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 Getty Images Updated on February 2 with information from the New York City Department of Small Businesses regarding the portion of the city's procurement budget spent on women- and minority-owned businesses in 2020.  It's been a good week for equality. Just hours after taking the oath of office Wednesday, President Biden issued an executive order bolstering Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require that the federal government does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.  And, at the local level, New York City's Department of Small Business ...

Monumental year in the lbgt movement. state bans have been falling like dominos thrown out by the courts. in fact, just last week, the u.s. supreme court ruled that same-sex marriages can begin in florida next month. while that state's ban continues to make its way through the courts. another victory for the movement, indeed, but marriage is just one side of the fight for equality. joining us is jonathan lovitz. jonathan, welcome. >> great to be here. >> now, the u.s. lbgt community has enjoyed much success in 2014, but i'm curious looking out to 2015, what are the biggest obstacles you see fa...

Discrimination. if you go out to get a loan, you're not treated equally, essentially. how is it in some -- the same state you can get married, can you go to the bank and not be treated the same. >> it's not unlike the marriage situation where we have patch work of laws where 12 states have protection for federal credit. but in, like you said, 37 others, i could walk in for a bank loan to start my new business as an openly gay entrepreneur and be told no and i have no recourse. the problem is when i talk about this with people, they say, why haven't i heard about this problem? who are you going...

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