President and CEO of Mental Health America testifies before Congress on H.R. 2646

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Paul Gionfriddo, president and CEO of Mental Health America (MHA), testified today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health regarding H.R. 2646, The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015. “In our view, H.R. 2646 is an important start to making comprehensive mental health reform…

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Pope Francis: Children need heterosexual parents

In contrast to Rome’s well-attended LGBT pride festival last weekend, and support of same-sex civil unions by Italy’s Lower House of Parliament, the Pope Sunday stressed the importance of children having heterosexual parents. Addressing around 25,000 followers from the diocese of Rome, the pope said the differences between men and women are fundamental and “an…

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HRC encourages business community to maintain domestic partner benefits

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) today strongly urged employers to maintain domestic partner benefits for their workers going forward as a sign of sustained commitment to family diversity, inclusion and protection of LGBT employees whose rights outside the workplace are not guaranteed under law in many states. “Best-in-class employers will continue to offer…

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