A Pennsylvania woman considering a sex change operation was wrongfully fired for wearing a fake penis to work, a lawsuit claims. Pauline Davis, 45, of Clifford, Pa., wants back pay and damages for humiliation and suffering in connection with her alleged wrongful firing, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. She also…..

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Woman Fired for Wearing Fake Penis, Suit Claims

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Want to wear your uniform at gay pride? Gay corrections officer Andrew Johnson now can, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Johnson had filed a request to wear his uniform during the West Hollywood gay pride..

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Gay Officer Andrew Johnson Can March in Uniform

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Surrounded by scandal and facing possibly more sanctions from the NCAA, Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor quit the team Tuesday afternoon, claiming that the decision to forgo his senior year was partially inspired by his wish to put his teammates’… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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After yet another failed self-castration, Virginia prisoner Ophelia De’lonta is suing the state in federal court, seeking a ruling that commands the state to pay for inmate sex change operations. Though she’s already receiving hormone replacement therapy, she believes that… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Transgender Inmate Sues for Sex Change

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The gay rights movement seems laser focused on gay marriage, but what about gay rights in the workplace?

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Gay Rights Facts: Rights in the Workplace

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According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a hostile work environment is when harassment–including unwelcome comments or conduct based on sex, race, or other legally protected characteristics–unreasonably interferes with an employee’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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With social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and gossip sites like Campus Gossip, it is getting easier and easier to ruin a regular person’s reputation with just a few keystrokes. While cyber bullying seems pretty harmless to most people, it…

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Digital Defamation: The Hot New Tort?

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