With the news that pro-equality Democrat Terry McAuliffe defeated vehemently anti-LGBT Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia governor’s race, Americans got yet another indication that anti-LGBT politics are in full retreat in 2013. Cuccinelli, who had been one of the most vocally anti-LGBT elected officials in the country and who was once widely…
Originally posted on HUFF Post Politics, below is President Barack Obama’s op-ed on why Congress needs to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Here in the United States, we’re united by a fundamental principle: we’re all created equal and every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law. We believe that…
Todd Sears, an LGBT activist who has successfully lobbied the financial sectors in New York (Wall Street) and London (the City)in advancing the equal rights struggles of our community, is now turning his attention to the ‘emerging’ markets of Asia. “There are significant issues moving talent from the U.K., from the U.S., to places like…
ExxonMobil, which for years has failed to offer basic non-discrimination protections to its LGBT employees and health benefits to their families, today announced it will recognize legal same-sex marriages and offer health benefits to same-sex spouses of its employees. Since 1999, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called on the corporation to offer equal benefits…
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been touring the country trying to get businesses to move to Texas. If he really wants to bring more money into his state, perhaps he should talk to Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. Rybak has been touring states without marriage equality, inviting same-sex couples to wed in Minneapolis. Minnesota is the…
Marriage equality is currently an issue for military couples with trans spouses, highlighting a Department of Defense (DoD) cultural competence issue. If a spouse changes his or her gender after being married and entered into the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) as a particular gender, then one is that gender until one goes through…
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Business Alliance board of directors has announced its support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Oregon, and said it would support a business community-led effort on behalf of marriage equity. The Alliance board voted to support amending the Oregon Constitution to end the current prohibition against same-sex marriage, while still clearly…
http://youtu.be/v89vo3AHUkw In a televised Q&A session Monday in advance of upcoming Australian elections, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a clear and passionate defense of his support for marriage equality. Watch the video
WASHINGTON – Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin has sent a letter to the heads of the top sponsors of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressing concern over the anti-LGBT Russian law criminalizing “homosexual propaganda.” In addition to raising awareness about the law that has led to multiple human rights abuses, particularly hate-based violence…
BOSTON — ONE®, the leading specialty brand of premium condoms in North America, has announced the ONE Pride Design Contest. Amidst all the exciting progress in marriage equality and other gay rights this year, ONE wants to give its community the opportunity to express their feelings creatively by updating its popular crowd-sourced wrapper design mix….
