Walmart settles same-sex benefits discrimination lawsuit for $7.5 million

THE WORLD'S MOST FOLLOWED LGBTQ NEWS SOURCE Top Headlines for Saturday Dec 3, 2016 Walmart settles same-sex benefits discrimination lawsuit for $7.5 million More than 1,000 people may be eligible for compensation as a result of the settlement, which has yet not been approved by a judge. Janet Mock on the election: ‘We will not be forced to be silent’ "It is a time of uncertainty, but we’ve always had times of uncertainty." Study: Bisexual and rural LGBTQ people face highest rates of depression Nearly half of bisexuals between the ages of 18 and 24 said they had been diagnosed with depression. Why marginalized communities should care about Standing Rock and the DAPL The Dakota Access Pipeline is yet another incident in the long and brutal history of physical and cultural genocide against "othered" bodies. Nick Offerman’s woodworking book includes steamy cartoon co-starring Chris Pratt If you ever fantasized about Ron Swanson and Andy Dwyer having some special alone time in the woods, Offerman has the book for you. Trump’s Defense Secretary pick Mattis is opposed to female and LGBTQ soldiers Mattis believes that moves toward greater equality by the Obama administration has allowed combat effectiveness to suffer. Pastor of HGTV’s ‘Fixer Upper’ hosts says their antigay church is not antigay "We are not only not antigay, but we are pro-helping people in their journey to find out who God is and who He has made them to be." Rising GOP star Virginia Foxx called motive in Matthew Shepard murder a ‘hoax’ Rep. Virginia Foxx was arguing against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which is now a law. One woman’s answer to homophobic neighbor: 10,000 rainbow Christmas lights Letting lesbians attend the prom together and teaching kids about being transgender were just too much for this woman's neighbor. Why Oregon is the number one state for post-election hate “Both the harassment since the election and the energy on the radical right are the predictable results of the campaign that Trump waged for the presidency."

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