Tag: Chad Griffin
False and Abusive Practices Aimed at “Changing” Sexual Orientation take Another Discrediting Blow
The National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality, the leading anti-LGBT organization advocating for dangerous efforts that falsely attempt to change one’s sexual orientation,
House Passes LGBT-Inclusive Violence Against Women Act
Today the U.S. House passed the Senate-approved version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that includes important protections for LGBT people.
HRC Statement on the Death of C. Everett Koop
Yesterday the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) mourned the passing of C. Everett Koop, the thirteenth Surgeon General of the United States.
Huntsman: Republicans Should Embrace Marriage Equality
Today, former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman published an op-ed in the American Conservative urging his fellow Republicans to get on board with the majority of Americans who support marriage equality.
Pro-Equality Groups Ask President Obama to Ban LGBT Discrimination by Federal Contractors
Yesterday more than 50 civil rights, religious, professional, labour, civic and education organizations sent a letter to President Obama calling for an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating in employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
HRC Statement on Sen. Lautenberg Announcing His Retirement
Following the news that U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg would be retiring at the end of his term in 2014, Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin released the following statement: