/tags/civil-rights-act civil rights act en-US Copyright Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2021-03-10/some-faith-leaders-call-equality-act-devastating-for-others-its-gods-will Some religious groups fear the Equality Act could undermine the freedom to exercise traditional faith beliefs. Other denominations say anti-LGBTQ discrimination cannot be tolerated. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2021-03-10/some-faith-leaders-call-equality-act-devastating-for-others-its-gods-will Tom Gjelten /news-partners/2021-02-24/house-passes-the-equality-act-heres-what-it-would-do The House voted Thursday to approve the bill to add and expand protections for LGBTQ people in the Civil Rights Act. Here's what it would do and why it's controversial. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:00:30 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-24/house-passes-the-equality-act-heres-what-it-would-do Danielle Kurtzleben /news-partners/2020-06-15/supreme-court-delivers-major-victory-to-lgbtq-employees The Supreme Court says the federal ban on discrimination "based on sex" applies to gay, lesbian and transgender employees. Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:19:14 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-15/supreme-court-delivers-major-victory-to-lgbtq-employees Nina Totenberg /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-10-04/workplace-discrimination-in-the-u-s Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in August joined the Trump Administration in arguing that federal civil rights laws do not protect LGBTQ employees against… Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-10-04/workplace-discrimination-in-the-u-s /news/2019-08-26/yost-argues-federal-laws-dont-protect-against-lgbtq-discrimination Ohio's attorney general is joining the U.S. Department of Justice in arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that federal civil rights laws provide no… Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:38:14 GMT /news/2019-08-26/yost-argues-federal-laws-dont-protect-against-lgbtq-discrimination Associated Press