The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has released the third ad in its LGBT public education campaign, All God’s Children. Sgt. Justin Kelly is an openly gay Iraq War veteran from Mississippi’s Delta region and speaks about serving his country with dignity and respect. Kelly was born in Greenville and is a fourth-generation Army soldier and…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has released two web videos featuring Dr. Ana Maria Polo, host of the renowned Telemundo show “Caso Cerrado,” for the organization’s Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. In the videos – one in English and one in Spanish – Dr. Polo speaks out in support of the right for committed gay and…
WASHINGTON – Concerned Women For America (CWA) claims to be the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization bringing supposedly “biblical principles” into all levels of public policy. Espousing an un-American brand of anti-equality viewpoints, that many people of faith consider “unbiblical,” they have fabricated a “defense of family” position as one of their top concerns….
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), today announced that Shonda Rhimes will be honored at the organization’s 2015 Los Angeles Gala Dinner Saturday, March 14, 2015. “We are thrilled to honor such a fierce and longtime advocate for LGBT equality at this year’s HRC Los Angeles Gala Dinner,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Shonda…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, (HRC), has reacted to the decision by the nation’s Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety Availability (ACBTSA) which met to review the latest research on the current ban on blood donation from gay and bisexual men. The committee concluded that it would be reasonable to move to a…
WASHINGTON – Focus on the Family claims its mission is to help families thrive. Yet to anyone paying attention, it’s clear the organization is focused on one specific kind of family, and instead spends a lot of time, energy and money advocating against equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and their families….
As part of their ‘Southern strategy,’ the Human Rights Campaign will launch a television spot tonight in the Jackson, Mississippi market that takes aim squarely at one of the most conservative, and homophobic, regions of the country, reports Jay Reeves for the Associated Press. The goal is part of a larger strategy to address huge…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has sent Russian President Vladimir Putin a T-shirt that reads “Love Conquers Hate” in Russian. HRC’s gift was sent in recognition of Putin’s comment, “The meaning of our whole life and existence is love.” “Putin made clear that love is at the core of every single person,” said…
Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overturned lower court rulings that struck down Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee bans on marriage equality. Until today, no state marriage ban had survived a federal circuit court ruling. What’s more, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order last month allowing the…
WASHINGTON – Over the years, many of the nation’s most notorious and outspoken opponents of equality for LGBT people have warned of the disastrous effect legal marriage equality will have on American society. Yet today, as same-sex couples can legally marry in 32 states and Washington, DC, it seems the country’s march toward nationwide marriage…
