Equally Speaking
The following is a transcript of HRC’s morning news webcast "Equally Speaking." To view the current videos visit the main Equally Speaking page.
Good morning and thanks for tuning in to Equally Speaking, your morning dose of GLBT news from the Human Rights Campaign for Tuesday, November 28th. I’m David Paul.
And I’m Shelena Williams. First up, HRC continues to ask the Democratic presidential candidates about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
Beginning this Monday, HRC began asking seven of the leading Democratic nominees for president to respond to the question, If you are President, what concrete steps would you take to repeal the discriminatory policy? Today’s statement will come from Senator Joe Biden. Each candidate’s response will be posted on the HRC Back Story blog at http://www.hrcbackstory.org.
In Kentucky, the Jefferson County Public Schools board recently voted 4 to 3 to include GLBT employees in the district’s anti-discrimination policy. The vote came after the board heard from dozens of speakers on both sides of the issue. The board had the support of the Jefferson County Teachers Association.
36-year-old Brian Bates has become the first openly gay Republican elected to office in Georgia. Bates was successful in his race for a seat on the Doraville City Council. He now becomes one of nine openly gay elected officials in the state.
The Riverdale City Council unanimously voted to move forward with a December 4th runoff election between transgender incumbent Michelle Bruce and challenger Wayne Hall. Bruce was accused of fraud by running as a female in a lawsuit filed by another opponent.
A new poll suggests that supporters of an amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Indiana are losing support. The poll shows that 49 percent support the amendment, down from 56 percent in March 2005. The survey also shows that 44 percent would vote against an amendment, up from 40 percent in 2005.
A coalition of student groups Monday urged the Wichita school board to expand its anti-discrimination and harassment policies to include protection for gay and lesbian students. The current policy offers protection from discrimination on the grounds of a person's religion, race, gender, nationality, age or disability.
That’s the news from us today. Thanks for tuning in to Equally Speaking.
Have a great day and we’ll see you back here again tomorrow morning.