As we all celebrate the Fourth of July by having barbecues, picnics, family reunions and outings to watch fireworks displays, it is also a good time to reflect upon the true meaning of the holiday. Most of us know that the actual name of the holiday is Independence Day, the day on which the Declaration…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ambassador Susan E. Rice, the National Security Advisor, delivered keynote remarks at the White House Forum on Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Human Rights. The Forum brings together the faith community, private sector, philanthropy, HIV and health advocates, LGBT activists from around the world, and the broader human rights…
Follows is a proclamation signed by the president today regarding Father’s Day, 2014. Fatherhood is among the most difficult and rewarding jobs a man can have. It demands constant attention, frequent sacrifice, and a healthy dose of patience. Even in a time when technology allows us to connect instantly with almost anyone on earth, there…
WASHINGTON –– The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), today urged Secretary of State John Kerry to directly raise the United States’ vehement opposition to Uganda’s recent enactment of state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia in his meeting this afternoon with Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa. In addition, following recent news that an Administration-ordered interagency review of the U.S. relationship…
Residents of Long Beach, Ca. on Tuesday elected Robert Garcia their next mayor, making him the city’s first openly gay and Latino chief executive, reports the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. Garcia defeated opponent Damon Dunn, capturing 52.1% of the vote to Dunn’s 47.9%. Garcia immigrated to the United States from Peru with his family…
WASHINGTON –– The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging his administration to take immediate steps to hold the Ugandan government accountable for the enactment of state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia earlier this year. Following Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signing into law the Anti-Homosexuality Act in February, the administration initiated…
Below is a proclamation signed by the president regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, 2014: As progress spreads from State to State, as justice is delivered in the courtroom, and as more of our fellow Americans are treated with dignity and respect — our Nation becomes not only more accepting, but more equal as well. During Lesbian, Gay,…
WASHINGTON – Human Rights Campaign (HRC) president Chad Griffin has written to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki urging him to apply a broad interpretation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor, to ensure recognition of veterans’ same-sex spouses regardless of where they live. After last year’s Windsor ruling invalidating Section 3 of…
Today, barely a year after being filed in federal court and just months after a ruling by that court, a challenge to Utah’s ban on marriage equality, Kitchen v. Herbert, will be heard by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Next week, on Thursday, April 17, the same panel will…
Charles “Chuck” Schoen, one of the six founding members of American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER), passed away on February 27th, 2014, in Desert Hot Springs, California, at the age of 88. Chuck was a Life Member of AVER and is survived by his fellow US Navy veteran and partner of 48 years, Jack Harris,…
