The country’s first openly bisexual governor took office today. Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Balmer administered the oath of office to Kate Brown during a ceremony that took place on the floor of the state House of Representatives, reports the Washington Blade. Brown, who had been Oregon’s secretary of state, officially took office at…
Since the launch of The People’s Brief, a diverse group of prominent celebrities, athletes, entertainers and politicians have stood up in support of nationwide marriage equality, writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. The People’s Brief is an unprecedented effort by HRC to give every American a chance to share their support of marriage equality directly…
NEW YORK – Despite important price reductions for some low- and middle-income countries, the exorbitant drug pricing of breakthrough treatments for hepatitis C (HCV) infection will inevitably limit access to the drugs, leading to unnecessary loss of life, according to a new report from amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. While the new drugs have…
WASHINGTON — Apple has ended its relationship with a lobbyist in Alabama who had a record of opposing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people while serving in the state legislature, writes Amanda Terkel in The Huffington Post. Apple recently hired former Alabama state Rep. Jay Love (R) for lobbying work in the state,…
San Diego is ranked the No. 10 most “physically active” city in U.S., according to the BetterDoctor.com Fit Cities Index. Five California cities were featured in the ranking’s Top 10, including No. 2 San Francisco, No. 3 Oakland, No. 8 Sacramento, and No. 9 Irvine. To create this ranking, BetterDoctor.com — a free consumer healthcare…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— Today, HRC Arkansas has called on Gov. Asa Hutchinson to exercise his executive powers and veto Senate Bill 202 (SB202), which would prohibit municipalities from enacting nondiscrimination ordinances that protect LGBT people. Anti-LGBT Arkansas State Senator Bart Hester is sponsor of SB202, the “Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act”. If SB202 takes effect, Arkansas cities…
Last Friday night, 52-year-old Kevin Golec fatally stabbed his child – a 22-year-old who appears to have gone by both Brian Golec and Bri Golec – during a domestic dispute, writes Beth Sherouse on the HRC Blog. Local media identified the slain youth as male, but LGBT news outlets have offered conflicting reports – based on…
With a growing sense of confidence that the ban on same-sex marriages will once and forever be felled by the U.S. Supreme Court this June, civil rights groups and lawyers fear that conservative forces in Texas will punish the LGBT community by enacting laws that undermine an already tenuous environment for equality. According to DailyTexanOnline.com,…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, (HRC) has released the results from a new national poll commissioned to gauge voter attitudes ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality. The survey showed support for marriage equality continues to expand and that there is virtually no public support for the opponents of marriage equality who…
WASHINGTON -The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation has announced that it will expand its partnership with Devereux, one of the oldest and largest providers of behavioral healthcare in the nation, to better reach and care for vulnerable lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. With this affiliation, the HRC Foundation, the educational arm of…
