WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a report detailing why President Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States is troubling for the LGBTQ community. The LGBTQ and civil rights communities depend on the court to respect our nation’s civil rights and to interpret laws in ways…
Thursday, the Virginia House of Delegates passed HB 2025 — legislation that seeks to give taxpayer-funded agencies and service providers a license to discriminate against LGBTQ people under the guise of religion. The dangerous anti-LGBTQ proposal will now move to the Senate for consideration. HB 2025 could allow taxpayer-funded organizations like homeless shelters and adoption agencies…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California State Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego) announced today the introduction of his bill, AB 233, which will finally permit students to wear religious, ceremonial, and cultural adornments during high school graduation ceremonies, a practice that has not been permitted in some school districts throughout the state. “As a member of the…
Multiple media outlets have reported about a leaked “License to Discriminate Executive Order” that is being prepared by Donald Trump’s White House, less than 48 hours after they claimed to be supportive of the LGBTQ community. The leaked order — which would allow an unprecedented expansion of taxpayer-funded discrimination that could have broad implications on…
With Donald Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, Republicans are trying to push his confirmation through — despite obstructing President Obama’s nominee for almost a year without even holding a hearing. The San Diego Democratic Party are urging people to send a message to Senate Democrats today: “STOP!” Please click here to sign a petition…
President Trump has appointed one of the nation’s most prominent anti-LGBTQ leaders, Jerry Falwell Jr., to the Task Force on Higher Education. Falwell Jr. is currently the president of Liberty University. The school prohibits “homosexual behavior” and has hosted several anti-LGBTQ events, including those that promote the dangerous, unscientific practices of “conversion therapy.” “Jerry Falwell…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced its opposition to President Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States. “Never in the history of our movement have we had more at stake as a community, or as a country,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Since the moment…
The White House yesterday sought to distance itself from rumors of an impending anti-LGBT Executive order, pledging to continue to enforce a 2014 Obama Administration order that enshrines nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people when seeking federal employment. The New York Times reported yesterday that the White House said the president was proud to embrace gay…
As thousands demonstrated at airports across the country this weekend against President Trump’s latest Executive Order targeting Muslims from specific countries advocacy groups continued to call out his actions calling them “inhumane” and “religious hatred.” “Trump’s latest Executive Order is religious hatred and thinly veiled racism by fiat. In the targeting of specific countries, he…
A barrage of anti-LGBTQ bills are being pushed in the Oklahoma state legislature by anti-equality activists. With state lawmakers set to convene Feb. 6th for the 2017 legislative session, at least eight bills attacking LGBTQ Oklahomans and their families are already in the docket for consideration — the most of any state in the nation….
