Category: US National News
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HRC Statement on Passing of Sen. Arlen Specter
HRC President Chad Griffin issued the following statement on the death of former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter.
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The Newly Updated Guide Is Released as a Growing Chorus of Straight Supporters Is Standing Up for LGBT Equality
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and its Coming Out Project, in partnership with PFLAG National (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), the original family and ally organization, and its Straight for Equality project, today released a comprehensive update of Coming Out as a Straight Supporter.
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Gov. Brown Signs SB 1172 Protecting California’s Youth
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law SB 1172, a bill that will put an end to dangerous and disproved efforts designed to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender expression that have proven to inflict great emotional harm.
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Jon Stewart Rails Against Fox News
On Thursday night’s “Daily Show,” Jon Stewart did not hold back his feelings about Fox News’ vilification of Michelle Obama for encouraging children to eat healthier.
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Schoep who touched the world
The stunning photograph of a man lulling his arthritic dog to sleep in Lake Superior has touched so many people that John Unger, 49, and his dog Schoep, 19, have started a foundation to help other dogs in need.
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Iraq War Veteran Who Successfully Battled “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Will Be Keynote Speaker at Emerging Scholars “Stand Against Bullying”
Lt. Dan Choi Will Speak in Memorial Hall on Saturday, September 29 at 5:30 p.m. – Free and Open to the Public Two-Day Scholarly Conference Will Address the Issue of Bullying Aimed at Marginalized Groups.