Houston Equal Rights Ordinance to be voted on November ballot

HOUSTON – The Houston City Council continued to support the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) today, rejecting a move to repeal the nondiscrimination protections and instead sending it to the ballot for a vote this Nov. 3. Reacting to the news,  the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Equality Texas, Texas Freedom Network, Freedom for All…

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HRC asks GOP candidates in Cleveland to defend Jim Obergefell’s marriage

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that it is launching a new social media campaign featuring Ohio native Jim Obergefell, asking candidates to #StandwithJim and defend his marriage in advance of the debate Thursday in Cleveland. The Washington Blade reported recently that the RNC is scheduled to vote on several anti-LGBT resolutions today at…

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The first Republican presidential primary debate: Bring it on!

Tuesday, Fox News announced the 10 participants in the first Republican presidential primary debate: Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie and John Kasich. With that question answered, we can start prognosticating about the issues and staging. Below are some questions to consider when…

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Advocacy group calls on corporations to demand contributions back from Congressman Scott Garrett following anti-LGBT comments

MONTCLAIR, N.J.– Garden State Equality, the leading civil rights education and advocacy organization for New Jersey’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, reiterated its call for a series of major public and private companies to cease all contributions and request a refund of prior contributions to Congressman Scott Garrett following his discriminatory comments about the LGBT…

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Back to school … Back to bullying prevention with ‘STOMP Out Bullying’

NEW YORK — STOMP Out Bullying™ announces its fourth consecutive partnership with Bon-Ton Stores Inc. for the Seventh Annual Blue Shirt Day® World Day of Bullying Prevention to kickoff National Bullying Prevention Awareness month during October. The Blue Shirt Day® World Day of Bullying Prevention is an initiative of STOMP Out Bullying™ to combat bullying and…

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