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For transgender attack victim Chrissy Lee Polis, trauma remains

A 61-year-old white woman, who says she was wrongfully fired from the Baltimore prosecutors¿ office after 25 years on the job, has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit alleging age, race and gender discrimination in the 2010 termination.

A well-known former Anne Arundel County teacher has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against Anne Arundel County public schools, contending she was systematically bypassed for promotion for five years in favor of younger applicants who were given an unfair leg up in the interviews.

Risselle "Rikki" Fleisher, a former general counsel to the Maryland Commission on Human Relations who was a legal advocate in civil rights cases, died of breast cancer Tuesday at Stella Maris Hospice. The Bethany Beach, Del., resident was 77.

Women make less than men in Maryland, findings show, and Alison Assanah-Carroll, a Windsor Mill resident, knows it all too well.

Hateful language is a kind of vandalism that, left unchecked, can tear at the fabric of society

A former Anne Arundel County employee on Friday filed a $2.5 million lawsuit against County Executive John R. Leopold, claiming he discriminated against women who worked for him, forced employees to contribute to his campaign and retaliated against those who didn't comply.

If there has been racial discrimination, subtle or otherwise, the U.S. Justice Department wants to find out, and is investigating possible bias against African-Americans in county police and fire department hiring.

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation of possible racial discrimination in hiring at the Baltimore County police and fire departments, according to correspondence between with the county.

Transgender people would be protected from discrimination in Baltimore County under a measure approved by the County Council Tuesday.

In seeking to end discrimination of transgender, Baltimore County Council may actually make matters worse for those who use public bathrooms

Nearly a year after one of the nation's most high-profile assaults on a transgender person happened at a Baltimore County McDonald's, the County Council is considering legislation to ban discrimination based on gender identity.

Baltimore County Council members said Tuesday they would consider exempting public restrooms and locker rooms from the measure.

Baltimore County Council members say they'll consider an amendment to exempt public restrooms, locker rooms and dressing rooms from a bill meant to protect transgender people from discrimination.

Foes of anti-discrimination measure cite religious concerns, fear of men in women's bathrooms

When Baltimore County Council members introduced a bill last night to ban discrimination against transgender people, much of the testimony focused on public restrooms. Opponents of the legislation said they feared men dressed as women would assault females bathrooms.

Baltimore County Council members heard emotional testimony Tuesday as dozens of residents turned out to speak about a proposal meant to prohibit discrimination against transgender people.

Baltimore County Council members will take up a contract tonight that would let the county install up to 32 new traffic cameras over the next seven years.

A Baltimore County councilman plans to introduce a measure next week to prohibit discrimination against transgender people.

Schools that provided a separate black student experience and identity may once have served a purpose, but no more; today, the HBCUs are an anachronism and it's time to move on

A federal district court judge has ruled in favor of Reaching Hearts International in its court challenge of the Prince George's County Council over development rights on its…

An Muslim college student finds that going to an Islamic country did not mean an end to anti-Muslim prejudice.

Former assistant coach under Mike Locksley says new Maryland offensive coordinator is a 'great fit'

Howard County has moved to bar discrimination against transgender people within its borders; now lawmakers in Annapolis must act to extend similar protections to all Maryland residents

As a bill to make gender identity a protected classification under Howard County's anti-discrimination law received its expected approval from the County Council this week, advocates are hoping state lawmakers will support a similar measure to be introduced in the 2012 General Assembly session.

Howard County will join Montgomery County and Baltimore City as the third jurisdiction in the state to adopt a law barring discrimination based on gender identity and expression.

Gender identity will likely become a protected group in Howard County, joining race, religion and sexual orientation, after a vote by the county council on Monday.

Some opponents also attend public hearing, express concern about 'bathroom issue'

Advocates pushing for laws barring discrimination against transgender individuals are looking to local jurisdictions after suffering a defeat in the state legislature and a brutal attack on a woman at a Baltimore County McDonald's last spring.

Catholic bishop's directive on same-sex marriage legitimizes discrimination against gays and lesbians

The struggle for equal rights ought to be a cornerstone of solidarity between blacks and gays, not a wedge

The County Council is planning to make gender identity and expression a protected classification under county law, a move aimed to ensure residents who identify themselves as transgender are given equal treatment when it comes to finding housing or employment.

A group that advocates for black firefighters wants the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate what it describes as "systemic discrimination in hiring, discipline and recruitment" in the Baltimore Fire Department.

Government needs a more nuanced response to large number of unemployed who are older, better educated

Hilda R. "Coach" Anderson, who was Catonsville Community College's first woman coach who organized and coached women's lacrosse, field hockey and basketball, died Oct. 4 of cancer at her home in Waverly Woods East in Woodstock. She was 83.

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating allegations that Baltimore County government harassed workers over medical conditions and forced some from jobs, according to documents and interviews.

Prince George's County Council members still refuse to approve sewer and water application needed for a Seventh-day Adventist church to be built in West Laurel.

Comparisons of gay marriage to polygamy and worse belie a lack of understanding about homosexuality.

For the second time in eight months, a fair-housing advocacy organization has filed suit in U.S. District Court claiming racial discrimination against a company that owns a couple dozen apartment complexes in the Baltimore region.

John R. Burleigh 2d, a civil rights activist who had been chairman of the employment committee of the Congress of Racial Equality, died July 9 of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The longtime Hunting Ridge resident was 86.

John R. Burleigh 2d., a civil rights activist who had been chairman of the employment committee of the Congress of Racial Equality, died July 9 of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The longtime Hunting Ridge resident was 86.

Cavalier Telephone has settled an age-discrimination lawsuit about its Mid-Atlantic hiring practices for $1 million, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Monday.

EEOC charges Hopkins home care group with discriminating woman with breast cancer

Verizon Communications has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit charging the telecommunications giant with failing to accommodate hundreds of workers whose absences were caused by their disabilities.

A Canadian developer whose bid to build a slots casino in Baltimore has been dismissed by the city filed a federal lawsuit against a state gambling commission Tuesday contending that the newest bidding process discriminates against companies owned by white men.

Liberals are doubters and that serves them well in the war against ignorance