WASHINGTON –– Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) put the spotlight on a new and crystal-clear order from Judge Callie V.S. Granade, a federal judge in Alabama, declaring in a matter argued by the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) that all probate judges in the state must begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples…
TRENTON, N.J. – Last night, on the day before announcing his candidacy for president of the United States, Gov. Chris Christie vetoed important bipartisan legislation passed by the New Jersey Legislature – the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act – that would have modernized New Jersey law by giving legal parental rights of a child…
After the emotion of Friday’s Supreme Court decision on marriage equality here’s a moving video to start off your week. To celebrate nationwide marriage equality YouTube put out a spot in recognition of the historic decision. According to YouTube, “Over the last 10 years, everyone from moms to presidents have uploaded videos in support of…
WASHINGTON – After Friday’s sweeping ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States, striking down bans on marriage equality in all 50 states, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called on state officials to act with all deliberate speed to remove remaining obstacles to marriage equality. In individual letters to the governors and attorneys general…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign has issued the following statement on Sen. Marco Rubio’s opposition to marriage equality after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v Hodges. In a historic 5-4 ruling, yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States found bans on marriage equality to be unconstitutional—and that the fundamental right to marriage…
Last night, following the historic Supreme Court decision making marriage equality the law of the land, landmarks across the U.S and the world lit up in rainbow colors. From the White House to Disney World, Minneapolis to Niagara Falls the Rainbow Revolution shone through. #MarriageEquaility #LoveWins.
Yesterday, we witnessed history together as America took her seat as the twenty-fifth country with marriage equality. Thanks to the millions of people who stood up across the United States in support of loving committed same-sex couples, we proved to the world that love prevails. Watch HRC video above to relive the magic.
Today, with an imminent ruling expected from the highest court in the land on marriage equality, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation highlighted a new study that found “the literature on outcomes for children of same-sex parents is marked by scientific consensus that they experience ‘no differences’ compared to children from other parental configurations.” Co-authored…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that Federal Health Benefit Plan (FEHB) providers will no longer be permitted to have blanket exclusions on all transition-related services in their federal employee healthcare plans. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) praised the news as a victory for transgender federal employees. “This critical change is…
WASHINGTON — Last week, anti-equality Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the so-called First Amendment Defense Act (S. 1598, H.R. 2802) – legislation that would create a breakdown of government services and runaway litigation by giving federal employees and contractors a right to sue the federal government over opposition to marriage…
