Today, Nebraska child welfare officials moved to stop enforcing a two-decade-old policy barring gay and lesbian couples from obtaining state foster parent licenses. The change in procedure, according to a report in the Omaha World Herald, came quietly and was confirmed Friday by Gov. Pete Ricketts’ spokesman, who said that the sexual orientation of people…
Today Federal District Judge Joseph Bataillon issued an injunction against Nebraska’s ban on marriage equality, requiring all state officials to treat same-sex couples equally for the purposes of marriage effective March 9. In Waters v. Ricketts, the ACLU sued the state on behalf of same-sex couples, arguing last month that Nebraska’s ban on marriage equality…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego LGBT Community Center has announced that the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir San Diego will perform at the seventh annual Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast Thursday, May 21, at the San Diego Bayfront Hilton. Widely known for their exceptional concert performances, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir San…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released comprehensive research reports on potential presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio that highlight their record opposing LGBT equality. The research document marks the Human Rights Campaign’s first effort to chronicle where potential 2016 presidential candidates stand on LGBT equality. The document, which will be hosted…
WASHINGTON – During the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this week, some media reports have suggested that Jeb Bush is the “gay-friendly Republican” of the 2016 cycle – even during the same week he is scheduled to meet with anti-LGBT activist Tony Perkins. The Human Rights Campaign’s Fred Sainz released the following statement: “At the…
Documentarian Fan Popo’s latest endeavor about the lives of six mothers and their gay or lesbian children has been pulled offline by state officials for reasons that have not been officially announced. Mama Rainbow, a modest success with over 100,000 views on such popular video portals as YouKu.com. and 56.com, is part of an unofficial…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign issued an updated primer on a wave of more than 30 bills threatening LGBT equality in the guise of “religious freedom” across the country. In addition, HRC is specifically spotlighting the harm these bills will do to jobs and economic activity in the states where they are being…
A student has been arrested by school police after he was caught on cellphone video beating up a freshman at Morse High School in San Diego. In a report by NBC7 San Diego, the video appears to a show the freshman being confronted by a student in a red T-shirt. The video shows the freshman…
LITTLE ROCK – This week, Apple Inc., the world’s second largest information technology company, issued the following statement condemning the anti-LGBT bill in Arkansas, HB 1228 – a bill that could allow any person to undermine state laws by citing their personal religious belief as an excuse to discriminate against others: “At Apple inclusion inspires…
WASHINGTON – As potential Republican candidates gather this week in Washington, D.C. for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a new microsite 2016: Republican Facts that will serve as an online resource for documenting the record and rhetoric of potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates, and where they stand on…
