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Estate planning is even more important for LGBTQ individuals. In reflection of Pride Week, let’s discuss the necessity of estate planning for LGBTQ individuals and couples.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has begun pursuing in earnest charges and lawsuits based on sex discrimination under Title VII for sexual orientation and transgender discrimination.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which governs courts in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, joined many other federal courts recently in holding discrimination or harassment can be based on whether an employee conforms to a gender or sex stereotype.

Employers must treat same-sex marriages like other marriages for Federal Tax purposes.

The U. S. Supreme Court ruled recently that the portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which denied recognition of marital status to couples of the same sex under federal law was unconstitutional.