Day: February 14, 2011
HRC Endorses Rahm Emanuel for Chicago Mayor
Today the Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – announced its endorsement of Rahm Emanuel for Mayor of Chicago. The former White House Chief of Staff and member of Congress representing Chicago’s northwest side has a consistent record of support for LGBT Americans and was instrumental in enacting hospital visitation rights for same-sex couples nationwide.

Egyptian Domino Theory…A Threat to Arab Gay People and Women
Egypt is fated to be the first domino. The revolution there will inevitably spread to all of the Middle East and North Africa. The question is: Will it be an Islamic fundamentalist revolution or a democratic one? That outcome will profoundly determine the progress of gay rights as well as women’s rights in the Middle East.