Out & Equal Annual Momentum Gala Dinner Honors Workplace Courage

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The seventh annual Out & Equal Executive Forum convened 55 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) executives from many of the world’s largest companies to share success stories and advance LGBT equality in the workplace. Over the course of the two-day symposium, held March 12 and 13 at Le Meridien Hotel in San Francisco, leaders rallied around the theme: Better Together.
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MassMutual and NGLCC Join Forces On Supplier Diversity

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MassMutual Joins Forces with NGLCC to Support LGBT Business Owners and Showcase Diversity of Talent in LGBT Communities
Bring Hands-on Road Shows to LGBT Businesses in California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts and Ohio
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) announced today that it has become a corporate partner with the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) to help that organization advance the economic equality… Read the rest


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Olivia Travel Partners with Honeymoon Wishes

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Olivia Travel, the world’s largest travel company offering chartered cruise, resort, adventure and luxury vacations especially for the lesbian community, has partnered with Honeymoon Wishes to offer the Olivia Honeymoon Registry; a gift registry highlighting travel items that have been carefully selected by a couple so they can enjoy their dream honeymoon getaway.
 
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LGBT equality goes Irish in 2014

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Brewers Guinness, Heineken and Sam Adams Say No to Discrimination, Drop Sponsorships of St. Patrick’s Day Parades
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today hailed the decisions of major brewers, Guinness, Heineken, and Sam Adams for dropping sponsorships of St. Patrick’s Day parades which discriminate by excluding openly LGBT participants.
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LEGENDARY STONEWALL INN TO DROP GUINNESS OVER SPONSORSHIP OF ANTI-LGBT NYC ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

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LGBT group Irish Queers speaks out against NYPD for parade participation;
Groups to gather at Stonewall Inn on Monday to protest anti-LGBT sponsors
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced that the historic Stonewall Inn, the birthplace of the modern LGBT equality movement, will drop Guinness beer from its shelves beginning Monday, March 17 following the beer company’s… Read the rest

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LGBT Community Pressing for Marriage Equality with Lawsuits Nationwide

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Press the President Urges Americans to Debate Gay Rights in Writing and on Video
 
 With the US Supreme Court and states such as Kentucky and Texas acknowledging gay rights in terms of marriage and other human rights, the path to equality for the LGBT community in parts of the US in growing. Gay couples are filing lawsuits in numerous states challenging laws that block their… Read the rest


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Federal Judge Orders Tennessee to Recognize Same-Sex Couples’ Marriages

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Today U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger ordered Tennessee state officials to recognize the out-of-state marriages of three same-sex couples during consideration of their lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s constitutional amendment banning their recognition.  Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin issued the following statement:
“Yet another federal judge has recognized that bans on marriage equality don’t hold up to even basic constitutional scrutiny. Though today’s ruling… Read the rest


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Bipartisan Campaign Mobilizing to Pass ENDA in the U.S. House

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Americans for Workplace Opportunity turning focus to House following last year’s historic, bipartisan passage of ENDA in U.S. Senate
 Americans for Workplace Opportunity, the bipartisan campaign to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, is kicking off a national field and advocacy effort to build bipartisan support and momentum for the bill. The campaign played a central role in the… Read the rest


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Travel Alert Issued for LGBT Travelers to Mississippi

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GetEQUAL Mississippi Issues Travel Alert for LGBT Travelers Planning Trips to the State
Today, GetEQUAL Mississippi — a statewide grassroots social justice organization working toward the full equality of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Mississippians — issued a “travel alert” to any LGBT person planning travel to the the state. This alert has been issued based on the fact that Mississippi is on… Read the rest


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HRC Foundation Releases Comprehensive State-By-State Legislative Report

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2013 was the year of marriage equality, yet much work remains to be done to achieve full equality

The HRC Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, today released a comprehensive state-by-state report detailing LGBT-related legislation in 2013, a year marked by huge victories for the LGBT community from statehouses across the nation to the United… Read the rest


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26th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced

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The 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards – or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known – mark another record-breaking year and usher in the debut of the new category of Graphic Novel. Finalists for the Lammys were announced today by the Lambda Literary Foundation (LLF) in Los Angeles after reviewing a record 746 submissions (up from 687 last year) from 352 publishers (up from 332… Read the rest


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Maryland Transgender Non-Discrimination Bill Passes Full Senate

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Today the Fairness for All Marylanders Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations and credit, passed the full Senate after last week having been voted out of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.
“It is critical that the Maryland legislature gets to the unfinished business of protecting transgender citizens from discrimination,” said Human Rights Campaign… Read the rest


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Oxford, MS Unanimously Passes Pro-LGBT Resolution

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Third Mississippi city to pass resolution recognizing the role LGBT people play in thriving communities
Tonight Oxford, Mississippi unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the dignity and worth of all city residents – including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT).  Oxford joins two other Mississippi cities – Starkville and Hattiesburg – which both passed similar resolutions earlier this year.  
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Kentucky AG Won’t Appeal Marriage Ruling

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Today attorney general Jack Conway of Kentucky said he won’t appeal an order by a federal judge to respect the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other states. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II was appointed by President George H. W. Bush in 1992, on the recommendation of current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
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New Poll Puts Support for Marriage Equality at 56 Percent

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New York Times/CBS News poll shows 16-point jump in support for marriage among Republicans
A new poll out this week from the New York Times and CBS News shows that 40 percent of Republicans support marriage equality, further indication that Americans are moving steadily in one direction on the issue.  Less than two years ago, just 24 percent of Republicans said they thought it should… Read the rest


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Campus Pride and Point Foundation launch National LGBT Scholarship

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Free dynamic online database lists thousands of LGBT scholarships for youth providing greater access and resources to higher education
Campus Pride announced today the launch of the National LGBT Scholarship Database in partnership with Point Foundation.  The new online dynamic database is free and provides LGBT and ally students with the largest, most comprehensive source of LGBT scholarship and funding resources in the nation.  Learn… Read the rest


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Lance Bass Joins HRC in Speaking Out against Anti-Gay Mississippi Bill

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Lance Bass is joining the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, in speaking out against Mississippi’s SB 2681, a bill that would essentially give businesses license to discriminate against LGBT customers. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a similar bill in her state last night following backlash from national Republican lawmakers and some of the nation’s… Read the rest


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Arizona Governor Vetoes SB 1062

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SB 1062 Generated Huge Public Outcry Over Potential for Discrimination
Arizona governor Jan Brewer today vetoed a controversial law that would have opened the door for discrimination against any group based on religious objections. In particular, SB 1062 would have allowed businesses and service providers to refuse to serve LGBT people.
“Discrimination has no place in Arizona, or anywhere else,” said Alessandra Soler, executive director… Read the rest


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Ugandan President Signs Horrific Anti-Gay Bill into Law

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni today signed an archaic anti-gay bill into law. The bill, which once even included the death penalty, calls for gay Ugandans or anyone “promoting” homosexuality to be jailed – potentially for life. Museveni made the decision to sign the bill after consulting with a panel of “medical experts.” The co-chair of that panel has publicly claimed that being gay “is just… Read the rest


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Anti-Gay Bill Making its Way through Mississippi State Legislature

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The “Turn Away the Gays” bill is similar to controversial Arizona legislation; would allow businesses to deny services to LGBT people
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is calling on Mississippi lawmakers to reject anti-gay legislation that would allow businesses to deny services to LGBT people. SB 2681, which passed the Mississippi Senate in… Read the rest


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