LGBTQ+ – Page 42 – CAHRO – California Association of Human Relations Organizations

LGBTQ+-related laws include but are not limited to: government recognition of same-sex relationships, LGBT adoption, sexual orientation and military service, immigration equality, anti-discrimination laws, hate crime laws regarding violence against LGBT people, sodomy laws, anti-lesbianism laws, and higher ages of consent for same-sex activity.

Ruling Extends Sex-Discrimination Protection to Transgender Woman Denied Federal Job

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:50+00:00 April 26th, 2012|Employment & Housing, LGBTQ+|

In a decision hailed by advocates for transgender people, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that a California woman who was denied a job at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after revealing that she was transitioning from her former life as a man can seek legal redress under sex-discrimination regulations.

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Rutgers University Spycam Case Stirs Debate Over Hate Crime Laws

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:34:45+00:00 March 20th, 2012|Education, Hate Crimes, LGBTQ+, Police & Community|

NEW YORK — There was a verdict in the Rutgers webcam spying case, but no resolution to a broader question that hovered over it: To what extent are hate crime laws a help or a hindrance in the pursuit of justice?

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Bullying Resources

By CAHRO| 2016-12-02T18:34:45+00:00 September 23rd, 2011|Hate Crimes, LGBTQ+|

See some website resources on bullying.

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LGBT Resources

By CAHRO| 2016-12-02T18:34:45+00:00 August 19th, 2011|LGBTQ+|

The California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO) actively promotes full equality for members of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender community, and the end of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in California and throughout the United States.

Additionally, CAHRO supports marriage equality for all persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender, and specifically

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