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Mattoon Couple Challenge Denial of Services at Two Illinois Bed and Breakfast Facilities
CHICAGO , Nov. 2, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ – A downstate couple seeking a convenient public facility to host their civil union ceremony were denied by not one, but two facilities based on their sexual orientation, according to new complaints filed with the State of Illinois Human Rights Commission. Todd and Mark Wathen of Mattoon were seeking a location for their civil union ceremony that would permit friends and family members from Kentucky and Missouri to attend the ceremony and spend the night.
The Vitality Group Helps U.S. Businesses Navigate New Legal Environment for Health and Wellness Programs
CHICAGO , July 13, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — To assist U.S. employers in understanding and navigating the new health and wellness program requirements and implications of health reform, The Vitality Group , an incentive-based wellness provider, has released a new white paper.
South Bend axes gay rights ordinance
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – The South Bend City Council has voted down a proposed ordinance extending employment discrimination protection to gays and lesbians.
Tutu urges South African opera not to tour Israel (AP)
JOHANNESBURG – Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who earned a Nobel for his peaceful opposition to apartheid, is urging the Cape Town Opera troupe not to tour Israel until discrimination there ends. In a statement Tuesday Tutu compared the troupe’s visit next month to international artists performing in apartheid South Africa.
Candidates clash on social issues, loose with facts during Illinois governor’s race debate
CHICAGO – Illinois’ major party candidates for governor highlighted their stark differences on social issues during a debate Wednesday night while also playing loose with some facts and bringing up unsavory characters from both political parties. Republican state Sen.
Why Are the Feds Suing Brash Arizona Sheriff? (The Atlantic Wire)
WASHINGTON, DC – Joe Arpaio, the famously truculent sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, is being sued by the U.S. Justice Department for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into discrimination and illegal searches.
Fidel Castro takes blame for 1960s gay persecution
Fidel Castro took the blame for a wave of homophobia launched by his revolutionary government in the 1960s, but said it happened because he was distracted by other problems, in an interview published on Tuesday in a Mexican newspaper. The former Cuban president told La Jornada the persecution of gays, who were rounded up at the time as supposed counterrevolutionaries and placed in forced labor camps, was a “great injustice” that arose from the island’s history of discrimination against homosexuals.
Editorial: Barack Obama is down, but it’s far too early to count him out
They won’t give him a break – literally so. Barack Obama has reached that point of his presidency when he can’t even join his fellow citizens in the all-American tradition of the August vacation without taking a hit.
Trial Attorney Willie Gary and Team File $100 Million Discrimination Lawsuit on Behalf of Famed Radio Personality George Willborn and his Family
Gary and Team Take on Chicago Real Estate Giants: The Lowe Group, Midwest Realty Ventures and Prudential Rubloff Properties CHICAGO, Aug. 26 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Prominent trial attorney Willie Gary announced today that he will spearhead the legal team in a $100 million discrimination lawsuit against one of Chicago’s well-known real estate companies, The Lowe Group Chicago, Inc.