10th Circuit: Will Banning Same-Sex Couples from Marrying Violate the Constitution?
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals this week will become the second federal appeals court to tackle the question…
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Waltham House Celebrates 11 Years of Serving GLBTQ Youth at Annual Fundraiser
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— The Home for Little Wanderers’ Waltham House, a group home program designed to provide a safe and supportive living…
Fenway: Health Risks of LGBs Not Well Documented
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A report released March 27 by the Boston-based Fenway Institute has found important health-related risks within the LGB community that…
Boy Scouts of America Fire Gay Scoutmaster After He Comes Out to NBC News
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is calling on the Boy Scouts of…
HRC Calls on Winston-Salem State University to Protect Gay Student, Stop Anti-LGBT Harassment
WSSU slow to act as student is target of aggressive anti-gay cyber bullying WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
The Affordable Care Act & the ‘Unreachable Community’
By: Sarah Toce— For many the thought of enrolling in health care coverage via the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is nearly impossible to imagine. Many…
Marriage Equality Arrives in England and Wales
Gay and lesbian couples can now legally marry in 16 countries around the world WASHINGTON – At the stroke of midnight (yesterday), thousands of gay…
Supreme Court Seems to Lean Toward Religious Exemptions
Nobody spoke about recent efforts to circumvent laws protecting LGBT from discrimination by claiming religious motivations; nobody pointed out that people with religious objections to contraception often have religious objections to alternative insemination for lesbians and condom distribution for safe sex education.
Sixth Circuit Issues Stay Until Wednesday
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a stay at 5 p.m. Saturday of a district court decision Friday…
RI Gay Speaker of the House Resigns Following Raid
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The openly gay speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, Gordon Fox, abruptly resigned his leadership position Saturday following…
Breaking: Michigan Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in Detroit ruled Friday that Michigan’s ban against same-sex couples marrying violates the couples’ constitutional rights to…
Westboro Baptist Church Leader, Phelps, is Dead
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The leader of a small Baptist church in Westboro, Kansas, who made a name for himself by traveling the country…
LGBTs March in Southie’s Big Parades
See the rest of the photos here! By: Chuck Colbert*/TRT Reporter— Gay pride unfurled its rainbow colors to brisk March breezes in the South Boston…
NCLR in Palm Springs Event Celebrates Progress Made in LGBT Equality
PALM SPRINGS, Ca.—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is proud to announce its annual Dinah Weekend celebration on April 5th honoring the progress that…
MassMutual Joins Forces with NGLCC to Support LGBT Business Owners
Showcase Diversity of Talent in LGBT Communities; Bring Hands-on Road Shows to LGBT Businesses in California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts and Ohio SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance…
Obamacare Insurers to Cover Same-Sex Spouses
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services took one more step toward making health care coverage more accessible and equitable for married same-sex couples….
High Court: Can Corporations Exercise Religion to Discriminate?
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases next week that test the degree to which employers may use their…
Brewers Guinness, Heineken & Sam Adams Say No to Discrimination, Drop Sponsorships of St. Patrick’s Day Parades
LGBT equality goes Irish in 2014 WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today…
LGBTQ Homeless Youth Summit May 2-5 in Chicago
CHICAGO – Windy City Times is hosting a summit May 2-5 on LGBTQ youth in the Chicago region, to assess the current issues impacting homeless…
Breaking: Miss. House Votes to Study Religious Liberty Bill
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Mississippi House vote 80 to 37 Wednesday evening to approve a dramatically altered “religious freedom” bill that simply calls…
Mississippi House May Vote to Discriminate
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Mississippi House was expected to vote at deadline Tuesday on a bill aimed at allowing a person to discriminate…
Nation’s Largest School District Adopts Transgender Guidelines
New York, NY — The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund today commended the New York City Department of Education, which runs the nation’s largest school…
HRC Foundation Comprehensive State-By-State Legislative Report
2013 was the year of marriage equality, yet much work remains to be done to achieve full equality WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation,…