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Today, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, hailed California Attorney General Kamala Harris for seeking to stop an abhorrent and unconstitutional proposed ballot initiative that would seek to criminalize same-sex relationships and potentially threaten those convicted with death.
This afternoon, Harris announced that she was seeking judicial authorization to not issue a title and summary… Read the rest

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A broad and growing chorus of voices including human rights groups, over 30 law scholars, NBA star Jason Collins, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, SalesForce, and Gen Con – Indianapolis’s largest attended conference, is urging Indiana Governor Mike Pence to veto the anti-lgbt religious exemption bill, SB 101. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) also announced that its leaders are reconsidering having their convention in Indianapolis… Read the rest

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Today, the Indiana House of Representatives, with a vote of 63-31, passed a bill designed to allow private businesses, individuals and organizations to discriminate against anyone in Indiana on religious grounds. Jennifer Pizer, National Director of Lambda Legal’s Law and Policy Project, issued the following statement condemning SB 101’s passage, which Governor Pence has vowed to sign into Indiana law:
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Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sounded the alarm on anti-LGBT legislation in Nevada – SB272 in the Senate and AB277 in the Assembly – that threatens jobs, the state economy, and undermines the state’s civil rights laws. The legislation would allow people to use their religion to challenge or opt out of various laws, including state and local laws, that protect LGBT people… Read the rest

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Groundbreaking report from broad coalition examines poverty and economic vulnerability of LGBT women.
According to a new report released by a broad coalition of research and advocacy organizations, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, women are among the most at risk of poverty in America. Due to discriminatory laws, America’s 5.1 million LGBT women face lower pay, frequent harassment, compromised access to health care,… Read the rest

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Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, confirmed that MillerCoors Chairman Pete Coors had withdrawn from participating in an event hosted by the group, Legatus.  The event and its organizers have been under fire recently over the organization’s discriminatory and dangerous positions on LGBT people.
HRC had been in touch with representatives of MillerCoors,… Read the rest

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Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, confirmed that MillerCoors Chairman Pete Coors had withdrawn from participating in an event hosted by the group, Legatus.  The event and its organizers have been under fire recently over the organization’s discriminatory and dangerous positions on LGBT people.
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LGBT activists must adapt to new political realities
 
As the 113th Congress quickly fades into an unproductive sunset, prospects for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), first introduced in the 103rd Congress in 1994, have faded with it. President Obama for the entirety of his administration has alienated Republicans, even those inclined to work with him, by politically going it on his own with support… Read the rest

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