The Bloomington-Normal LGBT Partnership and YWCA McLean County are hosting a free presentation entitled Know Your Rights: Sexual Orientation Discrimination Rights and Remedies on Monday, October 26 at 7 p.m.
Illinois State University Professor Tom McClure, an attorney with expertise in civil rights and constitutional law, will explain how victims can challenge sexual orientation discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Chicago attorney Betty Tsamis will discuss her recent victory in the Illinois Human Rights Commission in an anti-discrimination case involving a same-sex couple who was turned away from a Paxton bed and breakfast because of their sexual orientation. She also will present the Illinois law prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in employment and public accommodations.
For more information on this event, please contact Norene Ball, Director of Mission Impact at YWCA McLean County, at (309) 662-0461(309) 662-0461, ext. 265, or nball@ywcamclean.org.
Illinois State University Professor Tom McClure, an attorney with expertise in civil rights and constitutional law, will explain how victims can challenge sexual orientation discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Chicago attorney Betty Tsamis will discuss her recent victory in the Illinois Human Rights Commission in an anti-discrimination case involving a same-sex couple who was turned away from a Paxton bed and breakfast because of their sexual orientation. She also will present the Illinois law prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in employment and public accommodations.
For more information on this event, please contact Norene Ball, Director of Mission Impact at YWCA McLean County, at (309) 662-0461(309) 662-0461, ext. 265, or nball@ywcamclean.org.