Today Judge Mary Jacobson of the Mercer County Superior Court ruled that given the recent Windsor Supreme Court decision granting federal recognition to gay couples, New Jersey’s system of civil unions are inherently unequal and that lesbian and gay couples in that state are entitled to full marriage equality. If the state does not appeal the…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign today announced that Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the keynote address at the organization’s 17th annual National Dinner Saturday, Oct. 5 in Washington, D.C. “Vice President Biden has been a champion of civil rights for his entire career, from his leadership on the Violence Against Women Act to…
Controversy continues to mount as comments by Barilla pasta maker Guido Barilla went viral on Wednesday after an interview with Italian radio station, La Zanzara (The Mosquito). During a live broadcast, an heir to the pasta making giant was asked if he would ever feature a gay family in one of his commercials. He said:…
From the Office of National AIDS Policy: Today is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD), an observance that reminds us that HIV continues to take a heavy toll on gay and bisexual men across the United States. Even after more than 30 years of AIDS, this community remains at the center of the U.S….
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Married same-sex couples who paid extra tax because the federal government didn’t recognize their marriage are now eligible to get some of that money back. The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, defined marriage as between a man and a woman, which meant married same-sex couples had to file their taxes individually. But…
There are two classes of members in the Hillcrest Business Association (HBA): those who may pay dues, vote and run for office in the organization vs. those who may only pay dues and vote in the organization’s annual elections of officers and directors. The latter group may not run for office. Mat Wahlstrom, general manager…
A federal suit was filed today in Philadelphia to declare unconstitutional the Pennsylvania statute that bans recognition of same-sex marriage legally entered into states that authorize same-sex marriages. The suit raises important constitutional questions that the courts have not addressed, including the impact of full faith and credit clause, which requires states to respect judgment,…
WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced Thomas P. O’Donnell as the organization’s new Vice President for Policy and Political Affairs. O’Donnell joins HRC after previous service as a senior official in the White House, the U.S. Senate, the Obama and Clinton Presidential Transition Teams, several Presidential campaigns and nominating Conventions, and as…
Back in the middle of September, the media published what appeared to be one of the biggest developments in the race for a cure for HIV/AIDS in a very long time: 16 monkeys with simian immunodeficiency virus (similar to HIV) were tested with a new vaccine and nine were protected. More shocking, those nine animals…
Today, following their meeting members of the LGBT Core Group at the United Nations issued the following declaration on ending violence and discrimination against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity: 1. We, ministers of Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, El Salvador, France, Israel, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and United States, and the High…
