Day: January 29, 2011
Lesbian Couple and School District Reach Agreement
This is a joint press statement from Sarah Lindstrom, Desiree Shelton, their counsel, and the Anoka-Hennepin School District, Champlin Park High School, Principal Michael George, Superintendent Dennis Carlson, and their counsel.
HRC: U.S. Pastors Exporting Bigotry to Uganda with Murderous Results
In the wake of the murder of Ugandan LGBT civil rights leader, David Kato, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest civil rights organization dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, is calling on U.S. fundamentalist pastors Carl Ellis Jenkins, Lou Engle, and Scott Lively, to quickly abandon their hateful and dangerous anti-LGBT rhetoric and actions.
HRC Lauds Appointment of Roberta Achtenberg to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
January 26, 2011, the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, lauded President Obama’s appointment of Roberta Achtenberg to serve on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Achtenberg was the first openly gay or lesbian person to be confirmed to a government position by the Senate.
GuySpy, the Latest Cross-Platform, Location-Based Gay Mobile Dating App, Debuts at GayWhistler’s 2011 WinterPRIDE Event
Stark Mobile Media is pleased to partner with Whistler’s WinterPRIDE 2011 to celebrate the launch of its flagship product. GuySpy is the newest cross-platform, all male location-based mobile social networking tool for smart phones, including iPhone, Android.
DADT Repeal Implementation Plan Must Be Executed Expeditiously
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, called on the Pentagon to expeditiously carry out the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal implementation plan laid out today by Under Secretary Clifford Stanley and Gen. James Cartwright. It appears that training could begin in a matter of months, consistent with President Obama’s timeline commitment of months, not years.