HRC board member Wally Brewster becomes fifth openly LGBT ambassador

Yesterday the United States Senate unanimously confirmed HRC board member James “Wally” Brewster, Jr. to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. When nominated for the ambassadorship, Wally Brewster served as Senior Executive for SB&K Global, a global consumer dynamics strategy consulting firm, where he worked with clients on global expansion and growth.  Through his professional…

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Speaker Boehner brings supporters of Russia’s anti-LGBT laws to Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – Buzzfeed reports that House Speaker John Boehner today secured meeting space for the top American supporters of Russia’s anti-LGBT laws. The news comes after Sen. Mark Kirk withdrew their original meeting space with a spokesperson saying, “Senator Kirk will not host groups that advance a hateful agenda.” The World Congress of Families –…

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Why John Boehner is still wrong on ENDA

WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner has again offered a false and factually inaccurate explanation for why he won’t support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) – which passed the Senate one week ago with bipartisan support from 10 Republicans. Boehner re-iterated his opposition to the legislation that would simply protect hardworking lesbian, gay, bisexual and…

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Shoreline, Wash. mayor elected president of the GLBT Local Officials

SEATTLE, — Mayor Keith McGlashan of Shoreline, Wash. was today elected 2014 president of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Local Officials (GLBTLO) constituency group during the group’s business meeting at the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Congress of Cities & Exposition in Seattle, Wash. Other officers serving on the GLBTLO Board of Directors include: 1st Vice President: LaWanna Mayfield, councilmember, Charlotte…

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