WASHINGTON - A new national poll conducted by Gallup shows an overwhelming support of the American people for passage of federal hate crimes legislation currently being considered in Congress. The…
COLUMBUS, OHIO - Today, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland signed an executive order that will prohibit discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender state employees. The order is effective immediately.
WASHINGTON - Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese issued the following statement in reaction to the death of Yolanda King, the first-born daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and…
WASHINGTON - Today, Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese and Rachel Tiven, executive director of Immigration Equality, hailed the reintroduction of the Uniting American Families Act. The bill, sponsored by…
DENVER - Today, members of the Colorado Senate voted to pass a bill prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. This legislation, which previously passed…
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, H.R. 1592, in a vote of 237 to 180. The proposed…
WASHINGTON � As the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote tomorrow (Thursday) on H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, anti-gay extremist organizations have embarked…
MONTPELIER, VT. - Today, members of the Vermont House of Representatives voted 118 to 28 to approve a bill extending existing anti-discrimination laws to prohibit discrimination on the basis of…
SALEM, ORE. - Today, in a bipartisan show of support, members of the Oregon state Senate approved the Oregon Family Fairness Act (H.B. 2007) by a vote of 21 to…
WASHINGTON - In the final days before a scheduled Thursday vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on the hate crimes bill that would expand coverage to the gay, lesbian,…
