CANBERRA — The Australian House of Representatives’ has voted overwhelmingly in favor of marriage equality legislation. The measure passed with only four votes against it. The Australian Senate previously passed the measure by a vote of 43 to 12. After the Governor-General gives the legislation official approval in a formality known as “Royal Assent,” marriage…
Australia has voted to bring marriage equality Down Under with 61.6% of the vote. While the survey itself is not legally binding, Australia’s prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has vowed the momentum of a YES vote would cause a bill to legalize marriage equality to “sail through” parliament, with a goal of passing marriage equality by…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Susan Davis has taken action to protect Dreamers and force a vote on the bipartisan DREAM Act, which would provide a permanent solution to allow young undocumented immigrants brought here as children to remain in this country legally. Rep. Davis and over 100 of her House Democratic colleagues signed a discharge…
Australia is gearing up for a postal survey on same-sex marriage, which could pave the way for marriage equality in the country. Gay Star News reported that a record number of Australians have signed up to vote in the upcoming plebiscite on same-sex marriage. The Australian electoral commission revealed today that 90,000 new voters had…
It is time to cast your vote for the San Francisco Pride 2017 Community Grand Marshals! Annually, the general public votes for both an individual and an organization to be honored at the parade and celebration, which is held on the last weekend in June. Voting is live and will continue until 12:00 Noon on…
Today is Election Day. Your vote matters! From San Diego, Orange County, Palm Springs and Los Angeles in the south, to San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento and Oakland in the north candidates are in tight races across the state. It is up to you to vote and elect pro-equality candidates who will fight for the…
The California Democratic Party has released television and radio ads featuring Michelle Obama encouraging San Diego voters to turn out for local Democrats running for Congress. This announcement comes at a time when Col. Doug Applegate, the Democratic candidate for the 49th Congressional District, is making great strides against Republican incumbent Darrell Issa. Issa’s support…
This November, a growing and highly engaged LGBTQ voting bloc will play a pivotal role in the presidential, Senate and other down ballot races, writes the HRC’s Brandon Lorenz. LGBTQ voters were a crucial piece of the puzzle for President Obama’s victory: in the last election, President Obama received 76 percent of all LGB votes,…
What an election year. The presidential race features the two least popular candidates in history. California’s ballot has a Senate run-off with no Republican and seventeen Propositions. San Diego has two different initiatives about a Chargers stadium – or is it a Convadium? With 12 days until the votes are counted, here is where things…
First let me state that I think Equality California does great work. However, I have been stunned by the recent Go Vote or Why Vote ads the organization has been running over recent weeks. While the ads show diversity including transgender, deaf, Latino, lesbian and gay people of most ethnicities, I have not seen one…
