Day: June 26, 2015
Statement by IGLHRC on the U.S. Supreme Court
For weeks and months to come, Americans will celebrate today’s historic ruling – a dream come true for tens of thousands of LGBTI community members and tens of thousands of their loved ones and extended family, clergy, teachers, employers and allies across the country.
TLDEF Denounces New York State Senate’s Failure to Pass Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA)
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) denounces the New York State Senate’s failure to pass the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act. The bill would have added transgender people to New York’s hate crimes law and protected them from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations.
Comment from Stonewall Chief Executive Ruth Hunt on same-sex marriage in the U.S
UK’s LGBT organisation, Stonewall, Chief Executive Ruth Hunt says that they are thrilled with U.S Supreme Court’s decision to legalise same-sex marriage.
With Sweeping New Ruling, Candidates Should Commit to Upholding the Rule of Law
Today, the Human Rights Campaign, the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, issued the following statement regarding the ruling in Obergefell v Hodges.
With Sweeping New Ruling, Marriage Equality Must Begin in All 50 States
In a historic 5-4 ruling, today the Supreme Court of the United States found bans on marriage equality to be unconstitutional—and that the fundamental right to marriage is a fundamental right for all. The majority’s opinion, authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy, represents a clear mandate for governors, state attorneys general and officials everywhere to cease their attempts to uphold these discriminatory statutes.
New Poll: As Nation Awaits SCOTUS Verdict on Marriage Equality
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released new polling ahead of an expected ruling in the Supreme Court’s case, Obergefell v Hodges, a case that could lead to nationwide marriage equality.