Today, White House Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf issued the following statement on the murder of Cameroonian LGBT and AIDS activist Eric Ohena Lembembe: We deplore the brutal murder of Eric Ohena Lembembe, who was found tortured to death in his home in Yaoundé yesterday. We condemn this terrible act in the strongest terms and urge the Cameroonian authorities to thoroughly…
WASHINGTON — Janet Napolitano announced Friday that she was stepping down as secretary of Homeland Security. Napolitano, a former Arizona governor has been in the role for more than four years will leave in September to become president of the University of California system. According to a report in the New York Times Napolitano had…
SAN DIEGO – Today, Congresswoman Susan Davis released the following statement on San Diego Pride: “Full of Pride this weekend! All San Diegans, regardless of sexual orientation, can be proud of how far our country has come. In just the last three years we all have worked together to gain more equality in our military…
According to a former OutServe-SLDN leader, 19 chapters of OutServe-SLDN are threatening to breakaway unless the majority of the existing board is replaced. In particular they are seeking the resignation of Josh Seefried, co-chair of the current OutServe-SLDN board of directors and alleged instigator of the plan to replace Allyson Robinson. The group that calls…
COMMENTARY: BY AUTUMN SANDEEN According to a former OutServe-SLDN leader, 19 chapters of OutServe-SLDN are threatening to breakaway unless the majority of the existing board is replaced. In particular they are seeking the resignation of Josh Seefried, co-chair of the current OutServe-SLDN board of directors and alleged instigator of the plan to replace Allyson Robinson….
Today, the board of directors of OutServe/SLDN issued a statement through Outservemag.com explaining that “the Board and staff are in the process of transforming the organization from primarily a legal services organization into a membership services and advocacy organization.” Board Co-Chair Josh Seefried went on to apologize for the events of the last few days stating…
The turmoil at OutServe/SLDN continues following the firing of Executive Director Allyson Roberts after a board coup orchestrated by board co-chair Josh Seefried. The Bilerico Project, who first broke the news yesterday, reported that OutServe-SLDN still has not issued a statement more than 24 hours after the news of Robinson’s firing. Multiple sources say this…
WASHINGTON — Following the announcement that Exodus International is closing its doors for good and the organization’s president Alan Chambers’ apology to the gay community the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) issued a statement welcoming the move and calling on Exodus to now persuade other religious-based institutions that they “got it wrong.” “We are encouraged that…
WASHINGTON – On the 46th anniversary of the landmark Loving v. Virginia decision from the Supreme Court, today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is calling on the Court to once again expand freedom for Americans by striking down bans on marriage for lesbian and gay couples as well as the Defense of Marriage Act. HRC…
Statement by Secretary of State John Kerry on LGBT Pride month The Department of State joins people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. Forty-four years after Stonewall, we see incredible progress in the fight to advance the human rights and fundamental freedoms of LGBT people, both here in…
