Tag: DOMA
National Faith Leaders for LGBT Equality in Washington
Hundreds of faith leaders from all 50 states, including the largest number ever of heads of Christian denominations and inter-faith religious leaders, will lobby members of Congress at the Human Rights Campaign Clergy Call for Justice and Equality 2011 in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 24, to support legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, to ban employment discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and protect students from discrimination and bullying.
HRC Campaign to Inform Clients, Recruits that King & Spalding Defends Discrimination
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest civil rights organisation dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, yesterday announced a campaign to educate clients and potential recruits about King & Spalding’s decision to voluntarily take up the legal defence of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on behalf of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives.
U.S. Taxpayers Spending $520 Per Hour Defending Discrimination
In order to defend discrimination by any means necessary, House Republican leaders have contracted with the law firm King & Spalding at the rate of $520 an hour to argue that they’re right to deny recognition to legally married couples, according to the contract made public today.
A victory for President Obama in 2012 is a victory for the LGBT community
“Barack Obama was the right choice for America in 2008 and is still very much the right choice for America in 2012,” said Michael Mitchell, National Stonewall Democrats Executive Director.
HRC Releases Finalized Congressional Scorecard
The Human Rights Campaign today released an updated version of its Congressional Scorecard for the 111th Congress including votes on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal near the close of the session.
GOProud, Gays, and The New World Order
Today, I’m hoping to convince the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community to take a moment and imagine a New World Order, spearheaded by the those of us who don’t fit into the traditional liberal Democrat voting demographic, and even by a few of us who currently do.