WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has announced its support for an ethics complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Commission of Alabama seeking the removal of Chief Justice Roy Moore from the state supreme court for violating the obligations of his office. “Chief Justice Roy Moore is lawlessly disregarding the binding ruling of a federal judge, and…
WASHINGTON—Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) issued a report and resource guide compiling more than two dozen new, sweeping and seemingly-coordinated pieces of legislation in more than a dozen states across the country—all geared toward undermining LGBT equality in a shroud of religious language. The bills—many modeled on a failed attempt in Arizona last year…
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 5, 2015—Recognizing the business imperative to embrace diversity, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) launched the first initiative of its kind focused on LGBT business owners. LGBT Business Builder will bring together expertise and resources from staff at SBA district and regional…
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.– ViiV Healthcare has announced the launch of a four-year, $10 million initial investment to fuel a concerted community response to the HIV epidemic among Black Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Baltimore, Maryland and Jackson, Mississippi, two U.S. cities hard hit by HIV/AIDS. The goal for this new initiative named…
SAN FRANCISCO – Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to achieving workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees, honors the Golden Globe-winning television show, “Transparent,” at its 8th annual fundraising gala, Momentum. Hosted by comedian Kate Clinton, Momentum is Out & Equal’s annual leadership celebration and gala dinner…
WASHINGTON – As reported in Politico, a number of leading Republican National Committee members have elected to take part in a junket to Israel sponsored, in part, by the American Family Association. The trip is taking place despite the protests of organizations like the Anti-Defamation League and many conservative Christian activists who are nonetheless offended…
MONTGOMERY–Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit denied the Alabama Attorney General’s motion for a stay in Searcy v. Strange and Strawser v. Strange. Last month, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade struck down Alabama’s discriminatory constitutional amendment banning same-sex couples from marrying. With today’s ruling, loving, committed same-sex couples can…
Back in 2010, Dan Savage, a popular and highly read sex-advice columnist based in Seattle, launched the ‘It Gets Better’ Project, a series of self-submitted videos by people offering words of encouragement to members of the LGBTQ youth community. The range of submissions, and by extension their messages, were as diverse as those who contributed….
An Oregon bakery discriminated against a same-sex couple when they refused to sell them a wedding cake the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) announced Monday. KGW.com reported that the owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa bakery in Gresham, Ore. will have to pay the couple up to $150,000, BOLI spokesman Charlie Burr said….
KEY WEST, Florida Keys — Same-sex couples planning to marry in Key West or the Florida Keys can find information about everything from historic locations to caterers at the Gay Key West Same-Sex Wedding Expo scheduled Wednesday, March 11. Believed to be the first event of its kind since marriage equality became official in Florida…
