May 19, 2012 | Posted by Charlie Joughin in Federal Advocacy, Marriage, State Advocacy
On the Ground with HRC and Washington United for Marriage
May 18, 2012 | Posted by Adrian Matanza in Marriage, State Advocacy, State Laws, Washington, Seattle, Barack Obama, Marriage & Relationships, President Obama
The last couple of weeks have been pretty incredible. President Obama’s announcement of supporting marriage equality was...
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Family Acceptance Project Garners Important Recognition
May 18, 2012 | Posted by HRC staff in Parenting, Protecting Your Family, Schools, Youth & Campus
I had just begun to write a few words to congratulate the Family Acceptance Project (FAP), whose groundbreaking research...
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Video: Happy Mother’s Day 2012
May 18, 2012 | Posted by Dan Rafter in Marriage, Parenting, State Advocacy, State Laws, Colorado, Colorado, Marriage & Relationships
Check out this adorable video of the Simon family celebrating Mother's Day last weekend.
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History: Baptist Church Ordains Openly Gay Man
May 18, 2012 | Posted by HRC staff in Religion & Faith, Kentucky
Historic news out of Kentucky this month: Maurice "Bojangles" Blanchard will be ordained on May 27, 2012.
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Advocates Gather at HRC for ‘Equality Talk’ on LGBTI Refugees
May 18, 2012 | Posted by Eric Cameron in Equality Talks, Coming Out, Federal Advocacy, Hate Crimes, Washington DC, International & Immigration
Yesterday's discussion focused on protection, shelter and resettlement for vulnerable LGBTI refugees.
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Boxing Superstar Supports Marriage Equality
May 18, 2012 | Posted by Eric Cameron in Marriage, Straight Supporters, Sports
Floyd Mayweather Jr. follows Obama's lead and voices support for same-sex marriage.
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Update: Anti-Gay New Jersey Teacher Wants to Retire, Avoid Tenure Trial
May 17, 2012 | Posted by Dan Rafter in Call It Out, Parenting, Schools, Youth & Campus, Bullying, New Jersey, Blog, Call It Out, Anti-LGBT Industry
Viki Knox unleashed homophobic rant on Facebook and Twitter last fall.
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Transgender Contestant Ready to Compete for Miss Universe Canada
May 17, 2012 | Posted by Eric Cameron in Coming Out, Transgender, Transgender
Jenna Talackova makes history tonight as the pageant's first-ever transgender contestant.
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Maine Legislature Passes Protections for Students
May 17, 2012 | Posted by Karl Bach in Parenting, Schools, State Advocacy, State Laws, Youth & Campus, Bullying, Maine
After two years of hard work by EqualityMaine, students, teachers, coalition partners and legislators, the anti-bullying...
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DOJ Issues New Regulations to Eliminate Sexual Abuse in Prisons and Jails
May 17, 2012 | Posted by Robin Maril in
This afternoon the Department of Justice (DOJ) published final regulations creating national standards aimed at...
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