Hate Crimes Bill Passes Out Of Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON - Late tonight, in a vote of 20 to 14, H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary…
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Iowa Legislature Passes Non-Discrimination Bill
DES MOINES, IOWA - Today, members of the Iowa House of Representatives voted 59 to 37 to approve a bill outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender…
Reps. Barney Frank, Deborah Pryce, Tammy Baldwin, Chris Shays Introduce Employment Non-Discriminatio
WASHINGTON - Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese joined with Reps. Barney Frank, D-Mass. Deborah Pryce, R-Ohio Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc. and Chris Shays, R-Conn., to introduce the bipartisan Employment Non-Discrimination…
Statement By HRC President Joe Solmonese On Death Of Congresswoman Juanita Millender-Mcdonald
WASHINGTON - Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement regarding the passing of Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, D-Calif.
Said Solmonese:"With the passing of Congresswoman Millender-McDonald, our community has…
Human Rights Campaign And National Center For Transgender Equality Release Groundbreaking Guide, 'Co
WASHINGTON - The Human Rights Campaign and the National Center for Transgender Equality announce the joint release of the groundbreaking new resource guide, Coming Out as Transgender. The new publication,…
Statement By HRC President Joe Solmonese On New Hampshire Gov. Lynch's Commitment To Sign Civil Unio
WASHINGTON - Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese made the following statement regarding New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch's statement to The Associated Press today pledging to sign legislation establishing civil…
House Subcommittee Began Hearings On Hate Crimes Today
WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. House of Representatives took a step toward moving a hate crimes bill (H.R. 1592) through Congress by holding a hearing in the Subcommittee on Crime,…
Oregon State House Passes Domestic Partnership And Non-Discrimination Acts
PORTLAND, ORE. - Today, members of the Oregon House of Representatives approved in bipartisan votes the Oregon Equality Act (S.B. 2) and the Oregon Family Fairness Act (H.B. 2007).The Oregon…
Statement By HRC President Joe Solmonese On The Tragedy At Virginia Tech
WASHINGTON - Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, issued the following statement regarding the tragedy yesterday at Virginia Tech:"The Human Rights Campaign joins the nation in mourning the…
Clergy From All 50 States Urge Congress To Pass Hate Crimes Legislation, End Workplace Discriminatio
WASHINGTON - In a historic showing of religious support for the passage of two major pieces of civil rights legislation, hundreds of clergy from a diverse reflection of America's faith…
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