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Continue reading →: It’s Now Illegal to Discriminate Against LGBTThe EEOC has spoken — workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation is now illegal. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission made the decision Thursday, stating that employers who discriminate against LGBT workers are violating Title VII of , which prohibits employment-related discrimination “based on race, color, religion, sex and national…
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Continue reading →: The Military May Soon Lift Its Ban on Transgender PeopleThe Pentagon may announce a plan this week to lift the ban on transgender individuals in the military. The goal is to formally end one of the last gender- or sexuality-based barriers to military service. If the announcement happens, “the services would have six months to assess the impact of…
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Continue reading →: I Am in Love with @amandalastenbergWords I never thought I’d utter, ever LOL. But Amandala Stenberg is kind of fabulous. I knew it when I saw her bad ass little self in the movie Columbiana, but now I see she’s just as impressive in real life. Amandla commented on Kylie Jenner’s recent photo of herself…
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Continue reading →: Women in Sports Are Getting Their Financial Butts KickedIt’s another historic day in the land. The South Carolina legislature voted to take down the Confederate flag outside its state house, and it came down today. It’s a cause for celebration, a win. But now the cha cha will begin. One step forward, two steps back, as people’s desperate…
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Continue reading →: U.S. Navy, Marines Triple Paid Maternity LeaveEffective immediately, female sailors and marines can now take up to 18 weeks after the birth of a child. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus directed the U.S. Navy to triple the amount of paid maternity leave it offers, making the Navy the first military service to provide more than six weeks…
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Continue reading →: People Really Don’t Understand SlaveryA few days ago, one of my co-workers forwarded me a Vox article written by Margaret Biser titled “I used to lead tours at a plantation. You won’t believe the questions I got about slavery.” Even in the midst of all of the other diversity-related nonsense I’m privy to on…
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Continue reading →: The Word Cisgender Is Now OfficialWhen it rains, it pours — in a good way. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal across the nation, and this week, the word cisgender was one of some 500 new additions to the Oxford English Dictionary. The word is defined as “designating a person whose…
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Continue reading →: Same-Sex Marriage Is Now LegalToday is an important, some might even say historic, day. I just left one of my direct reports literally dancing in the aisle by her desk over the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling that same-sex marriage is now legal nationwide. In the face of her enthusiasm, I had to examine my…
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Continue reading →: Dylann Roof: The Privilege to KillIn the wake of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church mass shooting that left nine black people dead in Charleston, South Carolina, I find myself thinking about the psychology of the mass shooter and how he’s treated in that time leading up to event that will end innocent lives and…
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