Tag: Minnesota
Minnesota to Become 12th U.S. State to Allow Same-Sex Couples to Marry
The Minnesota state legislature today passed historic freedom to marry legislation which will make Minnesota the 12th state in the nation – plus the District of Columbia – to legalize marriage for same-sex couples.
“Marriage Voters” Take Center Stage in 2012 Votes
Nearly a month after nationwide elections delivered historic victories for marriage equality across the country, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, released a polling report showing a new, pro-marriage equality voting bloc drove ballot measure victories in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington.
Roman Catholic Church Pours $2 Million into Discrimination against LGBT Americans
The Roman Catholic Church hierarchy funneled $2 million into entirely unsuccessful efforts to advance discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the four marriage ballot states of Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington this election cycle.
PFLAG National Celebrates Historic Victories for Equality
Last Tuesday night’s election brought multiple watershed moments in the advancement of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Minnesotans Stand Up Against Marriage Discrimination; Reject Divisive Amendment
Upon news voters in Minnesota voted down the discriminatory anti-marriage amendment, 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.