Day: January 29, 2014

President Obama Omits LGBT Workplace Discrimination from State of the Union
In President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight, he neglected to call on Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, following the historic bipartisan Senate vote last year.

Rainbow Hamlets criticises East London Mosque for defending ‘homophobe’
A gay rights group has criticised the East London Mosque for defending a “homophobe” who declared gay people should be severely punished under Islamic law.

Lesbian heiress tells father: I’ll marry a man when you do
The daughter of a billionaire property tycoon who doubled a marriage bounty on her head has published an open letter asking her father to accept her for who she is.

Wanda Sykes Speaks Out for LGBT Equality in Russia on NBC’s The Tonight Show with HRC T-Shirt
With less than two weeks until the 2014 Winter Olympic Games commence in Sochi, Russia, actress and comedienne Wanda Sykes appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Tuesday night with a t-shirt from the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) #LoveConquersHate campaign.

Human Rights Campaign Endorses Wendy Davis for Texas Governor
Today the Human Rights Campaign – America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation – announced the endorsement of state Senator Wendy Davis for Texas Governor. Serving Texas’ 10th Senate district since 2009, Davis has a stellar record on LGBT equality and also has a history of putting Texas’ families first.