Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (GayWebSource.com) – Instead of the traditional flowers and chocolates, lesbian and gay employees of the City of Palm Beach Gardens are hoping to give their partners health insurance coverage this Valentine’s Day.
On Valentine’s Day, attorney Jessica Blackman, a Palm Beach Gardens resident and Vice President of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, wrote to City Council Members “to encourage… Read the rest
Teacher supporting the effort says being gay is a choice and that gay people don’t have a purpose in life
02/11/2013
Washington – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, is condemning the efforts of a small group in Indiana working to ban gay and lesbian students from attending the Sullivan High School prom this year. One student… Read the rest
Gay former den leader, gay former Scoutmaster, gay Eagle Scout, and father of gay Scout denied his Eagle Award delivered 1.4 million signatures from their combined Change.org petitions.
Petition delivery occurs as Boy Scouts Board holds historic vote on ending ban on gay Scouts and leaders.
DALLAS, TX – (February 4, 2013) Four Scout leaders whose petitions on Change.org sparked a national movement to end the… Read the rest
HRC Fact Check on NOM’s New York Threats Confirms Downfall
01/17/2013
Washington – The Human Rights Campaign today highlighted a new milestone in the march toward full marriage equality: the fall of the empire opposed to same-sex marriage. Widespread losses, sagging poll numbers, and poor investments make it difficult to see how national groups like the so-called National Organization for Marriage remain viable.
“The mission of… Read the rest
Anti-LGBT religious leader also likens befriending gay people to having friends who are cannibals and molesters
01/09/2013
Washington – A Colorado pastor took to the airwaves this week to declare that the nation’s “embrace of homosexuality” stands to “destroy society…destroy lives…destroy families, we’ll destroy everything.” It’s not the first time Pastor Dave Beuhner, who heads up Christ the King Church in Larkspur, has blasted the LGBT… Read the rest
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s National Religious Leadership Roundtable applauds the announcement today by the Washington National Cathedral that it will celebrate the weddings of same-sex couples. The cathedral, part of the Episcopal Church, is among the most prominent churches in the nation.
Statement by the Rev. Rebecca Voelkel, Faith Work Director
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
“In many ways, the… Read the rest
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 — The Obama administration today nominated former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) to become secretary of defense. Hagel’s senatorial record on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues as well as reproductive rights is cause for concern.
In 1998, Hagel referred to James Hormel, then President Bill Clinton’s choice for U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg, as “openly, aggressively gay.” He claimed that Hormel’s sexual orientation… Read the rest
Gingrich – who oversaw the passage of the Defense of Marriage Act – urges GOP to stop fighting against marriage equality
12/20/2012
Washington – In an interview with the Huffington Post, former Republican presidential candidate and House Speaker Newt Gingrich made remarks indicating he and other GOP leaders should embrace civil marriage equality – the latest sign of powerful momentum for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)… Read the rest
(GayWebSource.com) – DALLAS – While a lot of attention in the fight for marriage equality has been in the four states where marriage activists won in November, the fight goes on in other states.
On July 5, Dallas, Texas residents Major and Beau Jiminez staged a sit-in at the Dallas County Clerk’s Office after being denied a marriage license. They were arrested for criminal trespass,… Read the rest
“These are just the same old tired anti-gay groups and individuals…”
(GayWebSource.com) – December 19, 2012 • Chicago, Illinois – The Civil Rights Agenda (TCRA), the leading and largest Illinois Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) civil rights advocacy organization, has learned that a group of anti-gay organizations has established the “Coalition to Protect Children and Marriage.”
“These are just the same-old tired anti-gay groups… Read the rest
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