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'LGBT rights'

Mayor stands fast in Charlotte against LGBT bias law like Arkansas's

Charlotte stands firm against North Carolina push for bogus "compromise" intended to save face for the state on its anti-LGBT law.
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Arkansas attorney general weighs in on North Carolina law

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge can't be bothered with illegal payday lending in Arkansas, among other pressing business not worthy of her time such as malfeasance of office by Secretary of State Mark Martin in abetting the illegal removal of eligible voters from the voter rolls. But she has plenty of time to pursue a national right-wing agenda.
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Back home: Welcomed by encouraging news about young people

A blogger returns home from vacation to some good news about the younger generation.

Meet the agency behind the law on gender equity

Vox writes on how the work of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been establishing in court — no matter resistance in states like Arkansas — that it is not OK to discriminate against LGBT people in the workplace.
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Friday's LGBT kiss-in moved from Rapert's office to state Capitol

James Thweatt, who's organized a kiss-in Friday to demonstrate support for the LGBT community and love and tolerance in general, says the event has been moved from Sen. Jason Rapert's office in Conway to the state Capitol. It will still be at 1 p.m. Friday. All are welcome.

Candidate for Congress backs equal treatment for students

Dianne Curry of Little Rock, the Democratic candidate for Congress against Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill, issued a prepared statement in response to President Obama's guidance on equal facility access for students, aimed at protecting the rights of transgender students: It's a welcome measured remark as Republican seize on bathrooms to promote a broader discrimination agenda.
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Shop Target and Kroger. Walmart?

Target and Kroger stand up to vicious and dishonest myth about transgender use of store restrooms. But, I wondered, what about Walmart?

J.B. Hunt moving deliberately after LGBT non-bias vote

Arkansas Business reports that J.B. Hunt isn't moving immediately to act on a vote by shareholders that the company adopt an explicit non-discrimination policy affecting LGBT employees. A task force will study it first.
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Bathroom bill sponsor is the real danger

Rich. A Republican sponsor of one of those bathroom bills in Tennessee is being investigated as a serial sexual harasser.

Tyson speaks up against discrimination in Mississippi — too late for Arkansas

Tyson Foods is listed among the corporate opponents of an anti-LGBT bill in Mississippi that may soon reach the governor.
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Robert Loyd, a leader in the fight for equality, dies in Conway

As readers noted yesterday, Facebook has news — and an outpouring of sadness — of the death Wednesday of Robert Loyd, a pivotal figure in Central Arkansas in the struggle for equal rights for LGBT people.

Pride Fest from 10-6 today in Little Rock, parade starts 11:45 a.m.

The Little Rock Pride Parade and Festival starts at 10 a.m. today at the Clinton Presidential Center with an interfaith service led by religious leaders who'll be grand marshals in a later parade for the event, a celebration of equality for LGBT people.
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