HRC Blog

Today, a judge in the Superior Court of New Jersey heard arguments in favor of a motion for summary judgment in Garden State Equality v. Dow.

Last night at a San Antonio City Council meeting, anti-LGBT protestors booed U.S. Marine Corps veteran and openly gay man Eric Alva while he testified in support of extending the city’s nondiscrimination law to include include sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and veteran status.

While a number of states have enacted policies prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity in schools, the Success and Opportunity Act is the latest example of the growing momentum to protect transgender students.

Yesterday, the Rahway City Council, Union County of Freeholders and lawmakers throughout the county and state joined together to unanimously pass a resolution in support of marriage equality.

Despite student and trustee support, the UNC Board of Governors, which presides over the 17 campuses in the UNC system, voted unanimously last week to overturn the policy and ban students of opposite genders from sharing suites or apartments in any UNC housing.