Fox News contributor Erick Erickson asked his supporters to lobby for discriminatory, anti-gay “Religious Freedom Restoration Acts” that a Fox colleague denounced as “homosexual Jim Crow Laws,” reports Media Matters for America. In a February 12 email to “Erick’s Conservative Activist List” titled “The Facts” and a February 13 blog post on RedState.com, Erickson asked…
WASHINGTON — As of 4:00 p.m. ET on Friday, the Human Rights Campaign has confirmed that a seismic shift in favor of equality is occurring throughout Alabama as 50 counties — up from 23 yesterday afternoon – are, or will soon, begin to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Here is the current state of play across Alabama:…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign has strongly condemned an extreme anti-equality bill introduced in the Utah House of Representatives and questioned whether the Mormon church is behind the bill. Geared toward undermining equality in a shroud of religious language, HB 322 – the so-called “Religious Liberty Recognition and Protection Act” – was introduced by…
WASHINGTON – This week the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), ran a full-page advertisement in the local Potomac, MD newspaper The Gazette highlighting the horrific anti-LGBT human rights abuses of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh owns a home in the suburban community that is reported to be worth $3.5 million. “The citizens of Potomac should know…
MONTGOMERY—In a federal court hearing in Mobile today, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade issued an order in favor of several same-sex couples—represented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights, ACLU of Alabama, and private counsel—who tried unsuccessfully to get married in the city earlier this week. Probate Judge Don Davis, who has refused to…
During Michael Jackson’s multiple facial surgeries and skin whitening procedures, armchair psychologists said his intent was clear, if troubling. The most commonly expressed reason given for the ever changing face and complexion of Jackson was he wanted to be less black. Longtime late night TV host and author Dick Cavett once told me he had…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) introduced the Juror Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 864) to prohibit a person from being removed from a jury because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. “Serving on a jury is one of America’s most cherished civic duties,” said…
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly criticized the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for adding former Fox contributor Ben Carson to the group’s “extremist files” for his anti-LGBT comments. To defend Carson, O’Reilly invited a senior fellow from the Family Research Council (FRC), a group also listed on the SPLC’s “extremist files” for their anti-LGBT rhetoric, to denounce the SPLC, reports Media Matters for…
McKesson Corporation was recognized again as one of the “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. For the second year in a row McKesson scored 100% on the HRC’s 2015 Corporate Equality Index, the national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Rep. Randy Weber, Sr. (R-TX) have reintroduced the so-called State Marriage Defense Act which would require the federal government to recognize only marriages that are valid under the laws of the state in which a couple are domiciled. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) have strongly condemned…
