San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

In 2015, San Diego Gay and Lesbian News brought you the story of Marsha Wetzel, a senior living in a retirement community who claimed staff at the facility abused her both physically and verbally because she is gay.

WASHINGTON (December 11, 2017) – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will not review the Lambda Legal case on behalf of Jameka Evans, a Savannah security guard who was harassed at work and forced from her job because she is a lesbian.

(NEWARK, NJ, January 5, 2017) – Today Lambda Legal announced it has filed a federal lawsuit against St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Paterson, New Jersey, after the hospital refused to allow Jionni Conforti’s surgeon to perform a routine hysterectomy because Jionni is transgender.

Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit on July 28 against a senior housing facility for allowing alleged discrimination and verbal abuse from other residents against one of its LGBT residents.

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory was issued a letter by the U.S. Department of Justice last week that his state’s anti-LGBT law, HB 2, is in violation of civil rights.

The U.S. Department of Justice made it clear today that North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law, HB2, is a civil rights infraction, and therefore under Title VII of the U.S.

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory made an executive order today changing some of the measures provided in the anti-LGBT law, HB 2.  

The order clarifies that LGBT state employees, and only state employees,  will be legally exempt from discriminatory actions, or prejudice based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

But some advocacy organizations say it is too little.