Tag: Marriage Equality
Tammy Baldwin Elected First Gay U.S. Senator
GLAAD today responded to historic wins for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans. President Barack Obama won re-election after becoming the first acting president to voice support for marriage equality.
Maine Makes History Affirming Marriage Equality by Popular Vote
Upon news voters in Maine passed Question One affirming marriage equality by popular vote, HRC President Chad Griffin made the following statement:
GLAAD and Equality Matters Call on Media to Debunk Anti-Equality Ads in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organisation, and Equality Matters, a national watchdog that fights anti-gay misinformation in support of full LGBT equality, today called on the media in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington and around the country to bring attention to the falsehoods present in anti-LGBT “scare” ads running in the four states with marriage on the ballot next week.
Files FCC Complaint Over Unsolicited Anti-Gay Text Messages to Voters
The Human Rights Campaign, the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate mass spam texts that are taking aim at President Obama, marriage equality, and a number of other progressive issues.
‘Ducks Could Take Over The World’ If Gay Marriage Is Approved
A letter to the editor from a 14-year-old homeschooled teen named Jasmin was recently published in Canterbury, New Zealand’s Northern Outlook, garnering stunned silence from most and lengthy rebuttals from others. The subject of the letter was homosexuality in general and the legalization of same-sex marriage in particular.
Modern Family Stars Join Fight for Marriage Equality with HRC Sweepstakes
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is launching a sweepstakes opportunity that will send a winner and a guest to California, where they will have dinner with Modern Family stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet.