Day: March 30, 2011
GOProud Urges House to Pass DC School Choice Legislation
Today, GOProud, the only national organisation for gay conservatives and their allies, calls on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass HR 471, the SOAR Act.
Bill to Ban Job Discrimination Part of Economic Empowerment Agenda for LGBT Community
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, hailed today’s bipartisan reintroduction of an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would create federal protections against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Report Details Significant Health Disparities in Aging California Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Population; National Study on LGBT Health Coming Thursday
In response to a report released yesterday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research showing that California’s ageing lesbian, gay and bisexual population are more likely to suffer from certain chronic conditions, the Human Rights Campaign, the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to strengthen its efforts to address the health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, including a commitment to collect LGBT health data through federal health surveys and programs.