MEDIA MATTERS EXCLUSIVE REPORT: One week before the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, a group of the country’s most prominent anti-LGBT activists met at the Skyline megachurch in San Diego to discuss what their next steps should be in the fight against LGBT equality. The meeting was…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the following statement after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign refused to answer a question from a Washington Post columnist about whether Walker “thought children needed to be protected from gay men.” According to the story, Walker’s spokesperson “did not respond.” HRC’s Director of Policy and Political Affairs JoDee Winterhof released…
A diverse judicial branch is one comprised of judges from each diverse category of persons, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. As the judicial branch of California has recognized, “in order to serve the state of California effectively, the judicial branch should reflect the diversity of the state. The judicial branch must continue efforts…
WASHINGTON – Today, in the first major vote on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality since the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision, the Senate failed to pass the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) – a bill that would prohibit public schools from discriminating against any student on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The…
DALLAS — A group of anti-LGBT leaders today launched a coalition to fight the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. Calling themselves “REAL MARRIAGE: One Man/One Woman For Life,” the group aims to target unnamed businesses and politicians who don’t stand up against LGBT rights. John Wright reported in the Texas Observer…
A Missouri man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for recklessly infecting one sex partner with HIV and risking the infection of four others. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that African American Michael L. Johnson, 23, a former Lindenwood University wrestler was found guilty of five felony charges after testimony that included experts…
WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the establishment of a working group to study the “policy and readiness implications” of allowing transgender service members to serve openly. Earlier today the Associated Press broke the news that the Department of Defense would soon announce a plan for lifting the ban. The working group…
A spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) says its national executive committee last Friday approved a resolution to lift the membership restriction regarding sexual orientation, while respecting the right of religious chartered organizations to continue to choose adult leaders whose beliefs are consistent with their own. NBC News reports that if approved, the…
The Associated Press have reported that the Department of Defense will soon announce a plan for lifting the ban on open service by transgender people in the military. According to the Associated Press, an announcement is expected this week, and the services would have six months to assess the impact of the change and work…
WASHINGTON – As part of the White House Conference on Aging today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued guidance to better serve and help avoid discrimination to LGBT Americans seeking HUD-assisted or HUD-insured housing. The guidance will help clarify the Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation…
