WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, (HRC) today announced its endorsement of Hillary Clinton for President. HRC’s Board of Directors, comprised of 32 community leaders from across the nation, unanimously voted to endorse Secretary Clinton — an endorsement she will accept next Sunday, January 24 at an event in Des Moines, Iowa with HRC President…
Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court’s landmark marriage equality case, today announced his support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. “We have fought to not only change laws, but to change hearts, and now we need a president who will help us fight to eliminate the injustices that occur regularly in our…
University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe resigned Monday after calls from students, faculty and lawmakers for him to step down. Wolfe faced pressure to resign because of how he has handled racial tensions on campus, as well as other issues, reports The Huffington Post. The decision comes after months of peaceful protests organized by the…
Vice President Joe Biden announced today that he would not be running for president. With his wife, Jill, and President Barack Obama at his side in the White House Rose Garden, Biden said the window for a successful campaign “has closed,” noting his family’s grief following the death of his son, Beau, reports CNN. In…
“Bad-ass women” was the unofficial theme at the 16th annual Victory Fund Women’s Brunch, held at Gossip Grill just before this year’s historic San Diego LGBT Pride parade and march got underway beneath a thunderstorm of epic proportions Saturday. “Do we have some bad-ass women here today, or what?” newly installed Victory Fund President and…
Today, with a tweet from the Oval Office, President Obama launched @POTUS, the official Twitter account of the president of the United States. The @POTUS Twitter account will serve as a new way for President Obama to engage directly with the American people, with tweets coming exclusively from him. President Obama is committed to making his Administration the…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will become the first official challenger to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when he launches his campaign seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2016 on Thursday. Sanders’ decision was first reported by Vermont Public Radio and confirmed by The Huffington Post. Sanders’ entry into the Democratic race ensures that…
WASHINGTON – The board of directors of the Victory Fund and Institute today announced that Aisha C. Moodie-Mills, a black woman and an accomplished leader in the LGBT equality movement and a prolific media presence, will become the organization’s next President and CEO in April. Moodie-Mills comes to Victory from the Center for American Progress…
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…
Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he will not run for president in 2016, reports The Huffington Post. Hugh Hewitt posted text of the remarks Romney was to make on a conference call with donors discussing his 2016 plans on Friday. “After putting considerable thought into making another run for…
