Ellen DeGeneres told a loudmouth religious right anti-gay zealot to have a seat and oh what a glorious seat it was. » 1/14/15 11:30pm 1/14/15 11:30pm

The family of Vanessa Collier came together on Saturday to mourn her loss at New Hope Ministries, a church in Lakewood, Colorado. But before they could say their last goodbyes, the minister overseeing her funeral suddenly stopped the funeral. » 1/13/15 11:15pm 1/13/15 11:15pm

Saks & Co. has filed a federal motion to have an ex-employee's discrimination case dismissed, arguing that "transsexuals are not a protected class under Title VII." » 1/12/15 11:00am 1/12/15 11:00am

Today, the New York Times ran a crucial piece about school-age girls and the massive disciplinary imbalances that effectively segregate them, both by race and also by skin color. Tanzina Vega's report begins with the case of Mikia, a 12-year-old in Georgia who was caught vandalizing a school bathroom with a friend.… » 12/11/14 6:10pm 12/11/14 6:10pm

In light of the Supreme Court's imminent decision on the pregnancy discrimination case against UPS, an Oregon woman has filed a gender and discrimination lawsuit against her former employer in an effort to get her job back after they terminated her for taking frequent bathroom breaks, which she claims was due to a… » 12/06/14 12:15pm 12/06/14 12:15pm

Ladies, I hope you haven't been harboring any dreams of working in a bakery in the near future, because it turns out you're just too puny and girly to handle the demands of the job. » 9/19/14 10:40am 9/19/14 10:40am

A sports team executive in New York filed a lawsuit claiming she was blackballed for getting pregnant and not having a ring on her finger. Nice. » 9/11/14 3:40pm 9/11/14 3:40pm

An all-girls Catholic high school in Bloomfield, Michigan fired 9-year teaching veteran Barb Webb after Webb announced that she was pregnant. Better ask the Virgin Mary what she thinks about unmarried pregnant women. » 9/10/14 11:00am 9/10/14 11:00am

Get ready to watch history in the making this St. Patrick's Day. » 9/04/14 10:00am 9/04/14 10:00am

Walmart — a chain store that is notorious for underpaying its workers and treating its female employees like shit — has allegedly fired a pregnant female employee after ostensibly changing its policy to better accommodate pregnant women. Color me shocked. » 8/04/14 2:40pm 8/04/14 2:40pm

Hobby Lobby — a corporation that values its factually inaccurate beliefs about unborn fetuses over women's legal right to insurance coverage, because God weeps for the souls of the unborn — allegedly fired an employee for getting pregnant three years ago. » 7/29/14 2:45pm 7/29/14 2:45pm

At a recent lunch with her family, Toronto-based editor and coder Lyndsay Kirkham was essentially seated next to the forces of patriarchy itself wedged into a couple of meat-suits. » 7/24/14 6:30pm 7/24/14 6:30pm

After 30 years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has finally improved its guidelines against pregnancy discrimination to coincide with common sense and decency. » 7/16/14 2:55pm 7/16/14 2:55pm

In midst of a handful of settlements, the Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban development HUD) is making it very clear that banks are not to discriminate against pregnant women or women on maternity leave. » 7/08/14 11:50am 7/08/14 11:50am

A new study conducted by the Equal Rights Center and Freedom to work has found some troubling info regarding LGBT discrimination. » 7/05/14 12:30pm 7/05/14 12:30pm

The mayor of Latta, a small South Carolina town, sparked outrage and triggered protests after firing longtime police Chief Crystal Moore. Moore is a lesbian and believes that her firing was the result of the mayor's homophobia; he maintained that she was removed from the force after receiving seven reprimands. Too bad… » 4/18/14 4:20pm 4/18/14 4:20pm

A Muslim woman says Planet Fitness kicked her out of the gym for wearing a head scarf which did not fit their dress code policy. » 3/24/14 11:50am 3/24/14 11:50am

Over the past month, Iowa Rep. Steve King has been one of the most vocal supporters of SB102, the controversial Arizona bill (recently vetoed by AZ Governor Jan Brewer) that would have allowed businesses to discriminate against and refuse service to gay people on religious grounds. While many argued that such a law… » 3/05/14 5:45pm 3/05/14 5:45pm

The Kansas House recently passed a bill that would make it legal to deny access to services to same-sex couples. » 2/13/14 12:40pm 2/13/14 12:40pm