All Entries Tagged With: "human rights campaign"
With Rhode Island, 50 Million Americans Will Now Live in Marriage Equality States
Gov. Lincoln Chafee to immediately sign the bill at historic ceremony on steps of State Capitol WASHINGTON – Yesterday the Rhode Island state House passed marriage equality legislation, putting the Ocean State on track to become the tenth state in America where gay and lesbian couples can legally marry. The legislation, which passed with bipartisan support, will [...]
NBA Star Jason Collins: “I am Black. And I am Gay”
The NBA’s Jason Collins made history today. Collins came out as gay — making this an unprecedented statement in the NBA history. His coming out is more historical, because Collins has come out while still actively playing. Collins finished this season with the Washington Wizards, and has also played for the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey [...]
France Becomes Latest Country to Embrace Marriage Equality
New French law will allow loving, committed same-sex couples to marry and adopt children Washington – France is poised to become the fourteenth nation to embrace marriage equality, following a successful vote in the National Assembly. The law, which is supported by French President François Hollande, will allow gay and lesbian couples to marry and adopt [...]
Boy Scouts New Resolution Bans Gay Parents & Employment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Boy Scouts of America Executive Committee proposed a resolution that would establish a nondiscrimination policy ending the longstanding discriminatory ban on gay Scouts, while keeping discriminatory practices in place for gay and lesbian parents, Scout leaders, and in employment. The resolution, which proposes a policy that, “no youth may be denied membership [...]
HRC Mobilizes Members to Contact Local Scout Councils with Message about Ending Discrimination
HRC petition calls on BSA local council representatives to vote for non-discrimination resolution during May 23 National Council WASHINGTON – The discriminatory policy banning gay Scouts and Scout leaders will face a vote by 1,400 leaders of the Boy Scouts of America on May 23. In advance of the vote, the Human Rights Campaign, the [...]
Tax Day Reminds LGBT Americans of Second-Class Citizenship
Tax Day is less than a week away, standing as a glaring reminder to LGBT Americans of their current state of second-class citizenship. Under the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, LGBT Americans face an unequal tax burden that costs the community millions of dollars each year. As the country await the Supreme Court’s opinion in [...]
Federal Gov. Funnels Almost $300 Billion Yearly to Businesses in States that Allow Workplace Discrimination
Executive Order Would Protect Taxpayer Funds and LGBT Americans According to New Issue Brief WASHINGTON, D.C. — American taxpayers send almost $300 billion per year in federal contract dollars to businesses in states that have not yet passed laws to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans from workplace discrimination, according to a new [...]
Pressure Builds for Inclusive, Comprehensive Immigration Reform
LGBTQ Activists Host Press Conference Calling on Senate “Gang of 8″ to Introduce Inclusive Bill BOSTON, MA — Today, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) activists — including immigrant activists who identify as LGBTQ — will hold a press conference outside of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office to call on the “Gang [...]
2 More Democratic Senators Support Marriage Equality; 4 Left to Go
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two democratic U.S. Senators announced their support for marriage equality today, according to reports from the Human Rights Campaign, HRC. U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) announced his support via his Facebook page. He wrote: “In recent years, our country has been involved in an important discussion on the issue of marriage equality. [...]
HRC: Comprehensive & Inclusive Immigration Reform is a Priority
WASHINGTON – As part of an ongoing effort in support of comprehensive immigration reform that includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) immigrants and their families, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, today released a statement of principles entitled Comprehensive & Inclusive Immigration Reform: Nine Problems Deserving Solutions. There are an estimated 1 [...]
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Report outlines how religious arguments undermine women and LGBTs A report entitled Redefining Religious Liberty: The Covert Campaign Against Civil Rights details how a network of Christian organizations has successfully fought pro-choice and LGBT civil rights legislation by saying that it infringes on religious liberty. The findings state [...]
Op-ed: Obama, Clinton, & Gay Marriage: Why We Need More Than Rhetoric
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT– Last week, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a video officially announcing her support for same-sex marriage, shortly after her husband and former President Bill Clinton did as well, and just months after Obama. The same week several prominent GOP figures also announced their support for marriage equality. This [...]
Hillary Clinton “Comes Out” In Support of Marriage Equality
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– Today, former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, did not wait long to get back to work. Clinton openly, via a Human Rights Campaign YouTube video, states her support for marriage equality – the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in the U.S. “I support marriage for lesbian and gay couples. I [...]
Senate Passes Inclusive Violence Against Women Act
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Openly gay U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin was in the chair’s seat Tuesday (February 12) when the U.S. Senate voted 78 to 22 to approve a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, including provisions to include gay male victims of domestic abuse. The Human Rights Campaign praised Senate passage [...]
Boy Scouts Consider Lifting Gay Ban
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In a surprising turnabout, the Boy Scouts of America is “actively considering” an end to its longstanding exclusion of openly gay boys as members and gay parents as scout leaders, according to NBC News, which broke the story Monday, January 28. The policy change, a move that reportedly may come as [...]
