All posts tagged "joe solmonese"
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Former HRC president appointed CEO of 2020 Democratic National Convention Committee
Joe Solmonese, a former president of the Human Rights Campaign, has been appointed CEO of the 2020 Democratic National Convention Committee. Democratic National Committee Chair...
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Revisiting the Honorees
With the 2013 Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner around the corner, it's a perfect time to check in with...
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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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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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Obama Campaign Launches LGBT Outreach Effort, With HRC’s Solmonese Wearing Two Hats
Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese was on double duty today, serving as the main speaker on the launch of the Obama for America campaign’s...
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White House Sets LGBT Pride Month Reception for June 15, Sends Out Invites
This year’s White House LGBT Pride Month...
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Threat Prompts D.C. Evacuations
Following a reported bomb threat, the Human Rights Campaign and other LGBT organizations in Washington evacuated their offices today. According to Fred Sainz, HRC's vice...
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How It Ends
''We are an ahistorical people,'' Cleveland attorney Leslye Huff says. ''The number of lesbians in this town, who are under 40, who don't know that...
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A Stellar Affair
{DC Allen (Photo courtesy of DC Allen) June Crenshaw (Photo by Todd Franson) DC Metro Vet (Photo by Jen Sizer) Chef Art Smith (Photo courtesy...
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White House Says No Federal Contractor Nondiscrimination Executive Order “At This Time”
President Obama does not plan to sign an executive order at this time banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or...
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Starbucks CEO Dismisses NOM, Says Marriage Equality “Consistent With the Tradition” of Starbucks
On March 21, Starbucks chief executive officer Howard Schultz responded to a recent campaign launched by the National Organization for Marriage urging people to “Dump...
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Republican-Led New Hampshire House Overwhelmingly Rejects Marriage Equality Repeal
With a 211 to 116 vote on Wednesday, March 21, the New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected a bill to repeal the state’s marriage equality...
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Chamber Announces Awardees
The Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, aka the Chamber, has announced those to be honored at the group's 2012 awards dinner under...
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BREAKING: Chad Griffin Named HRC’s Next President, Prop 8 Foe to Take on the Nation
The Human Rights Campaign today announced that Chad Griffin, the force behind the challenge to California’s Proposition 8,...
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HRC Endorses Dem Elizabeth Warren Over GOP Sen. Scott Brown in Massachusetts
The Human Rights Campaign announced today that it is endorsing Elizabeth Warren (D) in her challenge to unseat Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), who won the...
