Delegates Back Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy
Delegates Back Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy
Supporters of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, which would repeal the U.S. military’s controversial Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, are still waiting for the bill to pass. And delegates to the 2010 National Conference of Special Constituencies, or NCSC, in Kansas City, Mo., backed a resolution May 1 that calls on the AAFP to issue a public statement supporting the act.
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Zions to amend nondiscrimination policy to include LGBT community
Zions to amend nondiscrimination policy to include LGBT community
SALT LAKE CITY — Zions Bancorp. will amend its equal employment opportunity and employee code of conduct to include…
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Facts about policy encourage appeal
Facts about policy encourage appeal
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” is an issue that has been in the press lately, yet many do not know entirely what it is or why it should be repealed.
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New policy allows partners, friends, to visit hospital patients
New policy allows partners, friends, to visit hospital patients
Gay and lesbians will soon have the right to visit their partners in the hospital and make decisions about their care. President Obama has ordered the new rule. CBS 19’s Anthony Austin explains how this change will affect more than same-sex couples.
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Gay students urge district to speed up in changing harassment policy
Gay students urge district to speed up in changing harassment policy
Chilliwack’s gay, lesbian and bisexual students are tired of waiting.
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Regents Discuss Changing UC Admissions Policy in Light of “Toxic” Racial Climate
Regents Discuss Changing UC Admissions Policy in Light of “Toxic” Racial Climate
SAN FRANCISCO-Talk of a “toxic” racial climate across the University of California system took center state SAN FRANCISCO-Talk of a “toxic” racial climate across the University of California system took center stage at today’s meeting of the UC Board of Regents as the board heard reports from students and administrators about alleged hate crimes targeting black and homosexual students that …
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Chief: SD Police followed policy in outing of lesbian Air Force sgt. who was later discharged
Chief: SD Police followed policy in outing of lesbian Air Force sgt. who was later discharged
The Rapid City, S.D., police chief said in a report released Friday that he regrets his department’s outing of a lesbian Air Force sergeant led to her military discharge, but that his officers followed department protocol.
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MSSU policy goes to committee
MSSU policy goes to committee
A committee made up of members of Missouri Southern State University’s Board of Governors and President Bruce Speck has been directed to explore changes to the university’s nondiscrimination policy that would include protection for gay and lesbian students and faculty.
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I-Team: Taxicab Authority Under Fire Over Policy on Diseases
I-Team: Taxicab Authority Under Fire Over Policy on Diseases
The Nevada Taxicab Authority is facing criticism for written policies about homosexuals. Policy manuals handed out to taxi officers categorize homosexuals alongside criminal groups and say they carry a risk of communicable disease.
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