WASHINGTON — More than a dozen national organizations delivered over 342,000 petition signatures to Congress today in opposition to an amendment in the annual defense bill that would fund discrimination. The petitions were delivered to the Washington offices of Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Adam Smith…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Susan A. Davis (D-San Diego) solidified her perfect lifetime record on LGBT issues with the release of the Human Rights Campaign’s legislative scorecard for the 114th Congress. “Equality is a founding principle of America,” said Davis, a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus. “I’ve been proud to work with the…
SAN DIEGO — Equality California (EQCA) today announced endorsements of 11 strong pro-equality candidates for Congress, the California Legislature and local offices throughout the state including the endorsement of two local candidates: Doug Applegate (Congressional District 49 – San Diego) – A former U.S. Marine Colonel, Iraq veteran and current attorney, Doug Applegate strongly supports…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This Labor Day weekend, the National LGBTQ Task Force is calling on Congress to take more actions that will help our nation’s workers. “Congress must do more to provide workers with the tools they need to provide economic security for them and their families. We need a living wage, not a minimum…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the one-month anniversary of the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and just days after the horrific tragedy in Dallas, Tuesday people who lost loved ones in Orlando, gun owners, LGBTQ advocates, and gun violence prevention activists joined together to deliver 1,201,758 signatures to members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus,…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)released new polling to show broad support for the newly introduced Equality Act in swing districts across the country. The Equality Act – which was introduced with a record number of original cosponsors — would ensure permanent non-discrimination protections for LGBT Americans. “People across the country have embraced the…
WASHINGTON – Today, on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 – a landmark piece of legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting – the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called on Congress to restore the full protections of this crucial legislation. “The right to vote is a bedrock principle of our democracy,…
Today the Equality Act was introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in the U.S. Senate and Representative Cicilline (D-RI) in the U.S. House of Representatives, including co-sponsors Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and John Lewis (D-GA). The Equality Act would protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and…
WASHINGTON – In advance of this afternoon’s introduction of the historic Equality Act in Congress, today 3 major American companies announced their support for comprehensive federal non-discrimination legislation that would establish full, federal equality for all LGBT Americans. Each of the leading corporations – which include Apple, The Dow Chemical Company, and Levi Strauss &…
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-CA) will introduce the “Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act” – the first federal legislation to prohibit the practice of providing “conversion therapy” to any person in exchange for monetary compensation or advertising such services. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called for Congress to rally behind the important legislation in…
