Tag: discrimination
In A Historic First, U.N. Security Council Convenes to Discuss LGBT Rights
HRC hailed the leadership of U.S Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and her Chilean counterpart Ambassador Cristian Barros Melet for holding the first ever U.N. Security Council meeting on LGBT rights later today. Open to all U.N. member states, the gathering will focus on the appalling abuse and violence being perpetrated against LGBT people in areas in which ISIS exerts control.
WATCH: Ellen Page Serves Ted Cruz “Equality on a Stick” at Iowa State Fair for Defending LGBT Discrimination
Last Friday, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz found himself on the defensive in Iowa after his speech on the Des Moines Register Soap Box after taking questions from actress Ellen Page, who came out in 2014 at HRC’s Time to Thrive conference.
Gay couple told to leave U.S swimming pool ‘because they were kissing’
Police in the U.S are investigating after a gay couple claimed they were thrown out of a swimming pool for kissing.
#BeyBeAHERO: Twitter calls on Beyoncé to help defeat anti-LGBT discrimination in her hometown
With Houston set for a divisive vote on a non-discrimination ordinance, all eyes are one of its most famous natives.
As Boy Scouts of America Takes Historic Step, Local Exemptions Will Allow Discrimination To Continue
Following yesterday’s vote, HRC urges BSA to embrace full LGBT inclusion and reject religious exemptions that allow discrimination.
LGBT Scots continue to face discrimination, claims new report
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Scotland continue to face discrimination despite recent advances in the law and social attitudes, according to a report.