Obama to expand federal benefits to same-sex partners
President Barack Obama will approve today an expansion of federal benefits to cover the same-sex partners of U.S. government employees, according to a White House official.
Baron Cohen poses nude as ‘Bruno’ on GQ cover
Sacha Baron Cohen strips down as his naked alter ego – the flamboyantly gay Austrian fashionista Bruno – for the July cover of GQ magazine.
Video: Sen. Reid and HRC’s Joe Solmonese at Hate Crimes Press Conference
Remarks by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and HRC President Joe Solmonese at a press conference yesterday (6/15/09) on Capitol Hill.
A Letter to the President from Joe Solmonese
This morning HRC President Joe Solmonese sent a letter to President Barack Obama responding to the administration’s brief that argues for the Defense of Marriage Act to be upheld in court.
HRC to Join Hate Crimes Press Conference This Afternoon
This afternoon, HRC President Joe Solmonese will join Senate leaders at a press conference to call for the swift passage of a strong hate crimes bill, known in the Senate as the Matthew Shepard Act.