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VP Nominee Tim Kaine & Rep. John Lewis to Speak at the 20th Annual HRC National Dinner
Kaine, Lewis will address more than 3,600 guests at sold-out gala, additional speakers and talent to be announced soon.
On Two-Month Anniversary of Orlando Tragedy, Rubio Still Unwilling to Stand Up for LGBTQ Floridians
Addressing anti-LGBTQ pastors on heels of Trump speech, Rubio rails against marriage equality.
Rand Paul’s Solution to LGBT Discrimination: Go Back in the Closet
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, responded to offensive comments by Sen. Rand Paul saying that LGBT people should just go back in the closet if they fear discrimination.
HRC: Nation Would Be “Better Off” Without Rick Perry’s Discriminatory Views
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry said on Meet the Press that the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) would be “better off” without openly LGB employees and volunteers.
ENDA passes Senate 64-32
Today, the U.S. Senate voted 64 to 32 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) for the first time in the legislation’s two-decade history. All Senate Democrats joined 10 Senate Republicans to approve the bill.
Republican Pollster: Supermajority of Voters Support Employment Non-Discrimination Act
New polling by a prominent Republican pollster shows a supermajority of voters– 68 percent, including 56 percent of Republicans – support a federal law protecting gay and transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace.