HRC condemns Catholic School for terminating highly-praised lesbian teacher because she’s married

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation today condemned another Catholic school firing of a valued LGBT employee as evidence of the church’s continuing efforts to punish workers who have legalized their unions. Philadelphia-area teacher Margie Winters was fired from Waldron Mercy Academy, a private Catholic elementary school in suburban Merion where she was…

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Finances top of mind for LGBT Americans, new Wells Fargo survey reveals

SAN FRANCISCO — A new survey from Wells Fargo & Company of LGBT Americans sheds light on how marriage equality is shaping the attitudes, behaviors, and conversations of same-sex couples related to money and planning for their future. The majority of LGBT Americans surveyed (86%) say that marriage-equality will improve the financial lives of same-sex…

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