HRC Attends The Congressional Black Caucus Conference
September 24, 2010
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held it’s 40th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., on September 15th-18th. The CBC represents all of the black members of Congress. For over 10 years, HRC’s political and diversity departments have participated in attending the conference.
Continue Reading ►Welcoming Schools & Bullying Prevention
September 23, 2010
We all want our children to learn, thrive and become productive adults. Many students find it difficult to learn, thrive and dream of their futures because of school-based bullying (both traditional and cyber bullying) . We know that bullying is pervasive in our schools. National prevalence studies consistently show that roughly one in five students have been bullied regularly and a similar number have bullied others.
Continue Reading ►House Republican Leaders Want to Turn the Clock Back with “Pledge to America”
September 23, 2010
Today, House Republican leaders released their “Pledge to America,” outlining how they would govern should they win back control of the House in November. While the document focuses heavily on economic issues, its “pledge” also includes hostility to LGBT equality, promising support for “traditional marriage” and, in a thinly-veiled attack on LGBT advances through legislation and the courts, criticizing actions that “thwart the will of the people and overturn their votes and their values.” While the document itself doesn’t tell as much more about how these Republicans would treat our community, the lengthy record of anti-LGBT efforts during a decade of Republican control of Congress speaks volumes. LGBT people should see this “Pledge” for what it really is – a promise to try and turn back the clock on the LGBT equality on Capitol Hill.
Continue Reading ►Florida Court Rules Adoption Ban Unconstitutional
September 22, 2010
In a major victory for lesbian and gay Floridians, the State’s intermediate Court of Appeals ruled in Florida Dept. of Children and Families v. In re: Matter of Adoption of X.X.G. and N.R.G. that Florida’s statute excluding homosexuals from adopting was unconstitutional under the Florida Constitution.
Continue Reading ►HRC President Joe Solmonese Sounds Off on DADT Vote
September 22, 2010
fter Republican senators stalled the repeal of DADT yesterday by blocking lawmakers from moving forward with the National Defense Authorization Act, HRC President Joe Solmonese sounded off on the failure of some senators to honor our brave men and women in uniform, and what HRC and our allies will do to ensure that our nation’s service members are treated with dignity and respect.
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