HRC launches paid media campaign telling 12 states: ‘Don’t Repeat the Mistakes of Indiana’

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign has launched an online ad campaign urging governors in 12 states to reject bills that would put LGBT people at risk for discrimination like the religious refusal bill passed earlier this year in Indiana. The media campaign comes after HRC sent a new case study to state lawmakers across…

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Lesbian couple featured in Wells Fargo ad (VIDEO)

Launching this Monday, the new Wells Fargo TV ad, Learning Sign Language, represents the challenges and achievements of their LGBT customers as they build their families and their futures together. This ad is the first of four TV spots developed as part of the new Wells Fargo campaign: “Working together to make a difference.” The…

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Ted Cruz introduces legislation to stop marriage equality

Cruz’s bills as reported by Bloomberg “would establish a constitutional amendment shielding states that define marriage as between one woman and one man from legal action” and “bar federal courts from further weighing in on the marriage issue until such an amendment is adopted.” Ted Cruz’s latest radical stunt follows his participation at a head-scratching…

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Mike Huckabee defends ex-gay therapy, warns gay rights will outlaw Christianity

In a conference call with conservative pastors yesterday organized by the anti-gay Family Research Council, Mike Huckabee let loose with a litany of falsehoods about how marriage equality will lead to the “criminalization of Christianity” and demanded that states simply defy the Supreme Court if it strikes down bans on same-sex marriage, reports Right Wing…

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Texas lawmakers push forward with extreme anti-LGBT legislation

Anti-equality lawmakers in Texas have advanced extreme anti-LGBT legislation, despite warnings from major corporations, technology leaders, and child advocacy organizations of the dangerous consequences. HB 4105 – a bill that takes direct aim at stopping marriage equality in Texas – passed through the House State Affairs Committee Wednesday. HB 3864 – a bill that would…

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Technology Councils of North America calls for federal non-discrimination protections for LGBT individuals

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.– In light of the growing number of state-level Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRAs) with discriminatory potential, the Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) is calling for federal legislation that affords non-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals. TECNA, which represents more than 50 IT and technology state-based trade organizations…

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Scouts for Equality launch campaign to end discrimination in the Boy Scouts (VIDEO)

Scouts For Equality has challenged Boy Scouts of America President Bob Gates to overturn the Scouts’ policy banning gay adults. Scouts for Equality Executive Director Zach Wahls makes the challenge in a video on the new crowdfunding platform Challeng, which uses charitable donations to create movements for social change. Supporters have pledged over $39,000 in…

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Settlement reached in lawsuit against South Carolina DMV on behalf of transgender teen forced to remove makeup

ABC Breaking US News | US News Videos The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has announced a settlement in a historic federal lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles on behalf of Chase Culpepper. Chase is a transgender girl who was targeted for discrimination in March 2014 when she attempted to…

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