Early this morning, Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz announced his intention to run for president on Twitter, prompting the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) to highlight Cruz’s long standing anti-LGBT history. For years now, Cruz has stood on the wrong side of history against the LGBT community. The Texas Senator has proved his homophobia time and…
HRC is working to counter a wave of anti-LGBT bills that have been filed by state legislators across the country, writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. More than 85 bills have been filed in 26 state legislatures. There are currently four major types of anti-LGBT bills being filed in state legislatures. These bills would:…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sounded the alarm on anti-LGBT legislation in Nevada – SB272 in the Senate and AB277 in the Assembly – that threatens jobs, the state economy, and undermines the state’s civil rights laws. The legislation would allow people to use their religion to challenge or opt out of various laws,…
MONTGOMERY— Tuesday, Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis ignored a federal court order by denying same-sex couples the opportunity to obtain a certificate of marriage. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade again refused to issue a stay in her ruling which struck down Alabama’s discriminatory constitutional amendment, banning same-sex couples from marrying. Earlier…
WASHINGTON – GLIFAA, The Harvey Milk Foundation, and The Human Rights Campaign will be hosting a panel discussion featuring all of the American openly LGBT ambassadors, March 24, 8 p.m. at the Knight Conference Center at the Newseum, 7th Floor, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. Northwest in Washington, D.C. This will be a discussion event, highlighting the…
As millions around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, LGBT advocates in Ireland are hard at work preparing for May 22, writes Ashley Fowler on the HRC Blog. In a little over two months, Ireland will become the first nation in the world to hold a national referendum for marriage equality. Irish advocates have joined together…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) today released new polling data showing strong support for a federal non-discrimination law protecting LGBT people from discrimination in employment, housing, access to public places and other areas. “The simple and unfortunate reality is that for all the progress made in recent years, LGBT Americans still lack fundamental federal legal protections…
MONTGOMERY—HRC has launched the Equality is Our Business Program in Alabama. The program is designed to celebrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace, advance protections in employment, housing and public accommodations, and create more inclusive business practices. The new HRC Alabama pledge aims to strengthen support for the values of diversity and inclusion, including Alabama’s LGBT community,…
OKLAHOMA CITY — This afternoon, a bill introduced to the Oklahoma State House by Representative Sally Kern that would legalize anti-LGBT therapy died without coming to a vote. The defeat follows months of extensive grassroots organizing by national and state organizations working in coalition to educate parents and families about the ineffective and harmful practices…
After a marathon evening session, the Utah legislature gave final approval to S.B. 296, a non-discrimination bill extending existing employment and housing protections in Utah law to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill was introduced last week, the result of a milestone compromise between LGBT advocates in Utah…
