Anti-marriage constitutional amendment stalled
On January 19th, the Indianapolis Star reported that a proposedamendment to the Indiana state constitution that would ban same-sexmarriage has stalled after a key House committee chair said he will…
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Statement from Joe Solmonese on the departures of Matt Foreman and Kevin Jennings
"It has been an honor to work side-by-side with both Matt and Kevin during this oftentimes difficult struggle for equality. Two of our community's national organizations have lost staunch advocates,…
Rev. Jen Nagel's Extraordinary Ordination
After years of serving as a Pastoral Minister in Minneapolis's Salem English Lutheran Church, Jen Nagel was "extraordinarily ordained" by Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries, a nonprofit organization dedicated to credentialing openly…
Human Rights Campaign Honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy
WASHINGTON - Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese issued the following statement in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who led the march for equality and launched the…
Presbyterian Church Votes 'Yes' to Lesbian Clergy
Despite heavy opposition and two previous denials, the San Francisco Presbytery voted 167-151 to pass Lisa Larges, an open lesbian, on toward ordination. This landmark decision is the first showcase…
Right Wing Bigots Return to 1980 HIV/AIDS Fear-Mongering Tactics
WASHINGTON - Based on a story today by the Reuters News Agency about a new strain of staph infection affecting gay men, the right-wing group Concerned Women for America, well-known…
Human Rights Campaign Working to Mobilize GLBT Community for Election 2008
Events planned in Nevada, Florida and Minnesota
Episcopal Reverend Apologizes to GLBT Community
The Reverend Armand John Kreft of the Rector Church of the Ascension in Buffalo, NY released a letter asking for forgiveness for the use of Sacred Scriptures to &quotwrongly justify&quot…
Human Rights Campaign and OutFront Minnesota Team to Hold Caucus
Trainings will help gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community andits allies advocate for important issues during caucuses
LGBT Families Reach Out to Evangelical Mega-Churches
The nonprofit group Soulforce, in collaboration with the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) and COLAGE, has sent letters to the leaders of…
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