Funeral services held today for 11-year-old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover of Springfield, MA
April 13, 2009
Today hundreds mourned the death and attended funeral services for Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, an 11-year-old boy from Springfield, Mass. who hanged himself last Monday after being relentlessly taunted and bullied at school.
Continue Reading ►Human Rights Campaign Weekly Message for March 27, 2009
March 27, 2009
Good afternoon, It’s officially spring, and mirroring the refreshing change in weather, this week brought the LGBT community some of the most exciting and invigorating victories we’ve seen yet.
Continue Reading ►Family Leave Insurance Act reintroduced in U.S. House
March 27, 2009
The Family Leave Insurance Act, legislation to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide paid leave for all workers to care for their families, was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday by Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA).
Continue Reading ►U.S. Education Secretary meets with GLSEN, pledges to work towards safer schools for LGBT students
March 24, 2009
In a meeting with representatives of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) yesterday, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pledged his support for making schools safe for LGBT students and to aggressively combat the problem of school bullying.
Continue Reading ►White House Announces Easter Egg Roll Ticket Process
March 23, 2009
The White House announced today its process for public tickets to the annual Easter Egg Roll to be held on April 13 from 8 a.m to 5 p.m on the South Lawn: For the first time, tickets for the Easter Egg Roll will be distributed online so that more children and families from across the United States have the opportunity to experience this event.
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