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Press Release
National Center for Lesbian Rights Wins Landmark
Title IX Retaliation Lawsuit on Behalf of Former Head Basketball Coach
Jury Finds Title IX Retaliation at San Diego Mesa College
12.03.09 — Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) secured a favorable jury verdict on behalf of Lorri Sulpizio, the former head coach of the women’s basketball team at San Diego Mesa College (Mesa), a college within the San Diego Community College District (District). The California State Court jury awarded $28,000, the equivalent of one year’s salary, in damages, finding that the District had retaliated against Sulpizio when she complained that Mesa engaged in gender inequities in violation of Title IX, a federal statute that prohibits discrimination based on sex in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance in the United States.
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Senate Committee Considers Federal Legislation for Workplace Protections
NCLR: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act Necessary and Overdue for Workers
11.05.09 — The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) commends the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions for convening hearings today on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 (ENDA), S. 1584. This essential legislation would provide clear federal protection against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. A similar hearing was held in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor on September 23, and a full vote is possible before the end of the year.
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U.S. House Committee Holds Hearing on Need for Federal Workplace Protections
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act Is Urgently Needed and Long Overdue
09.23.09 — Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) commends the House Education and Labor Committee for holding a hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 (ENDA), H.R. 3017. This vital legislation would provide clear federal protection against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, which are unrelated to job qualifications or work performance. Since 1994, ENDA has been repeatedly introduced in the House and Senate, with each Congress failing to send it to the President.
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NCLR Attorney Awarded Chicana/Latina Foundation’s 2009 Emerging Leadership Award
09.21.09 — The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) today announced that Chicana/Latina Foundation will honor NCLR attorney Lisa Cisneros with its 2009 Emerging Leadership Award. The Emerging Leadership Award is presented annually to young leaders committed to social justice and who have demonstrated their commitment with actions and deeds.
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National Center for Lesbian Rights Files Title IX Retaliation Lawsuit on Behalf of Former Basketball Coaches
Lawsuit alleges gender and sexual orientation discrimination at San Diego Mesa College
07.24.08 — The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the law firms of Boxer & Gerson, LLP and Stock Stephens, LLP filed a lawsuit today in state court in San Diego, California on behalf of Lorri Sulpizio, the former Head Coach of the women’s basketball team at San Diego Mesa College (Mesa), and Cathy Bass, the former Director of Basketball Operations at Mesa. The complaint alleges that, despite Sulpizio’s and Bass’s dedication and demonstrated track record of success leading the women’s basketball program at the community college, Mesa officials unlawfully fired both coaches at the end of the 2007 academic year after they spoke out about the unequal treatment of female athletes and women coaches and following publication in a local paper of an article identifying them as domestic partners.
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click here to read the complaint filed on 07.24.08 (pdf)
click here to read Coach Sulpizio's and Coach Bass's bios (pdf)
click here to read the case timeline (pdf)
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NCLR Launches New Project Combating Discrimination against LGBT People Living in Rural California
NCLR and California Rural Legal Assistance Unite to Create Proyecto Poderoso
12.17.07 — Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) announces its partnership with California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) to expand civil rights enforcement on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Proyecto Poderoso—Powerful Project will educate rural communities about LGBT rights and litigate cases on behalf of low-income LGBT residents of rural California.
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Limited ENDA Passes House of Representatives
A Statement from NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell Esq.
11.07.07 —Today, in a vote of 235-184, the United States House of Representatives passed HR 3685, a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that does not include protections based on gender identity.
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Opinion
A Better Movement
Dear NCLR Champion,
We have come together with moral certitude, strength, and purpose, and we are creating a better movement as a result. While the fate of a fully inclusive ENDA in this Congress is uncertain, our resolve remains unwavering.
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Statement
ACTION ALERT: Final Push for Inclusive ENDA Bill
10.23.07 — Dear Friend of NCLR: As soon as tomorrow, the House of Representatives could vote on HB 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). In its current form, the bill has been stripped of protections for “gender identity.”
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House Committee Advances ENDA Legislation That Splits LGBT Community
NCLR Joins 300 Other LGBT Organizations in Urging Support Only for an ENDA That Includes Protections Based on Gender Identity and Expression
10.18.07 — The House Committee on Education and Labor today passed HR-3685 the non-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill NCLR, and over 300 other organizations cannot support because it abandons the transgender community.
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Statement
Banding Together
Shannon Minter’s opinion piece on Advocate.com
10.17.07 — The division in Congress about whether employment protections should exclude transgender workers has forced unity for gay rights activists across the board.
read Shannon's article on Advocate.com
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United ENDA Responds to Baldwin-Led Effort to Restore Gender Identity Protections to ENDA
10.17.07 — The United ENDA coalition released the following statement in response to Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s (D-WI) intention to introduce an amendment to restore gender identity protections to ENDA.
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Statement
ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Congress Members to Listen to the LGBT Community and Our Allies!
We Oppose HR 3685, A Non-Inclusive Employment Bill!
10.15.07 — In an unprecedented act, Congressional leadership is moving forward to pass civil rights legislation that is not supported by a single organization within the LGBT community that the bill is intended to protect.
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Statement
ACTION ALERT: ENDA Update
10.15.07 — House committee meets Tuesday to decide whether or not a version of ENDA that cuts out protections for transgender people will advance in Congress
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Statement
ACTION ALERT: ENDA Update - What You Can Do Today
10.11.07 — The recent revisions to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) have left us with a bill that no competent attorney representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community would ever support.
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Statement
Further ENDA Legal Analysis from the National Center for Lesbian Rights
Statment from Kate Kendell Esq., Executive Director
10.10.07 — As an attorney and the Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, I share Lambda Legal’s concern that the deletion of express protection against discrimination based on gender identity from ENDA would result in a law that does not fully protect lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people in addition to leaving transgender people unprotected.
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Statement
Court of Appeals Rules Against Christian Legal Society, Denies Request to Reopen Challenge to University’s Non-discrimination Policy
A statement from NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter, Esq.
11.17.10—Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the Christian Legal Society’s request to present additional evidence in Christian Legal Society v. Wu, a case challenging a California law school’s policy that student groups may not discriminate based on sexual orientation, religion, or other bases.
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