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It wasn t until last Pride month, June 2020, that the Supreme Court ruled that that U.S. workers cannot be fired for being homosexual or transgender. However, at-will employment still gives employers opportunities to fire employees for nearly any other reason they wish to give except for race, religion, sex or national origin.
And research suggests that LGBTQ workers often still face discrimination at work.
According to a recent survey of LGBTQ professionals by LinkedIn, 25% of out respondents say they have been intentionally denied career advancement opportunities (such as promotions and raises) because of their identity. A significant 31% of out respondents say they have faced blatant discrimination and microaggressions in the workplace.
How Television Networks Are Celebrating Pride Month in 2021
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Pride Month kicked off today, and all month long, television studios and networks from NBCUniversal to Here TV will celebrate and amplify LGBTQIA+ voices and stories.
Throughout the month, “Today” will cover Pride celebrations and feature guests including Bowen Yang, Indya Moore and Angelica Ross. NBC News will air “Transamerica,” a special that spotlights the legal barriers transgender people face as well as the trans lawmakers working to break them down. MSNBC anchors Jonathan Capehart, Lindsey Reiser, Kendis Gibson and Yasmin Vossoughian will spotlight LGBTQ+ stories and travel to impacted communities. Meanwhile, Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, will feature Pride-related documentaries and coverage, including “No Longer a Death Sentence: How Living with HIV Has Changed 40 Years Later,” “Stonewall 50: The Rebellion!” and “Rebellion! Sto
Image is fabricated; MPD is still responding to calls for service
At first glance, the image appears to be a screenshot of a newscast from Memphis news station, WREG-TV.
However, the font and presentation in the image does not match the usual style of reports and broadcasts from the station, examples of which can be viewed here.
The Memphis Police Department has also said the claim isn t true.
In an April 26 Facebook post, the department included the image and wrote, This image is circulating through social media again. THIS IS NOT TRUE and is fake information that someone (outside of WREG) created. This is not information that was generated by News Channel 3.