HRC Blog

In an extensive new interview for Metro Weekly, HRC President Chad Griffin talks about his reactions to the Supreme Court rulings, his recent tour of Southern states, and upcoming fights to pass ENDA and advance full LGBT equality in all 50 states.

New York State has said it will refund estate taxes paid by individuals who survived their same-sex spouse prior to the Supreme Court decision that found Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

Late yesterday, a federal district court judge in Ohio granted a temporary restraining order to an Ohio couple, John Arthur and Jim Obergefell, who are seeking to be recognized as a legally married couple under Ohio law for purposes of obtaining a death certificate.

For the first time ever, the team behind the HRC red equality logo’s success is speaking publically about the work that went into creating a campaign that reached over 10 million users across the world.

New York State’s top financial official is calling on President Obama’s administration to enforce a standard that would recognize same-sex marriages as legal based on the state in which the couple was married, rather than the state where they currently live.