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Google, Yahoo, Ebay, Dell, Apple, Gap Earn Top Marks On HRC Gay Index

2011-12-11T09:30:07Z

Google, Yahoo, Ebay, Dell, Apple and Gap are among the 190 companies scoring top marks in HRC's latest index of best places to work

Google, Yahoo, Ebay, Dell, Apple and Gap are among the 190 compan...

Firm Loses Equality Rating Over Cleta Mitchell's Repping Of Anti-Gay Marriage Group

2011-11-11T07:30:14Z

HRC has dropped the equality rating of a law firm over partner Cleta Mitchell's repping of anti-gay marriage group NOM

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has dropped the equality rating of a law firm over partner Cleta Mitchell's repping of anti-gay marriage group the Ke$ha has designed a t-shirt to support the work of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest gay rights group

Singer Ke$ha has designed a t-shirt to support the work of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest gay rights group.

Ke$ha's t-shirt celebrates National Coming Out Day, which encourages closeted gay men ...

Dell Plays Host To Gay Rights In The Workplace Presentation

2011-09-11T08:30:22Z

Computer giant Dell played host on Friday to a Human Rights Campaign (HRC) presentation on gay rights in the workplace

Computer giant Dell played host on Friday to a Human Rights Campaign (HRC) presentation on gay rights in the workplace.

The presentation was part of an Austin,...

Gaypon Promotes Gay-Friendly Businesses With Daily Deals Site

2011-08-31T06:00:11Z

Gaypon on Tuesday announced it had launched its daily deals site

Gaypon on Tuesday announced it had launched its daily deals site.

The site promises to offer coupons and discounts from gay-friendly businesses and donate a portion its profits to national LGBT organizations and charities, including The Trevor ...

Activists Attempt New Push For Gay Rights In Utah

2011-08-13T09:30:09Z

Activists are attempting a new push for gay rights in one of the nation's most anti-gay states: Utah

Activists are attempting a new push for gay rights in one of the nation's most anti-gay states: Utah.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest gay rights advocate, on Friday launched it's 17-city Seattle football stadium raising the alarm against this supposed menace. This was 2004.

James Dobson, the religious right stalwart who spoke at the rally, called gay marriage the most difficult issue t...

David Tyree's Gay Marriage Leads To Anarchy Comment Blasted By Gay Groups

2011-06-17T07:00:33Z

HRC, GLAAD respond to David Tyree's comment that giving gay couples the right to marry would lead to anarchy

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) on Thursday respon...

Cynthia Nixon, Sean Avery Lobby For Gay Marriage In Albany

2011-06-15T08:00:08Z

Cynthia Nixon and Sean Avery traveled to the New York Statehouse on Tuesday to lobby lawmakers for a gay marriage bill

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon and New York Rangers winger Sean Avery traveled to the New York S...

Cyndi Lauper Joins Fight For Gay Marriage In New York

2011-06-15T07:00:39Z

Cyndi Lauper is the latest celebrity to join the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign

Cyndi Lauper is the latest celebrity to join the H...

Majority Of Christians Support Gay Rights, Poll Says

2011-05-23T11:30:18Z

According to a new poll released Monday by the gay rights group HRC, a majority of Christians support gay rights

According to a new poll released Monday by the gay rights group Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a majority of Christians support gay rights.

Sixty-eight percent of respondents said they support laws banning discrimi...

Claire Buffie, Miss New York, Joins HRC's Gay Marriage Campaign

2011-05-20T10:00:10Z

Miss New York Claire Buffie is the latest celebrity to join the HRC's New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign

Miss New York Claire Buffie is the latest celebrity to join the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) New Yorkers for Marri...

Julianna Margulies, Keith Lieberthal Join HRC's Gay Marriage Campaign

2011-04-28T09:30:16Z

Actress Julianna Margulies and her husband Keith Lieberthal are the latest celebrities to join HRC's New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

Actress Julianna Margulies and her husband Keith Lieberthal are the latest celebrities to join the Human Rights Campaign's (...

HRC Boasts Of Pressuring King & Spalding To Drop DOMA Case

2011-04-26T11:00:26Z

HRC responds to criticism that the group pressured King & Spalding to drop its defense of DOMA by boasting about its victory

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has responded to criticism that the gay rights group pressured King & Spalding to drop its defense of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) by boasting...

Bill T. Jones Latest Celebrity To Join HRC's Gay Marriage Campaign

2011-04-26T10:00:28Z

Acclaimed dancer-choreographer Bill T. Jones is the latest celebrity to join HRC's New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

Acclaimed dancer-choreographer Bill T. Jones is the latest celebrity to join the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) New Yorkers for Marriage Equality ca...

Virginia Board Rejects Gay-Inclusive Adoption Policy

2011-04-21T05:30:51Z

A Virginia board late on Wednesday decided against a proposed gay-inclusive adoption policy

A Virginia board late on Wednesday decided against a proposed gay-inclusive adoption policy.

The State Board of Social Services voted 7 to 2 in favor of keeping its current policy that only allows married couples and single fo...

HRC Campaign Urges House Republicans Not To Defend DOMA

2011-03-01T09:00:11Z

HRC has begun a campaign urging the GOP-led House not to defend gay marriage ban DOMA

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest gay rights advocate, has begun a campaign urging the GOP-led House not to defend the Defense of Marriag...

New tenant of Harvey Milk's old store draws ire

2010-12-14T03:00:21Z

Gay group leases site of Harvey Milk's old San Francisco store, angers some activists

On the surface, the new tenant at the storefront where Harvey Milk waged his historic political campaign would seem like the last organization to anger people in the gay community.

The Hum...

Homosexuality and Healthcare

2010-11-29T14:53:00Z

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Barney Frank Holds Out Little Hope For Stalled Gay Rights Bills

2010-11-10T11:00:14Z

Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank is holding out little hope of passage for stalled gay rights bills in next year's Congress

Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank is holding out little hope of passage for stalled gay rights bills in next year's Congress.

While the 70-year-old, openly gay representative told gay weekly the

No Longer Invisible The Power of LGBT Employees

2010-11-29T14:57:19Z
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How to find out if a potential employer is gay friendly

2010-11-29T15:45:24Z
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What causes homosexuality

2010-11-29T15:19:55Z
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Assessing the power of the HRC in the gay rights movement

2010-11-29T15:05:13Z
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Fran Drescher To Be Honored At HRC Fundraiser In Palm Springs

2010-10-26T05:00:24Z

Actress Fran Drescher will be honored next Saturday at HRC's annual Garden Party in Palm Springs
Actress Fran Drescher will be honored next Saturday at HRC's annual Garden Party in Palm Springs.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest gay advocate, will pr...

Scorned Or Screwed

2010-11-03T03:22:50Z
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The LGBT Guide to Life, Politics, and Love: #1

2010-11-02T21:07:27Z
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Gay activists deliver petition to Mormon church

2010-11-02T12:27:38Z
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APNewsBreak: US gay rights leaders headed to Utah

2010-10-08T11:30:39Z

APNewsBreak: National gay rights leaders to deliver more than 100k letters to Mormon church
National gay rights activists said Friday they'll descend on Salt Lake City's Mormon church headquarters to deliver more than 100,000 letters asking a senior church leader to recant recent anti-gay statements.
The Human R...

Target, Best Buy, 3M Drop On HRC Index After Anti-Gay Donation

2010-10-04T09:45:23Z

Rankings for Target, 3M and Best Buy drop from last year on a gay equality index after the companies aided anti-gay Tom Emmer
Rankings for Target, 3M and Best Buy drop from last year on a gay equality index after the companies ai...

HRC Counters Target's Support For Anti-Gay Marriage Tom Emmer

2010-09-11T11:15:44Z

After failing to secure an equal donation for pro-gay candidates from Target, the HRC is expected to make the donation itself
After failing to secure an equal donation for pro-gay candidates from Target, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is expected to make the donation itself.

In an interview with the AP, HRC presid...

Gay Adoption Options

2010-09-11T21:07:18Z
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Gay Group HRC Drops Target, Best Buy From Buyer's Guide

2010-08-22T09:45:06Z

Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay advocate, will drop Target and Best Buy from its annual buyer's guide
Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest gay advocate, will drop Target and Best Buy from its annual buyer's guide after the companies supported an anti-gay candidate.

Both companies ...

Gay Group Endorses Giannoulias After Kirk Votes Against DADT Repeal

2010-05-30T09:45:08Z

HRC endorses Alexi Giannoulias for Illinois Senate after Mark Kirk votes against DADT repeal
The Human Right Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest gay rights advocate, has pulled its end...

Aiken, Baxter Speak Out At Gay Fundraiser

2010-03-01T10:15:48Z

Crooner Clay Aiken and actress Meredith Baxter appeared at a gay fundraiser Saturday

More than a year after disclosing he is gay on the cover of 'People' magazine, Clay Aiken spoke out on gay rights at a fundraiser in North Carolina. He was joined by former 'HRC President Joe Solmonese suggested Saturday that support for gay rights would likely soften after the November elections

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Joe Solmonese suggested Saturday that support for gay rights would likely soften after the November elections.

Solmonese made his remarks during an HRC fundraisin...

Military Defunding Bill Gets Rolling At Gay Fundraiser

2010-06-12T12:05:59Z

A bill that would withhold the cost of implementing the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is expected to be announced tonight

A bill that would withhold the cost of implementing the “don't ask, don't tell” policy is expected to be announced tonight by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at a gay fundr...

NY Senator Gillibrand To Speak At Gay Fundraiser

2010-06-12T12:06:03Z

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will speak at the HRC's ninth annual new New York fundraiser

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will speak at the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) ninth annual New York fundraiser. The appearance raises the speculation that she's co...

Congress Poised To Consider Gay Partner Benefits

2010-06-25T19:17:18Z

Congress is preparing to vote on a bill that would extend benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees

Congress is preparing to vote on a bill that would extend benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees after passage in committees from both houses. Wisconsin Representative Tammy Baldwin's Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009 (DPBO) is quickly wending its way ...

Gay Group HRC Endorses Senator Gillibrand

2010-06-25T19:49:25Z

Gay rights group the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has endorsed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's 2010 bid to keep her New York seat

Gay rights group the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has endorsed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's 2010 bid to keep her New York seat.

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Complete Text Of Obama's Speech At Gay Fundraiser

2010-06-12T16:50:49Z

Complete text of President Obama's speech to the Human Rights Campaign

President Obama spoke Saturday at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) national dinner. HRC is the nation's largest gay rights advocate. The president's received a standing ovation inside the Walter E. Obama repeats promise to change policy on gays in military, but activists ask 'when?'
President Barack Obama restated his campaign pledge to allow homosexual men and women to serve openly in the military, but many in his audience of gay activists were left wondering when he would make good on the promise.
"I will end 'don't ask-don't tell,'" Obama said Saturday night to a standing ovation from the crowd...

Sullivan Calls Gay Ambassadorship Too Little

2010-04-16T09:55:04Z

Andrew Sullivan calls Obama's nomination of a gay ambassador too little, too late

At least one blogger isn't cheering yesterday's news that President Obama has nominated an openly gay lawyer for ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.

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MORE COVERAGE FOR DOMESTIC PARTNERS

2010-04-16T10:09:33Z

MORE COVERAGE FOR DOMESTIC PARTNERS
As companies cut back on benefits, one perk is on the rise: domestic partner benefits. Last year the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a nonprofit devoted to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality, found that 17 companies in its annual study of 590 corporations and law firms added the benefit, bringing the total to 554.

HRC measures treatment o...

Act Now to End Employment Discrimination

2010-10-22T07:38:37Z
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Record Number Of Companies Receive High Marks On Gay Index

2010-10-22T15:33:06Z

A record number of companies have received a perfect score on gay workplace issues

A record number of companies have received a perfect score on gay workplace issues, according to a new report.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest gay rights advocate, released its 2010 survey on GLBT discrimination in corporate

40 Years After Stonewall Anti-Gay Harassment Continues

2010-10-22T07:32:34Z
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Gay Man Appointed To Obama Faith Council

2010-06-26T01:31:31Z

Obama Faith Council appoints a gay man; anti-gay former coach passes

The White House has announced nine new appointments to its Faith Office. A gay man is in, and an anti-gay former coach is out.

Harry Knox is among the new appointments announced Monday to Gay rights group HRC endorses Sen. Barack Obama for President, while denouncing Sen. John McCain's record

Senator John McCain wants gays and lesbians to think of him as being gay-friendly, or, at least, gay-comfortable. For instance, he has kept mum on gay nuptials in California set to begin next week...

Biden To Speak At Gay Rights Gathering

2010-04-16T16:55:57Z

Senator Joe Biden will be the featured speaker at a gay rights gathering Saturday
Just days after facing off against his Republican vice presidential rival, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Senator Joe Biden will be the featured speaker at a gay rights gathering.
While Biden used part of his time during the first and only vice presidential debate Thursday ...

EA, Microsoft, and Gamestop Praised By Human Rights Campaign

2010-10-21T10:56:49Z
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Corporations Proud To Receive High Marks On Gay Index

2010-04-16T13:30:46Z

A record number of companies achieve a perfect score on gay index; press releases follow

The days of organizations viewing gay workplace discrimination ratings as an invasion of privacy are over. Companies these days are more likely to think of a high mark as an honor and make some noise. Proof of that fact can be found in their press releases.

This week the Human Rights Campaign (HR...

Two transgender members quit group

2010-09-10T14:05:34Z

Two Transgender Members of Human Rights Campaign Quit Because of ENDA Support
Two transgender members of the Human Rights Campaign quit Tuesday, saying the group's support of an employment nondiscrimination bill that excluded transgender workers put them "in an untenable position."
Jamison Green and Donna Rose's resignations from the ...

Gay rights group supports job bias ban

2010-09-10T10:20:10Z

Leading Gay Rights Group Supports Job Discrimination Measure in Spite of Misgivings
A leading gay rights group changed course Tuesday to support a job discrimination bill even though it does not include transgender workers.
The Human Rights Campaign's decision to back the measure to prohibit workplace bias against gays, lesbians and bisexuals provides a boost to bill supporters as a

Bill stalls over transgender protections

2010-09-10T01:17:34Z

Exclusion of Transgender People Prompts Delay of Anti-Workplace Discrimination Bill
Legislation banning workplace discrimination against gays, lesbians and bisexuals _ but not those who have had sex-change surgery or cross-dressers _ has stalled in the House after an impassioned outcry against excluding people from the bill.
"We are one community, and we demand protections for all of us, and nothing else will suffice," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, with Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, center, head to a news conference about the "Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, with Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, center, head to a news conference about the "Cleve Jones gestures beside HRC.org (Human Rights Campaign) manager Shane Martin, center, and HRC's Creative Director Don Kiser outside former San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk's former home and campaign headquarters in

Obama Gays

2010-06-25T23:07:02Z
Singer Lady Gaga, gives her applause as U.S. President Barack Obama, delivers his remarks at the Human Rights Campaign national dinner, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Obama

2010-03-31T05:03:44Z
President Barack Obama, speaks at the Human Rights Campaign national dinner, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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