HRC board unanimously endorses Hillary Clinton for president
The Human Rights Campaign's board of directors unanimously endorsed Hillary Clinton for President this week in recognition of "her robust agenda for advancing LGBT equality, strong record, and ability to win in November."
Clinton will publicly accept...
Major New England sports teams unite in support for equal public accommodations legislation
Four of Boston's major league teams and the TD Garden rallied around state legislation this week that would include non-discrimination protections for transgender people in public places like sports stadiums, restaurants, shopping malls, and...
HRC advocates for LGBT refugees and asylum seekers from Middle East
The brutal murder of a 15-year old Syrian boy thrown from the top of a building during the first weekend of the New Year in Deir ez-Zor, a Daesh (or ISIS/ISIL) stronghold, is but one...
Obama endorses adding LGBT protection to Civil Rights Act
Banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity may be added to an amended version of the landmark 1964 Civil Right Act if the Obama administration has its way. According to White House press...
Isaacson honored with Boston Women Communicators Lifetime Legacy award
Prominent marriage equality activist and LGBT-rights advocate Arline Isaacson is receiving some major well-deserved recognition when Boston Women Communicators honors her with its 21st Annual Lifetime Legacy Award on Wednesday, October 21.
The award ceremony takes place from 6 to...
Biden praises LGBT community, speaks out against violence at HRC dinner
Vice President Joe Biden praised the LGBT community's work and gave some advice in his Oct. 3 keynote address at the 19th annual Human Rights Campaign Fund national dinner in Washington, D.C.
He also "shrugged at the...
Gov. Baker nominates GLAD’s Vickie Henry to state appeals court
Vickie Henry, senior staff attorney and Youth Initiative Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), has been nominated to serve on the Massachusetts Appeals Court by Governor Charlie Baker.
In an Oct. 1...
LGBT Catholics reach out to Pope Francis through social media campaign
No question Pope Francis is being very generous with his time during his visit to the United States—what with his nonstop tour of public events and frequent attempts to break through security barriers for impromptu meet...
Google and Eastern Bank among corporations that back Transgender Public Accommodations protections in Massachusetts
Major corporations like Google and Eastern Bank have signed on with Freedom Massachusetts to ensure that transgender people are not denied service at any hotel or restaurant.
New organization Freedom Massachusetts and its Co-Chairs Kasey Suffredini...
Only 2.5% of Maine anti-gay marriage ballot battle funds came from Maine
Of $2 million spent to help keep Maine from having an equal marriage law on the books in 2009 only about $50,000 came from donors who actually lived in Maine.
In fact, most of it...
