Tag: Joe Solmonese
HRC to World Bank: Remove PFOX from Your Community Connections Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest civil rights organisation dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality – today called on the World Bank to remove Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX) from its Community Connections Campaign, a workplace charitable giving program.
Senators Lieberman & Collins Propose Stand-Alone Repeal Measure
Today the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, praised the bipartisan proposal under the leadership of Sens.
University Officials Fire Lesbian Soccer Coach and Say No to GSA
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest civil rights organisation working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, and the Tennessee Equality Project, Tennessee’s only statewide organisation dedicated to the protection and expansion of the rights of LGBT Tennesseans, today call on Belmont University officials to stop discriminatory practices at the University.
Clock is ticking but time remains for action on repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
The U.S. Senate owes it to the military to bring up and pass the National Defense Authorization Act along with repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” before year’s end, yesterday said the Human Rights Campaign – America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation.
Supporting DADT Repeal Means Supporting Senate Debate on Defense Bill
Decemer 3rd, 2010, the Human Rights Campaign welcomed the news from Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., that he “accept[s] the findings of the report and support[s] repeal based on the Secretary’s recommendations.” HRC emphasized that support by any Senator for repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is of little value without a commitment to vote to bring up the National Defense Authorization Act – the bill to which DADT repeal is attached – to a vote on the Senate floor. Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to make a motion to proceed to the bill as soon as early this week.
Service Chiefs Pledge to Faithfully Implement DADT Repeal
Speaking Friday before a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Chiefs of the military services all expressed that they would successfully implement “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal should Congress change the law. Testifying were General James Cartwright, General George Casey, Admiral Gary Roughead, General James Amos, General Norton Schwartz and Admiral Robert Papp.