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Omar Sharif Jr. joins GLAAD staff
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced that actor and LGBT advocate Omar Sharif Jr. will join GLAAD’s staff as National Spokesperson and Strategic Giving Officer.
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Nation’s Leading LGBT Advocacy Organizations Stand in Solidarity for Immigration Reform
Today national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy organizations join local, state and national immigration, civil rights and LGBT groups and advocates marching for justice for all immigrants on National Immigration Day of Action.
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HRC Makes Comprehensive & Inclusive Immigration Reform Organisational Priority
As part of an ongoing effort in support of comprehensive immigration reform that includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) immigrants and their families.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Releases Report Supporting Marriage Equality and Adoption Rights
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, today praised the release of a policy statement and technical report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) supporting marriage equality and adoption and foster care rights by same-sex couples titled, ‘Promoting the Well-Being of Children Whose Parents Are Gay or Lesbian,’
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HRC Statement on Efforts to Name San Francisco International Airport after Harvey Milk
San Francisco supervisors are advancing legislation aimed at commemorating LGBT civil rights leader Harvey Milk by renaming the city’s airport in his honor. Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin released the following statement in support: