PORTLAND, Ore. — The Equality Federation has issued a call to action to tell swing vote lawmakers to support the Dream Act of 2017, and stand-up to Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. “President Trump’s announcement that he will end DACA, a program that protects undocumented young people who grew up in America from deportation, is a cruel and…
Leaders of state-based equality organizations—from Equality California to Equality Maine—and key national partners, will convene at Equality Federation’s 20th annual Leadership Conference in Alexandria, Virginia July 26-29. Rebecca Isaacs, Executive Director of Equality Federation, said this year’s conference is especially consequential: “As our movement resists an extraordinarily hostile Administration and continued attacks on our freedoms…
Equality Federation is supporting legislation in 20 states to protect youth from the harmful, unscientific, disproven practice of sexual orientation and gender identity conversion efforts that are shockingly still in practice today. “In a sea of anti-LGBTQ legislation and attacks, this is an area where our movement has momentum and broad bipartisan support because this…
Andrew Puzder withdrew from consideration for Labor Secretary today. LGBT rights goups, alongside labor groups, women’s groups, and others, had been raising concerns about Puzder’s deeply troubling record of undermining the dignity of his employees and his refusal to answer questions about his commitment to nondiscrimination protections. Pudzer is the first of President Donald Trump’s…
WASHINGTON, D.C., — Rep. Takano (D-Calif.) joined leaders of Pride at Work, Equality Federation, and Wyoming Equality today to hold a press conference opposing Andrew Puzder for Labor Secretary. Puzder faces a broad and growing opposition, including prominent Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine), as his anti-worker, anti-LGBTQ record comes to light….
Equality Federation and Pride at Work have launched a petition asking the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) to oppose Andrew Puzder for Secretary of Labor. “Mr. Puzder has a long record of opposing LGBTQ equality and opposing the kinds of basic workplace protections all Americans should have, including playing a key…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation in partnership with the Equality Federation, today released its third annual national report assessing the status of state legislation affecting LGBTQ equality across America, including in California. HRC’s State Equality Index reveals that in many states opponents of equality are ramping up efforts to sanction discrimination against…
Equality Federation has denounced the Trump announcement of Stephen Bannon as chief strategist. In a statement released today Equality Federation said that it, ” … is deeply concerned that Donald Trump has surrounded himself with a team of individuals who actively support the denial of LGBTQ equality and promote racism, xenophobia, and misogyny. Together with…
An ad depicting the challenges faced by transgender people in accessing public restrooms is generating attention across the country in advance of its television debut on FOX News Channel on the final day of the Republican National Convention next Thursday, July 21. It will also air nationwide again on MSNBC during the Democratic National Convention one week…
WASHINGTON — Equality Federation is partnering in the launch of a groundbreaking ad depicting the challenges faced by transgender people in accessing public restrooms—and highlighting the lack of state and federal nondiscrimination protections for transgender people—that will have its national television debut on FOX News Channel next Thursday, July 21, during the final night of the…
