All posts tagged "hrc"
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Neil Patrick Harris and Julianne Moore help launch HRC’s national marriage equality drive
“It’ll be nice to get a callous on the other hand.” Neil Patrick Harris, at the launch party for Americans for Marriage Equality at the...
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Barney Frank Retiring, News Conference in Massachusetts This Afternoon
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will not be seeking re-election to the House of Representatives, putting an end date on his more than 30 years in...
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Off-Year Advances
The off-year elections, normally a slow-paced night for national coverage, featured several ballot measures – including Ohio, Mississippi and Maine – that garnered significant attention....
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HRC Goes After Lawyer Cleta Mitchell by Way of Her Law Firm, Foley & Lardner
The Human Rights Campaign often finds itself the subject of criticism for not taking aggressive action against politicians and others who are pro-LGBT in some...
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Spirited, But Not Yet Safe
On Oct. 20, many parts of Facebook and Twitter turned purple, as individuals, organizations, companies and even the White House changed their profile pictures and...
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Family Research Council Scores 10 House Votes, Two Relating to DOMA
The Family Research Council’s political arm, FRC Action, today released its “Vote Scorecard” for the first session of the 112th Congress. Of the 10 House...
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Share Our Values
The voters were focused intently on the message sent by the speaker, seeking affirmation that their candidate would pursue a moral path if successful in...
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Strong Words, But Still Evolving
Saturday evening, Oct. 1, President Barack Obama addressed the Human Rights Campaign for the second time in his presidency, speaking at the Washington Convention Center...
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New “Cap” on House DOMA Defense Set at $1.5 Million, Additional Change Alters Payment Liability
On Oct. 1, the obligation of the federal government to pay for the House Republican leadership’s defense of the Defense of Marriage Act increased from...
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Mika at the 2011 HRC National Dinner [video]
Metro Weekly's Justin Stewart has a few minutes with Mika on the arrival carpet at the 2011 HRC National Dinner, Saturday, Oct. 1 in Washington,
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Barack Obama's speech at HRC's National Dinner 2011 [video]
On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, President Barack Obama addressed the 15th annual Human Rights Campaign national dinner. In addition to touting the administration's accomplishments --...
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg Speaks at 2011 HRC National Dinner [video]
On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Ind.) spoke at the 15th annual Human Rights Campaign national dinner, accepting HRC's National...
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Cyndi Lauper at HRC National Dinner 2011 [video]
Pop legend and longtime LGBT-rights ally Cyndi Lauper answers a few questions on the red carpet leading into the 2011 HRC National Dinner. She also...
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Ben Cohen at the 2011 HRC National Dinner [video]
Metro Weekly's Justin Stewart talks with international rugby star and LGBT ally Ben Cohen on the red carpet at the 2011 HRC National Dinner, Saturday,...
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Baldwin Pitches Senate Bid, Bloomberg Accepts Ally Award at HRC Dinner
Besides President Obama’s keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign’s 15th annual national dinner, the two key political speeches came from a representative from Wisconsin...
