I’ve known Beth Robinson for over ten years, getting to know her best after her success in bringing the issue of equal rights for same-sex couples before the Vermont Supreme Court. Her success led to the Vermont legislature creating the then unheard of term “civil unions†in July, 2000. When I lived in Vermont I worked [...]
The Human Rights Campaign’s “Supporting Businesses That Support Us†campaign goes high-tech this new year with a free iPhone application that equips pro-equality shoppers with rankings of popular American brands at their fingertips. The “Buying for Equality†iPhone application (available at www.hrc.org/iPhone) puts information directly in the hands of consumers in an easy to read format that divides businesses [...]
You may have noticed that Back Story was taking a much needed break for the holidays but I wanted to catch up on a few important developments for openly LGBT people in public office. First, today Annise Parker was publicly sworn-in as mayor of Houston, Tex. She is the first openly lesbian woman (and one [...]
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