sexual orientation discrimination

College settles discrimination lawsuit filed by lesbian professor

SDGLN Staff
July 17th, 2012

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Tarrant County College (TCC) and former TCC professor Jacqueline Gill have agreed to settle the federal discrimination lawsuit Gill brought against TCC claiming that officials of the college discriminated against her because of her sexual orientation.

The settlement agreement contains no admission of liability, but under the terms of the agreement TCC agreed to pay Gill more than $160,000 and to provide her with a positive letter of recommendation.

National Association of REALTORS bans sexual orientation discrimination

SDGLN Staff
July 13th, 2011

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) recently added language to its code of ethics banning discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Article 10 of NAR’s Code of Ethics previously prohibited the “denial of its professional services to any person for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.”