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Signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 22, 2010 The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 ( H.R. 2965 , S. 4023 ) is a landmark United States federal statute enacted in December 2010 that established a process for ending the " don't ask, don't tell " (DADT) policy ( 10 U.S.C. § 654 ), thus allowing gay, lesbian, and bisexual ...
When signing this order, Obama said "America's federal contracts should not subsidize discrimination against the American people". [3] He called for Congressional action to extend similar protections to all workers, noting that more states recognize same-sex marriage than prohibit discrimination in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. [20]
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President Obama signed the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act into law in 2009. But the effort to pass this landmark legislation started much earlier. Legislative ...
The order's language restricting national security access based on sexual orientation was also repealed in 1995 when President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 12968, which stated that "The United States Government does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation in granting ...
Among the landmark civil cases on gay rights in housing is Braschi v Stahl Associates Co. In 1989 New York Court of Appeals case that decided that plaintiff Miguel Braschi, the surviving partner of a same-sex relationship, counted as "family" under New York law and was thus able to continue living in a rent controlled apartment belonging to the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Gay rights advocates are renewing their push for President Barack Obama to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against gay employees. The ...
A bill for legalization was passed by the Parliament on 12 July and signed by the President on 1 August. [136] October 1 — Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Germany. [137] A bill for legalization was passed by the Bundestag on 30 June, and by the Bundesrat on 7 July. [138] [139] It was signed by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on 20 July ...