Tag: Joe Solmonese
HRC to Rick Santorum: Get Your Facts Straight and Put Children First
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the America’s largest civil rights organisation dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, today denounced former Pennsylvania senator and presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s comments that adoption is a privilege that gay people are not entitled to.
Voices of Faith to Speak Out for LGBT Equality in Washington in Late May
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, today announced its Clergy Call for Justice and Equality 2011 will take place in Washington, DC May 23-24, 2011. Clergy Call is a biennial event of the HRC Foundation’s Religion and Faith Program, mobilising clergy from across the country to speak up on matters of LGBT equality.
Send in nominations for the special mom in your life by May 4
In an effort to recognise loving and supportive mothers across the U.S this Mothers’ Day, the Family Project at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest civil rights organisation dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, has launched the “Mother of the Year” Award contest.
Equality Virginia and HRC Condemn State Board of Social Services for Failing to Serve the Best Interests of Virginia’s Children
Equality Virginia and the Human Rights Campaign today condemned the Virginia State Board of Social Services for voting to strip legal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, disability, political beliefs and family status from final rules governing licensed adoption and foster care agencies.
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.