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“It is an extraordinary world that we live in today, but we still have not equality for everyone, and so that’s our next goal - to make sure that ALL Americans enjoy the same equality - and the Employment Non-discrimination Act is that next step.”
-George Takei, yesterday on msnbc.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the day President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, and these are the basics of the 11 titles that comprised the landmark piece of legislation.
Obama to sign order protecting transgender federal employees
As LGBT advocates await an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, President Obama announced this week that he plans to take another step for equality – this time, by extending workplace protections to transgender federal employees.
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Pride parades bring rainbows and rights to cities across country
Millions of people took to the streets across the country this weekend to champion gay rights, culture, and creative costumes celebrating all of the above.
This year’s attendees have a lot to celebrate: this year has seen judge after judge strike down gay marriage bans in states like Arkansas, Indiana, Utah, and Idaho, giving momentum to the movement and enabling the unions of thousands across the country.
The parades are scheduled annually to mark the anniversary of the Stonewall riots; this year is the 45th year since patrons of the Stonewall Inn bar violently protested the regular raids that shut down gay bars and arrested patrons. Those protests are largely seen as the mother of the modern gay rights movement.
Here are snapshots from three of the largest parades, in San Francisco, New York, and Chicago: http://on.msnbc.com/1voiYgF
HAPPY ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THE DOMA DECISION!
On the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, these are the faces of #msnbcpride: http:www.msnbc.com/msnbc/doma-lgbt-face-pride-month
In the national fight for marriage equality, there are 19 states where gay and lesbian couples can wed; 74 lawsuits in states where they can’t; 20 wins since last year’s DOMA ruling; 0 losses. All 31 remaining bans are currently being challenged in court.
Join us in celebrating the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. To gear up for the June 26 anniversary, msnbc will feature couples’ and individuals’ reflections on the impact the decision has had on their lives and the future of the LGBT rights fight in the United States.
In the last year, marriage equality has come to six states. Federal judges have also struck down same-sex marriage bans in Idaho, Oklahoma, Virginia, Michigan, Texas, and Utah, though their decisions are on hold pending appeals.
No ban on same-sex nuptials has survived in federal court since DOMA’s demise. And, as of Friday, every remaining ban has been hit with a legal challenge. Both marriage equality advocates, and opponents alike, believe it won’t be long before the issue is once again before the U.S. Supreme Court, and ultimately legalized throughout the nation.
To read more about each of the couples and individuals featured above, visit: speakout.msnbc.com
Rachel Maddow reports on an expected executive order from President Obama that would bar discrimination based on the sexual orientation or gender identity of Americans working for federal contractors.
Every state-level gay marriage ban in the country is currently being challenged in court.
On the 50th anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom Summer, a new documentary chronicles the efforts to register black citizens who had been violently disenfranchised for nearly a century.
