Harrah’s Goes All In For Equality in Nevada
June 10, 2009
As my last post on Nevada mentioned, one of the three factors the Las Vegas Sun pointed out as critical to the recent win in Nevada was to "get gaming on board." The story behind the support from gaming giant Harrah's Entertainment is a great case study of how a company can make a huge difference in the fight for LGBT equality.
Continue Reading ►Introducing HRC’s Business Council
June 10, 2009
As we enter Pride Month, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and our issues are front and center in communities, the media and sometimes at work. Being visible matters and people are much more likely to be supportive of LGBT issues if they know someone LGBT.
Continue Reading ►Elections Board Hearing TODAY Over DC Marriage
June 10, 2009
As the cliché goes, it's not over until it's over. That's a very useful mantra to keep in mind when it comes to marriage equality, especially in places like Maine, where opponents of marriage are trying to undo a new marriage equality law, New York, where the terrain is shifting but marriage remains on the horizon, and in Washington, D.C., where pro-equality legislation must overcome multiple hurdles before it becomes law.
Continue Reading ►EQUALITY IN THE COURTS: Better-Know-a-Judicial-Philosophy
June 9, 2009
The media frenzy surrounding the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court is now in full swing. A great deal has been rightfully penned about the historic significance of the first Latina nominee.
Continue Reading ►HRC Business Council member honored as Austin Pride Grand Marshal
June 9, 2009
meghan-stabler_pride-grand-marshalFor me, Pride weekend was both exhausting and invigorating. As many know I am very politically charged, balancing my activism and advocacy at both the national and local levels for LGBT equality with maintaining a paying job.
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