The Civil Rights Agenda, an Illinois LGBTQ advocacy organization has released a statement confirming that Chick-fil-A is ceasing anti-gay donations, and has clarified its stance on gay customers and employees. From the statement: The Civil Rights Agenda … has learned that Alderman Moreno has finalized his negotiations with Chick-Fil-A. Alderman Moreno has confirmed that Chick-fil-A…
Zach Wahls – Nationally-Noted Advocate and Author of “My Two Moms” to Lead Event Addressing Anti-LGBT Policies of the Boy Scouts of America; Suggested Donation: $10 ($15 at the door) Advancing Compassion Project presents Zach Wahls and “Scouts for Equality” in San Diego on Sept. 23rd to discuss the impact of the Boy Scouts’ ban on Gay Scouts and…
LONDON (CNN) – Four British Christians have urged Europe’s top court to rule that they faced discrimination because of their religious beliefs. Two women accuse their employers of refusing to let them wear crosses openly at work. Alongside them, a woman who declined to register gay civil partnerships and a man who did not want…
A new report claims that discrimination against LGBT government employees continues to be high and is proving costly to the taxpayer. Focused on the approximately one million LGBT employees working in the public sector for the local, state or municipal government, the report, Gay and Transgender Discrimination in the Public Sector, released by the American…
SOUTHAMPTON, England – A man selected for jury duty faces prosecution after he claimed he was unable to serve as a juror due to his “… extreme prejudices against homosexuals and black/foreign people.” The Southern Daily Echo reported that the man wrote to the court after he was selected to serve on the jury in…
Gen. Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba has apologized for directing army recruiters to beware of homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses and others, as they were not worthy recruits for the Chilean army. However, rights groups are still demanding a forced retirement from the Gen. Fuente-Alba. In a positive sign of the times indicating continued progress on the LGBT civil…
Since it was first launched under President George W. Bush, the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP) has increased its focus of groups of special concern, with the latest revision zeroing in on the LGBT population. Citing “minority stress” as the likely causal factor of why LGBT people are at greater risk than for suicide…
WASHINGTON – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Jerrold Nadler and 143 other House Democrats have filed an Amicus Brief in the case of Edith Schlain Windsor v. United States of America. Edith “Edie” Windsor, 83, a constituent of Rep. Nadler’s in New York City, challenged DOMA in court after the federal government taxed her more…
BY L. KOVE The Waite family has been together for 11 years. They live in Germany where they married. Thomas is an American veteran and Marko is German. DOMA prevents them from being seen as a family by the American government. Germany views them as a family. Both were working at the Department of Defense’s…
HOBART, Tasmania – Jim Wallace, the managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has stated that smoking is healthier than a homosexual lifestyle. Wallace made these remarks in a debate on gay marriage with Green leader Christine Milne at the University of Tasmania LawFest in Hobart this morning. Wallace, a strong opponent of same-sex…
