The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). has announced a change to its constitution that allows for a more inclusive definition of marriage. According to More Light Presbyterians the Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church (USA) now includes all loving and committed couples. Amendment 14F was ratified by 51% of their Presbyteries. Marriage is now between “two…
MONTGOMERY— Tuesday, Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis ignored a federal court order by denying same-sex couples the opportunity to obtain a certificate of marriage. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade again refused to issue a stay in her ruling which struck down Alabama’s discriminatory constitutional amendment, banning same-sex couples from marrying. Earlier…
After intervention today by representatives of the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the Texas Military Forces clarified that three same-sex couples should not have been denied assistance at the federal military identification card enrollment center at Camp Mabry, the headquarters of the Texas Military Forces, near Austin, Texas, writes Chris Rowzee on the AMPA Blog. All…
WASHINGTON – GLIFAA, The Harvey Milk Foundation, and The Human Rights Campaign will be hosting a panel discussion featuring all of the American openly LGBT ambassadors, March 24, 8 p.m. at the Knight Conference Center at the Newseum, 7th Floor, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. Northwest in Washington, D.C. This will be a discussion event, highlighting the…
Lawyers have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal on behalf of Michelle Kosilek, a transgender woman who has been denied essential health care while serving a prison sentence in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC). The DOC has denied Kosilek gender affirming surgery for decades, despite the fact that experts…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) today released new polling data showing strong support for a federal non-discrimination law protecting LGBT people from discrimination in employment, housing, access to public places and other areas. “The simple and unfortunate reality is that for all the progress made in recent years, LGBT Americans still lack fundamental federal legal protections…
CHARLESTON – On Saturday in West Virginia, the legislative session came to an end at midnight, in effect killing extreme anti-LGBT bills which had failed to move forward – including a bill to abolish local liberty (HB 2881) and two so-called “religious freedom” bills (HB 2508 and SB 487). Fairness West Virginia, the statewide civil rights advocacy organization dedicated…
A bill that would discriminate against transgender Floridians and force employers and business-owners to police the use of their restrooms will get a second committee hearing in the Florida House on Tuesday morning. The Government Operations Subcommittee will meet at 8 a.m. Tuesday in Webster Hall (212 Knott). H.B. 583 is the second item on…
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s son was arrested Sunday for drug possession. Alabama.com reported that Caleb Moore, 24, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Officers had responded to a break-in call and found Moore and four other men outside the house near a pick-up truck that smelled strongly of…
MONTGOMERY—HRC has launched the Equality is Our Business Program in Alabama. The program is designed to celebrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace, advance protections in employment, housing and public accommodations, and create more inclusive business practices. The new HRC Alabama pledge aims to strengthen support for the values of diversity and inclusion, including Alabama’s LGBT community,…
