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High Court: Ban On Sex Discrimination Applies To LGBTQ —Adrian Shanker on NPR Morning Edition

By Jeff Brady

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of workplace protections for the LGBTQ community. The decision said they’re covered under civil rights legislation that bans discrimination on the basis of sex.


Adrian Shanker is an award-winning activist and organizer whose career has centered on advancing progress for the LGBT community. He has worked as an arts fundraiser, labor organizer, marketing manager, and served as President of Equality Pennsylvania for three years before founding Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, PA, where he serves as executive director. An accomplished organizer, Adrian has led numerous successful campaigns to advance LGBT progress through municipal nondiscrimination and relationship recognition laws and laws to protect LGBT youth from conversion therapy. A specialist in LGBT health policy, he has developed leading-edge health promotion campaigns to advance health equity through behavioral, clinical, and policy changes.

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