BREAKING: OR House Unanimously Passes Federal Hate Crimes Resolution
May 19, 2009
Today the Oregon State House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution 59-0 requesting that the United States Congress pass the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (LLEHCPA) and condemning a recent brutal beating of two gay men at a Seaside, Oregon beach.
Continue Reading ►Healthy Families Act would give sick leave for LGBT families
May 19, 2009
Yesterday, Representative Rosa DeLauro reintroduced the Healthy Families Act (H.R. 2460) in the 111th Congress. The Act would require most employers to provide at least seven days of paid sick leave a year for most employees.
Continue Reading ►EQUALITY IN THE COURTS: What Is Important In a U.S. Supreme Court Nominee?
May 19, 2009
As potential nominee names swirl ceaselessly through the interwebs, it is easy to lose sight of the bigger picture.
Continue Reading ►Governor Paterson at NY Marriage Rally
May 19, 2009
New York Governor David Paterson - the sponsor of the marriage bill currently before the legislature - delivers poignant remarks to the thousands assembled in midtown Manhattan Sunday:
Continue Reading ►Equality Mag interview with Kim Coco Iwamoto
May 19, 2009
The latest issue of HRC's Equality magazine is hitting mailboxes across the country now - with articles on HRC's interactive "End the Lies" website, a new report on LGBT employees in the closet and the myths & realities about change on the Supreme Court.
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