All posts tagged "chad griffin"
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Hate Crimes Against Gays and Lesbians Increase In 2011
Hate crimes against gays and lesbians are on the rise in America, according to the latest report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Released earlier...
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Morgan Freeman Narrates HRC Marriage-Equality Ad
One of the country’s most acclaimed actors is lending his voice to the fight for marriage equality in a new ad produced by the Human...
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Sweep of Victories Leave HRC Energized for the Fights Ahead
With the re-election of President Barack Obama, gains in LGBT representation in Congress, and four victories for marriage equality at the ballot box, advocates are...
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Anti-Gay Lawmakers Make Gains in 112th Congress
Overall support in Congress for LGBT rights has decreased significantly over the past two years, according to the Human Rights Campaign’s latest Congressional Scorecard. Despite...
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Elections in HRC Spotlight
{Chad Griffin with Sally Field and her son Sam Greisman (Photo by Ward Morrison)} With just a month to go before the general election, the...
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''Ex-Gay'' Ban Awaits Brown Signature
With the flick of Gov. Jerry Brown's pen, California is poised to become the first state in the nation to outlaw gay ''conversion'' and ''reparative''...
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Defining Hate
Debate over the tone of American political discourse continues a week after a gunman walked into the lobby of the Family Research Council's Washington office...
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HRC Jumps Into Fray After GOP Senate Candidate’s Rape Comments
An anti-gay Missouri Republican running for Senate is under fire for comments he made over the weekend saying that women rarely get pregnant from “legitimate...
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D.C. Mayor Signs Bullying Bill
With the City Council's unanimous passage of the Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012 earlier this month, this morning saw Act 2, as Mayor Vincent...
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Exit Interview
On Saturday, June 16, Joe Solmonese looked relaxed. It made sense. It was, after all, pretty much the first weekend that the former head of...
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Area Hospitals Get High Marks
The D.C. metropolitan area is among the top regions in the country when it comes to the quality and LGBT-friendliness of health care policies and...
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HRC Releases “Groundbreaking Research” on LGBT Youth, Marking Start of Griffin’s Tenure
Today, the Human Rights Campaign is releasing what it calls “groundbreaking research” involving “more than 10,000 LGBT-identified youth ages 13-17.” The national LGBT political organization...
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BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Passes on Further Review of Prop 8 Case, Setting Up Appeal to Supreme Court
The federal appeals court hearing the challenge to California’s Proposition 8 passed on taking another look at the ruling. The decision today by the U.S. Court...
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Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit Seeking Marriage Equality in Nevada
Today, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund took what one of its lawyers calls “a strategic step” in the national effort to advance marriage equality...
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Michelle Obama: Supreme Court Picks Will Impact Whether Americans Can “Love Whomever We Choose”
At multiple events in New York City on Monday,...
