WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sent a letter opposing the American Health Care Act (AHCA) to the Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR), the Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX), the…
Slovenia, considered to be one of the most liberal countries in Eastern Europe has rejected marriage equality. In a referendum on Sunday only 36.5 percent voted for a bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry; 63.5 percent opposed it, reported The Washington Post. Conservative groups — backed by the Catholic Church — had pushed the country’s government…
JACKSON, Miss.– Today a group of Mississippi Baptist and Methodist leaders sent an open letter to state legislators condemning SB 2681 that would allow businesses to refuse services to the LGBT community on the basis of religious freedom. In the letter the signatories stand firm in their support of religious freedom, saying they hold the…
A 36-year-old Missouri man has been charged with a felony of recklessly endangering other people’s lives after his roommate and on-again, off-again lover discovered he was HIV-positive. David Mangum, who lives in the small community of Dexter, was charged in Stoddard County Circuit Court in southeastern Missouri. Magnum is jailed on a $250,000 cash-only bond….
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — For the 14th year in a row, shareholders at oil giant ExxonMobil overwhelmingly shot down a proposal that would specifically prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The proposal, sponsored by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and brought before shareholders on Wednesday, asked ExxonMobil to add wording to…
