With the news that pro-equality Democrat Terry McAuliffe defeated vehemently anti-LGBT Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia governor’s race, Americans got yet another indication that anti-LGBT politics are in full retreat in 2013. Cuccinelli, who had been one of the most vocally anti-LGBT elected officials in the country and who was once widely…
WASHINGTON — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has called on Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) which would provide strong federal protections against discrimination, making it illegal to base hiring decisions or to fire someone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. “Workers for more than a century have joined forces to…
Today LGBT equality advocates heralded the passage of marriage equality legislation in the Illinois House of Representatives. The legislation now heads back to the state Senate in order to accept minor House amendments before proceeding to the desk of Gov. Pat Quinn for signature. Illinois will become the 15th state, plus the District of Columbia, to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, vice chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, today released a new report outlining the economic consequences of anti-LGBT discrimination in the workplace. The report shows that more than one in five LGBT employees have experienced workplace discrimination, and that turnover due to various kinds of workplace discrimination…
Today the U.S. Senate voted 61 to 30 to consider the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) with strong bipartisan support including the entire Democratic caucus and Republican Sens. Kirk, Collins, Hatch, Heller, Ayotte, Toomey and Portman. The procedural move sets up a historic vote later this week, where the Senate will likely pass ENDA for first…
As the Senate prepares to take its first vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in over a decade, Media Matters latest research shows prominent social conservative and right-wing media outlets have begun peddling long-debunked myths about ENDA, which would protect employees from mistreatment on the basis of their real or perceived sexual orientation and gender…
Originally posted on HUFF Post Politics, below is President Barack Obama’s op-ed on why Congress needs to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Here in the United States, we’re united by a fundamental principle: we’re all created equal and every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law. We believe that…
WASHINGTON – No Republican state legislator who has voted for LGBT workplace non-discrimination protections has lost re-election because of that vote. Over the course of 31 different votes in 21 states over the past 30 years, 451 Republican state legislators have voted in favor of workplace non-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)…
WASHINGTON –The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, will hold its Historically Black College and University (HBCU) LGBT Leadership and Career Summit beginning this Saturday November 2 and running through Monday Nove. 4. The 2013 HBCU Summit is sponsored by PepsiCo, and is designed to foster an effective group of LGBT HBCU student leaders committed to developing…
A year before Oregonians will decide whether same-sex couples have the freedom to marry, at least 3,000 marriage supporters are gathering this weekend at house parties across the state, including Astoria, Bend, Eugene, Grants Pass, La Grande, Portland and Salem. The house parties will spark conversations about why marriage matters, and attendees will get an…
