Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced on his Web site Thursday that he is running for president a second time, joining an already crowded Republican field of contenders, reports The Huffington Post. In a video featuring a montage of U.S. landmarks and Perry meeting with mostly white groups of people, he claims the country needs…
Active duty United States Airman Logan Ireland and his fiancée, U.S. Soldier Laila Villanueva came out publicly today as being transgender in an exclusive New York Times Op-Doc,Transgender, at War and in Love. The Op-Doc, produced by Fiona Dawson, creator of “TransMilitary,” a platform for transgender service members, profiles the transgender airman, who recently completed…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, four Federal Government agencies with roles in ensuring fairness in the federal workplace released a guide on the rights and processes available to applicants and employees who allege sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination. The guide is being reissued after more than a decade and has been substantially revised to reflect…
A report, Mapping LGBT Equality in America, by the Movement Advancement Project, a think tank that studies LGBT issues, has released their latest study and found that, despite tectonic shifts in Americans attitudes toward the LGBTQ community, daunting challenges remain. “The report notes that 52 percent of LGBT Americans risk being fired or denied access…
LOS ANGELES — American Apparel, the clothing manufacturer and retailer based in downtown Los Angeles, has announced a collaboration with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Beginning June 1, the apparel company will offer a limited edition #EqualityForward t-shirt and tank top that feature their interpretation of HRC Foundation’s classic symbol. The garments will be sold in the…
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a new report titled “Discrimination and violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity,” reports Saurav Jung Thapa on the HRC Blog. This report comes in the wake of recent United Nations initiatives to advance LGBT human rights, such as…
A group of Bloomington High School North students requesting to start a “straight pride” club to purportedly counter the schools’ Gay/Straight Alliance have created an atmosphere of outrage and calls for reconciliation reports the IndyStar.com. The brouhaha began when several students requested, and were granted, club status. “A group of students at Bloomington High School…
Speaking Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press”, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said that if the Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage later this year, he would dispute the decision, saying that the court would have decided “this case in error”. “Of course I’d fight it,” Santorum said. “Roe versus Wade was decided 30 some years…
Thursday, Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard, penned a powerful op-ed about Laramie’s new non-discrimination ordinance, writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. “It’s been nearly 17 years since our son, Matthew, was brutally attacked in an antigay hate crime on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyo.,” she wrote. “The aftermath of Matt’s death and…
CHICAGO, Il — Friday, the Illinois State Senate voted 34 -19 to pass House Bill 217, the Illinois Youth Mental Health Protection Act that will protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth from the dangerous and discredited practices of conversion therapy. The bill was overwhelmingly approved 68-43 by the State House in May and…
