Nevada Sen. Harry Reid will retire from the U.S. Senate after the completion of his current term. As leader of the Democratic Caucus since 2005, Reid has played a key role in ensuring legislation critical to the LGBT community passed the Senate, from new Hate Crimes protections, to ENDA, to the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t…
The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) views the passage and signing of Indiana’s new “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” as nothing less than reprehensible. “The law is morally offensive and detrimental to business climate of the Hoosier State. Laws allowing religious exemptions to discriminate are a desperate and callous backlash against the success…
Friday, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, decried Indiana’s new anti-LGBT law allowing individuals to use religion as an excuse to discriminate against LGBT people and other minorities while calling on Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to veto a similar bill being sent to his desk. Cook tweeted: “Apple is open for everyone. We are deeply…
Over the next two months, the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) will host four regional forums across the country that will inform the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy for 2016-2020. Central to achieving the Strategy’s goals is sustained and ongoing dialogue with communities around the country, including state and local health officials, community based organizations,…
SAN DIEGO – Today, Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) spoke at the Outserve-Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) Annual Leadership Conference in Downtown San Diego. At the event, Peters thanked Outserve-SLDN for its history of advocacy on behalf of LGBT servicemembers and their families. Congressman Peters also fielded questions from members of the audience. “Our military should…
LITTLE ROCK— Today, the Arkansas Senate passed H.B. 1228, an Indiana-style bill that will open the door to discrimination against LGBT people, people of color, religious minorities, women and other minority groups across the state. After a formal procedural hurdle, the bill will be on its way to Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s desk. The Human Rights…
Thursday, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled against a policy change allowing legally married same-sex couples in non-marriage equality states to exercise their rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The ruling blocks a recent rule change to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) from the Department of Labor (DOL). Judge O’Connor’s decision…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The 40 Years of Pride conference, organized by The Aguda and A Wider Bridge, will bring together a diverse group of LGBTQ leaders from around the world this summer in Israel from June 9-11. For two and a half days, leaders from around the world will gather in the heart of Tel…
WASHINGTON — The union presidents of the Association of Flight Attendants; the Association of Professional Flight Attendants; the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have sent a joint letter to the U.S. Travel Association Board questioning their continued support for the repugnant policies of three Gulf carriers – Qatar Airways, Etihad…
Today, Dr. Julian Bond, a major leader in the American civil rights movement, expressed outrage at discriminatory anti-LGBT legislation in Arkansas — H.B. 1228 — that if passed into law will allow individuals to use religion as an excuse to discriminate against LGBT people and other minorities. Dr. Bond released the following statement: “H.B. 1228…
