HRC Digital Campaign: Why are Bush, Walker and Trump Ducking on Kentucky Clerk Ignoring Federal Law?
HRC Digital Campaign: Why are Bush, Walker and Trump Ducking on Kentucky Clerk Ignoring Federal Law?
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CONTEMPT OF COURT: Rowan County Clerk Held Accountable For Defying the Law
Citing “God’s authority”, local elected official refuses to issue marriage licenses to qualified couples despite federal court order
HHS Proposes Critical Regulation to Protect Transgender People From Discrimination in Healthcare
The proposed regulation is based on protections offered under the Affordable Care Act, and explicitly includes gender identity and sex stereotyping under sex-based discrimination protections
Where Does Rand Paul Stand on Kentucky Clerk Flouting Federal Law?
Kentucky clerk’s outrageous refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples would become common if the noxious First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) passed in Congress
Supreme Court Declines Emergency Stay Request from Anti-LGBT Rowan County Clerk
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a petition from Kentucky’s Rowan County clerk Kim Davis for an emergency stay on a court order requiring her to immediately start…
HRC Mississippi to Host Equality Summit to Increase LGBT Visibility and Volunteer Engagement
JACKSON - As part of its ongoing effort to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality in the Magnolia State, HRC Mississippi announced today that it will host its…
PayPal Endorses Equality Act As Corporate Support for Critical LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
Leading tech company makes clear that it believes LGBT Americans should have the protections from discrimination in federal law that they deserve
Critical Legislation Introduced To Protect LGBT Pennsylvanians From Discrimination
The Pennsylvania Fairness Act would protect LGBT people from discrimination at work, in housing, and in public places
Public Official’s Personal Religious Opinion No Excuse To Refuse Service To Same-Sex Couples
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denies request for stay from Kentucky’s Rowan County clerk regardless of her personal religious opinion of marriage equality
In A Historic First, U.N. Security Council Convenes to Discuss LGBT Rights
HRC hailed the leadership of U.S Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and her Chilean counterpart Ambassador Cristian Barros Melet for holding the first ever U.N. Security Council meeting…
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