U.S. Episcopal Bishops Reject Anti-Gay Threats
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church USA released a strongly worded resolution that unequivocally rejected the call from the larger Anglican Communion to backtrack on…
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Human Rights Campaign Hails Introduction Of Healthy Families Act
WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., introduced the Healthy Families Act, a bill that guarantees American workers seven days of paid sick leave to…
Human Rights Campaign President Congratulates Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass., On UMass-Lowell Appointmen
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass., announced that he would be vacating his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to accept the position as chancellor of the University…
Human Rights Campaign President Responds To General Peter Pace's Statement
WASHINGTON - HRC President Joe Solmonese issued the following statement in response to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Peter Pace's latest clarifying statement on his feelings about homosexuality and the…
Early Treatment For HIV Act Reintroduced
WASHINGTON - Today, Sens. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., and Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., reintroduced the Early Treatment for HIV Act, a bill that will save lives by allowing states to provide Medicaid…
Eric Alva, First U.S. Military Service Member Wounded In Iraq, Calls General Pace's Comments On Gay
WASHINGTON - Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated yesterday that he supports the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on gays serving in the military…
CDC Report Underscores Need For Increased HIV/AIDS Funding For Minority Communities
WASHINGTON - Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, issued a statement today regarding the Centers for Disease…
Letter From HRC President To Wyoming Republican Representatives
WASHINGTON - Today, Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese sent the following letter to two Wyoming Republican state representatives who have spoken out recently in support of equality for gay,…
Bush Budget Again Underfunds Domestic HIV/AIDS Programs
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, in the same week as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, President Bush put forth a budget request for fiscal year 2008 that largely underfunds the Ryan White…
Statement By Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese On The Passing Of Bob Hattoy
WASHINGTON - Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, issued the following statement regarding the passing of HIV/AIDS…
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