WASHINGTON – In anticipation of the historic visit of Pope Francis to the U.S., the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is releasing polling data on Catholic attitudes toward equality, highlighting the stories of teachers and staff fired from Catholic institutions because of who they love, and asking the pontiff to embrace the LGBT faithful. HRC this week…
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco AIDS Foundation has launched the public phase of “The Campaign for Health & Wellness” having raised more than $12.2 million of its $15 million goal. The campaign funds the programmatic expansion and renovation costs associated with its groundbreaking new center for gay and bisexual men’s health and wellness at 470…
WASHINGTON –The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released the results of new polling it commissioned showing that an overwhelming majority of Americans do not support allowing government officials or public employees to discriminate against LGBT couples on religious grounds. The survey showed that more than two-thirds opposed allowing government employees being able to deny service…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the National LGBTQ Task Force joined the NAACP in calling for the restoration of the Voting Rights Act as part of the “America’s Journey for Justice March.” The 860-mile march began in Selma, Alabama eight weeks ago and ended in Washington, D.C. “This summer we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the…
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The countdown has begun for the last week to take the U.S Trans Survey, the largest ever survey undertaken on trans lives in America. The survey, which closes for participants at 11:59pm on September 21st, 2015, aims to gather a more comprehensive understanding of the experiences of transgender people in the United States….
SACRAMENTO – Thursday, the California State Assembly reached a historic agreement on a comprehensive regulatory framework for the state’s billion dollar medical cannabis industry that will be placed in AB 266 and AB 243. AB 266 is authored by Assemblymembers Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova), Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), and Tom Lackey…
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 1461, also known as the California New Motor Voter Act, was approved today by the California Assembly on a 44-21 concurrence vote. The bill will now be sent to the Governor for his consideration. Authored by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and sponsored by California Secretary of State Alex Padilla,…
Rick Perry has become the first Republican to quit the race for president. According to ABC News the former Texas governor told the Eagle Forum in St. Louis, Missouri Friday afternoon that he is suspending his presidential campaign, making him the first 2016 presidential candidate to do so. “We have a tremendous field – the…
Today, Target announced that it is has endorsed the recently-introduced Equality Act, a landmark federal bill that would guarantee explicit, permanent protections for LGBT people from discrimination in many of the most important aspects of their lives. In a statement posted on its Web site, Target said, “Today, we’re proud to announce another important milestone:…
In a come-from-behind rally, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the choice of 41 percent of Iowa likely Democratic Caucus participants, with 40 percent picking former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 12 percent backing Vice President Joseph Biden, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This compares to results of a July…
