MOSCOW – RIA Novosti reports that according to police six gay-rights activists who were detained on Wednesday for holding an unauthorized rally in central Moscow have been released. The detainees have been booked for “promoting non-traditional sex relations” and “participating in unauthorized events,” the city police’s press service said, adding that the suspects were to…
SAN FRANCISCO ― Marriage Equality USA has reaffirmed its support for the U.S. Supreme Court decision of June 26 restoring the freedom to marry in California. “Despite Friday’s implausible petition from the San Diego County Clerk, what remains absolutely clear is that the courts have spoken, and Proposition 8 is unconstitutional,” said Brian Silva, Marriage…
Following two historic victories at the Supreme Court on marriage, the Human Rights Campaign hit the road for a tour across the country to support the fight for LGBT equality and to underscore the fact that there are two Americas when it comes to LGBT issues. In one America—in California, for instance—LGBT people are achieving increasing…
LONDON — Today, Queen Elizabeth II signed the equal marriage bill making it law in England and Wales. PinkNews reported that the Queen’s Royal Assent was granted to the bill at 15:06 GMT today, turning it into the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act, after clearing the final stage in Parliament yesterday, following two hours of…
By Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Valerie Jarrett Three years ago, President Obama announced an historic comprehensive plan to help turn the tide on HIV/AIDS in the United States: the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The Strategy has given a new sense of direction, and purpose in our fight against HIV and AIDS. Since the Strategy’s release, scientific developments…
WASHINGTON – Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin released the results of a bipartisan poll in Jackson today looking at Mississippians’ positions on LGBT issues. The poll shows 58 percent of Mississippians under 30 support marriage equality. Support also is strong for workplace non-discrimination protections that would protect LGBT employees, with 64 percent of Mississippi…
EXCLUSIVE Sheriff Bill Gore has rightfully won the respect and gratitude of the LGBT community for making his department a safer, less discriminatory place for employment and soon for LGBT jailed inmates by creating an LGBT Advisory Board for his department, which will be formally announced July 17. But that doesn’t mean the Sheriff’s Department…
From today, committed gay and lesbian couples across the the state of Delaware can enjoy the equal benefits of marriage. The Delaware Civil Marriage Equality and Religious Freedom Act of 2013 – signed by Gov. Jack Markell in early May – goes into effect today. The Human Rights Campagn (HRC) played a key role in the robust…
A lot can happen in a decade. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and to dismiss the appeal of Proposition 8 came 10 years to the day after its Lawrence v. Texas decision. June 25, 2003, you could be arrested for intimate acts with your same-sex…
“DOMA writes inequality into the entire United States Code.” “DOMA’s principal effect is to identify a subset of state sanctioned marriages and make them unequal. The principal purpose is to impose inequality, not for other reasons like governmental efficiency. Responsibilities, as well as rights, enhance the dignity and integrity of the person. “And DOMA contrives…
