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VIDEO: Senator Dianne Feinstein and LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at HRC’s LA Dinner

March 18, 2009

We've posted two additional speeches from HRC's Los Angeles Gala Dinner and Hero Awards on March 14. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who campaigned against Proposition 8 in a statewide television ad, was a keynote speaker at the event

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TAKE ACTION: Urge the Obama Administration to Rescind the Harmful “Provider Conscience” Regulations.

March 18, 2009

In the final days of the Bush Administration, harmful regulations that could limit LGBT patients’ access to health care services were rushed through the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”).

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Pope: Condoms Increase HIV

March 18, 2009

Harry Knox, director of the Human Rights Campaign's religion and faith program, responded to Pope Benedict’s remarks this week that condoms increase HIV infections. Speaking to the Associated Press during a trip to Africa, Benedict said the Roman Catholic Church is at the forefront of the battle against AIDS. “You can't resolve it with the distribution of condoms," the Pope said. “On the contrary, it increases the problem.” Harry said on Tuesday

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Comprehensive sex education bill introduced in Congress today

March 17, 2009

Today Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) re-introduced the Responsible Education about Life (REAL) Act, legislation to authorize federal funding for comprehensive and medically accurate sex education.

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