All posts tagged "LGBT"

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  Hong Kong court overturns landmark benefits ruling for gay civil servants

  A Hong Kong court has overturned a landmark judgment that civil servants in same-sex marriages are entitled to the same benefits as their heterosexual colleagues. The Court of Appeal ruled

  • Posted June 10, 2018
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  Trudeau apologises for federal persecution of gay public servants

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has formally apologised for the systematic persecution of gay, lesbian or transgender people in the Canadian public service over several decades. Thousands of Canadians were fired

  • Posted December 4, 2017
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  ‘Discrimination against gay people still a problem in UK civil service’ – says top official

  People who are lesbian, gay, bi or transgender still experience discrimination in the British civil service – despite significant progress made over the last three decades, one of its most

  • Posted November 6, 2015
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  White House Hires First Transgender Staff Member

  The White House has hired its first openly transgender full-time member of staff, according to media reports. Raffi Freedman-Gurspan started working as an outreach and recruitment director for presidential staff

  • Posted August 20, 2015
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