OUT‘s 50 Most LGBT Powerful People
Out Magazine has done it again. The famous yearly list of the 50 Most Influential LGBT People in the U.S. is out. Who made it…
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In Apology to Trans Community, HRC pledges Push for Broad LGBT Bill
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—The leader of the nation’s largest LGBT organization offered an apology to the transgender community at the same time…
Appeals Court Upholds Decision: Overturns Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
In a historic first, yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a sweeping ruling affirming the February 2014 decision from U.S. District…
Two Same Sword Edges: Becker Book Lessons, Part 2
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— May 14, 2009. Hollywood producer Rob Reiner and his wife Michele hosted a lunch to talk about a lawsuit they…
Lessons From the Becker Book Part 1: Driving Rosa Parks
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Now that the great public gnashing of teeth has subsided over New York Times reporter Jo Becker’s history of the…
HRC Sets Out to Bring Marriage Equality to the South
Yesterday, HRC unveiled, in an exclusive story with The Associated Press, Project One America, a comprehensive campaign to dramatically expand LGBT equality in the South through permanent campaigns…
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…
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…
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…
Arizona Governor Vetoes Anti-Gay Bill
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Republican Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has vetoed the religious bias bill. Nearly all political pundits were predicting she would veto…
Historic Ruling for Marriage Equality in Virginia
New progress in the Old Dominion as U.S. District Judge rules ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples unconstitutional WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. District…
Holder Gay Marriage Benefits Announcement Scrutinized
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a Human Rights Campaign audience in New York Saturday that, beginning Monday, he “will…
Pvt. Chelsea E. Manning Comes Out, Deserves Respectful Treatment by Media & Officials
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pvt. Chelsea E. Manning announced today that she is female and wishes to begin hormone treatment therapy. Human Rights Campaign Vice President and Chief Foundation…
HRC President Chad Griffin Responds to Pope Francis’s Remarks on Gay Priests
While traveling back from celebrating World Youth Day in Brazil, Pope Francis was asked by a group of reporters about gay priests within the Roman…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Secretary of Defense Hopeful Apologizes for “Anti-Gay” Record
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– In a development illustrating one measure of the LGBT political lobby’s influence on the Obama administration, a Republican figure said…
Municipal Equality Index in MA: Boston & Cambridge 100; Northampton, Others Not So
Boston and Cambridge score 100; Northampton & Provincetown not so. In this first of its kind nationwide evaluation of LGBT inclusion in municipal law and…
Human Rights Campaign Honors Transgender Day of Remembrance
Commemoration comes as the nation moves forward on LGBT equality, but anti-transgender violence remains at alarming rates WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s…
Obama Victory Bodes Well for LGBT Community
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service In the November 6 race with the greatest impact on the LGBT community, President Obama secured re-election Tuesday night, winning…
HRC Calls the Family Research Council a Hate Group Because It Is One
Washington Post publishes Chad Griffin op-ed expressing condemnation for shooting, detailing FRC’s history of hateful rhetoric Washington – Today the Washington Post published an op-ed column by HRC President…