ENDA Must Fight It Out in Congress Like DADT
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The Employment Non-Discrimination Act –or ENDA—has always been a top priority for the LGBT community politically. It’s been around in…
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FBI Data: Hate Crimes Based on Sexual Orientation on the Rise
Washington – For the first time, crimes directed against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation are the second most frequent hate crime committed after crimes…
Donors Supporting Marriage Equality in 2012 Dwarfed Those Who Opposed It
Financial giving is another indicator of national momentum Washington, DC – The Human Rights Campaign today released an analysis of donors to the four states with marriage equality…
Healthcare Is a Human Right: Proposal for Equitable Financing of Green Mountain Care
Vermont – As people across the United States and world commemorate International Human Rights Day today, the Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign is releasing…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Baltimore, MD Marriage equality approved at ballot box in Maryland Maryland voters approved the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which paves…
Top Anti-Marriage Donor in Maryland is Active in White Supremacist, Secessionist Causes
National Organization for Marriage, Maryland Catholic Conference led the anti-equality campaign Washington – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil…
Time Warner Cable: One of the Best Places to Work for LGBT People
New York, NY – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), the second-largest cable operator in the United States, has been named among the nation’s “Best Places…
Obama Appoints Eight Nominees to Federal Bench
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– President Obama Tuesday (November 27) nominated Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro to a federal district court seat in Philadelphia, bringing…
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…
HRC’s New Municipal Equality Index: The State of LGBT Equality in U.S. Cities
First of its kind nationwide evaluation of LGBT inclusion in municipal law and policy finds cities need to do more to protect LGBT employees and…
HRC Partners with Raise A Child to Find Permanent Families for Children in Foster Care
Comedian Alec Mapa to Perform ‘Baby Daddy’ Show in Four-City Foster/Adopt Tour WASHINGTON – This National Adoption Month, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s All Children—All Families (ACAF)…
Corporate America Stands with the LGBT Community
Record numbers of businesses earn top score in HRC’s 2013 Corporate Equality Index WASHINGTON – On the heels of historic electoral victories for marriage equality…
NOM Sees 1/3 Decline in Contributions for 2011; 2 Donors Provided 75 Percent of Funding
Momentum for LGBT equality is taking a steep toll on the financial state of the nation’s leading anti-gay group Washington – The National Organization for Marriage…
Four Historic Wins for Marriage Equality
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– PORTLAND — Maine made history on election night as voters approved a ballot measure granting gay and lesbian couples the right…
At Long Last: GLAD Celebrates Maine Marriage Victory
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is celebrating today’s ballot vote in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples in Maine , with the passage of…
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 Scorecard of 112th Congress Shows Legislators Out of Touch on LGBT Equality
Analysis shows number of anti-LGBT legislators on the rise, small steps toward equality in the Senate WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign today released its…
Catholic Church & NOM Responsible for 60% of All Anti-Equality Funding in 4 Marriage Ballot States
New HRC report finds money being siphoned from Dioceses around the country to fund political campaigns aimed at discrimination Washington – The Catholic Church is funneling…
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…
Boston Mayor Menino’s Pro-LGBT Stance Draws National Response, More
By: Graysen Martínez Ocasio/TRT Publisher– BOSTON, Mass. – Mayor Thomas Menino’s opposition to Chik-fil-A opening a store in Boston, derived from inflammatory anti-LGBT remarks made…
Baystate Health: Equality Index Leader in LGBT Healthcare 2012, HRC Reports
SPRINGFIELD – Baystate Health has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” for the second consecutive year in the Healthcare Equality Index of…
Fenway Health Leads in Healthcare Equality Across the Board
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– A new report on that status of healthcare for LGBT Americans shows that an increasing number of hospitals are striving to…
Flawed Paper Belittles Lesbian & Gay Parents, Condemned by Organizations
Washington, DC — A flawed, misleading, and scientifically unsound paper that seeks to disparage lesbian and gay parents was roundly criticized by organizations that protect and advance…