We always have something, perhaps just one thing, in common with others. That thought struck me as one of our neighbors invited us to stop by and see his Christmas flamingos. Who would have guessed that this perfectly straight guy, married to a woman, always puttering in his workroom, not only collected flamingo paraphernalia, but…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The married same-sex couples suing the State of Florida have asked a federal court to order state officials to list both parents on their children’s birth certificates as Florida already does for children born to married different-sex couples. Aug. 13, the couples, along with Equality Florida Institute, the largest organization representing lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
NEW YORK, NY – After 25 years of groundbreaking advocacy and service to New York’s LGBT community resulting in over 100 state legislative and policy victories, The Empire State Pride Agenda, New York’s statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, will conclude major operations in 2016. In the coming months, the Pride…
Thursday, the Arkansas Supreme Court temporarily blocked the ruling of Pulaski Circuit Court Judge Tim Fox, who ruled in favor of three same-sex couples who sued to be listed on the birth certificates of their children. The State Supreme Court ruled that, “the best course of action is to preserve the status quo with regard…
The Indiana Family Institute and the American Family Association of Indiana yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging the measure that was passed and signed into law early this year limiting the damage of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The group claim the “fix” violates their “religious liberty,” and are challenging not only the state’s law,…
WASHINGTON – Today, Bob Vander Plaats and leaders of Iowa’s worst anti-LGBT group, the Family Leader, endorsed Ted Cruz in the 2016 presidential election. Cruz and Vander Plaats share a long and repugnant history of anti-LGBT rhetoric and activism, and today’s endorsement puts Cruz even farther outside the American mainstream in a state that’s had…
CHICAGO, IL — The National LGBTQ Task Force has announced the award recipients for the 28th annual Creating Change conference—the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy conference—set to take place Jan. 20-24, 2016 at the Downtown Chicago Hilton. “We are proud to announce our 2016 Creating Change award recipients—all of whom have made significant contributions to advance…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call to block Muslims from entering the United States is being met with a chorus of near-universal condemnation from across the country and around the globe. The National LGBTQ Task Force condemned Trump’s remarks issuing the following statement, “We wholeheartedly condemn and reject Donald Trump’s call to stop Muslims from…
With the Dec. 15 deadline for coverage starting in January 2016 fast approaching, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced partnerships with key national organizations to support LGBT outreach and enrollment efforts during 2016 Open Enrollment. As part of LGBT Week of Action from Dec. 7 – 11, Out2Enroll and other organizations…
In an interview with David Brody at the Christian Broadcasting Network published Saturday GOP presidential hopeful Marco Rubio told Brody that as president he would reverse President Obama’s LGBT executive orders that stop religious business owners from discriminating against gays, appoint SCOTUS judges that believe that there are no constitutional rights to an abortion, or…
