WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a video ad featuring Emmy and Tony Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth for the group’s Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. In the video, Chenoweth states, “The bottom line is that regardless of how you were made or who you love, you should be able to get married if you want…
America is built on the fundamental promise that if you work hard, and play by the rules, you can get ahead. But today, millions of Americans in most states in the country go to work every day fearing that they could lose their jobs simply because of who they are or who they love. No…
As a progressive, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to God – this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! One year ago, history was made when, on the same day, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down California’s…
There is strong support for equality in Mississippi despite the state’s “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” which took effect yesterday. Since January, eight cities have passed equality resolutions recognizing the dignity and worth of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. “This is proof that the people of Mississippi are further ahead than their leaders at…
Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist has filed an amicus brief today in support of the marriage equality lawsuit Pareto v. Ruvin, which is set for a hearing July 2 before Judge Sarah Zabel in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in Miami. Judge Zabel will hear from attorneys who filed a lawsuit in January on behalf of…
In a historic day, a federal judge in Indiana struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, followed almost immediately by the first appellate level win since last year’s Windsor decision as the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that struck down Utah’s ban late last year. “I remember like it…
The government of Luxembourg has passed legislation that will make it the 19th nation to grant full marriage rights to all of its citizens. Luxembourg’s national parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, approved the bill by a vote of 56 to 4. In addition to granting full marriage rights to Luxembourg’s LGBT citizens–previously only civil unions…
In an important step for LGBT workplace equality, Valerie Bowman Jarrett, senior advisor to the president and assistant to the president for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs in the Obama administration Tweeted this morning: “Executive action to ban fed contractors from discriminating against #LGBT workers is good for America & for business #WorkplaceEquality“
For years Corporate America has far outpaced lawmakers when it comes to providing protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the workplace and advocating for LGBT equality. And this year as LGBT Americans commemorate June as Pride Month, many of the nation’s most recognizable brands are showcasing their support for equality through…
The question of children’s welfare has been at the center of the legal and political debates over same-sex marriage for the last couple of decades. According to the 2010 Census – the first to provide same-sex couples that live together the option to report themselves as married partners – 48 percent of LGBT women and 20 percent…
