping to change the state's requirement for them to retire after they hit the ripe old age of 70....Tags: Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace, Justice System, Emmaus, Crime, Law and Justice
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Stop telling me to go on a diet
I hate the season of New Year’s resolutions. Even if you don’t make any pledges, or proclaim that you’re above this annual practice, you can’t avoid resolution-mania. Every media outlet is saturated with reminders to get in shape...
Tags: Demographics, The New York Times, Feminism, Weight Loss, Weight
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Sorry, AP, can't go along on "homophobia"
The Baltimore SunThe editors of the Associated Press Stylebook discourage the use of the word homophobia, and this is their explanation: "Phobia means irrational, uncontrollable fear, often a form of mental illness. In terms like homophobia, it's often speculation. The...Tags: Mental Illness, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Racism, Civil Rights
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Mo. Supreme Court reverses murder conviction, says prosecutors suppressed evidence
ghartley@schurz.comJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of man who was sentenced to life in prison for the slaying of a woman on a neighboring farm in 1990. The state's high court ruled Tuesday that prosecutors withheld...Tags: Prosecution, Criminals, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Controversy manufactured over school board LGBT policy
For the last four years, the Orange County school district's anti-bullying policy has specifically protected boys who dress like girls or vice versa. Hardly anyone cared enough to take notice, much less make a big stink about it. And for the last...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Students, Health and Safety at School, Orange County (Florida), Social Issues
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Opposed to same-sex marriage, company ends wedding business
An Annapolis company whose old-fashioned trolleys are iconic in the city's wedding scene has abandoned the nuptial industry rather than serve same-sex couples. The owner of Discover Annapolis Tours said he decided to walk away from $50,000 in annual...
Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Arts, Christianity
Dec 19, 2012
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Nov 28, 2012
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Dec 2, 2012
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Nov 28, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Jan 3, 2013
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Nov 27, 2012
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Jan 8, 2013
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Dec 12, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Dec 25, 2012
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