Tag: Congress
HRC Congratulates Congressman-Elect Sean Patrick Maloney on Victory
Upon the New York 18th Congressional District Race being called for Sean Patrick Maloney, Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin released the following statement:
HRC Congratulates Congressman David Cicilline on Victory
Upon the Rhode Island 1st Congressional District Race being called for David Cicillini, Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin released the following statement:
HRC Scorecard of 112th Congress Shows Legislators Out of Touch on LGBT Equality
The Human Rights Campaign today released its Congressional Scorecard for the 112th Congress that rates members of Congress on their support for issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality
LGBT Legal And Advocacy Groups Decry Obama Administration’s Defense of DOMA
We are very surprised and deeply disappointed in the manner in which the Obama administration has defended the so-called Defense of Marriage Act in a brief filed today in Smelt v. United States, a lawsuit brought in federal court in California by a married same-sex couple asking the federal government to treat them equally with respect to federal protections and benefits.