Tag Archives: federal contractors
Trump guts important executive order
Lambda Legal calls "very disturbing" the news Monday that President Trump revoked an executive order that included important safeguards against discrimination against LGBT people by federal contractors.
Speed Read: Appeals panel strikes ban
For the first time post-DOMA being struck down, a federal appeals court has ruled that a state marriage ban for same-sex couples is unconstitutional but stayed the decision, pending appeal. A federal district court judge in Indiana declared that state's
Speed Read: Senate votes today
President Obama is preparing to sign the long-sought executive order protecting LGBT employees of federal contractors. The Senate will vote today on two openly gay nominees to the federal bench.
Obama prepares to sign executive order on federal contractors
In a sudden but not necessarily unexpected gesture, the White House indicated today that President Obama has “directed his staff” to prepare an executive order to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or
Speed Read: ‘Pacts of cohabitating”
The Mississippi House is expected to vote on a religious bias bill today. Pope Francis says the church should "evaluate" the benefits of civil unions. Rep. Mike Michaud is helping step up pressure on President Obama for an executive order.
Rejecting an executive order: Is it the DADT repeal strategy or a campaign decision?
The Obama administration revealed a political calculation last week: Now is not a good time to sign an executive order prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people who work for federal contractors. There has been more than the usual expression of “disappointment” from
Drumbeat builds for new executive order
LGBT activists put together a long wish list when President Obama came into office in January 2009. On that list was a wish for the president to issue an executive order to require companies with contracts to do work for
