Tag: Chad Griffin
HRC Calls on Organizations to Avoid Hotels Owned by Anti-LGBT Sultan of Brunei
Following Brunei’s decision this week to advance a series of penal code reforms that will include stoning as a possible punishment for relations between its LGBT citizens, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sent letters today to the leadership of several organizations that currently plan to host events at American hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei.
Marriage Equality Arrives in England and Wales
At the stroke of midnight, thousands of gay and lesbian couples in England and Wales will tie the knot. At that time, marriage equality will become the law of the land, bringing to 16 the number of countries where committed gay and lesbian couples can legally marry.
USA : Victory for Transgender Marylanders!
Today the Fairness for All Marylanders Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations and credit, passed the full House of Delegates after a last ditch fight by some anti-equality Republicans. Governor O’Malley has vowed to sign the bill into law.
HRC Asks Sec. of Education Arne Duncan to Help Resolve Anti-Gay Discrimination against AR Student
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Americas’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, is asking U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to get involved in a case of anti-gay discrimination in Sheridan, Arkansas.
Third Mississippi city to pass resolution recognizing the role LGBT people play in thriving communities
Tonight Oxford, Mississippi unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the dignity and worth of all city residents – including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT). Oxford joins two other Mississippi cities – Starkville and Hattiesburg – which both passed similar resolutions earlier this year.
Oxford, MS Unanimously Passes Pro-LGBT Resolution
Tonight Oxford, Mississippi unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the dignity and worth of all city residents – including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT). Oxford joins two other Mississippi cities – Starkville and Hattiesburg – which both passed similar resolutions earlier this year.