SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- As the decade draws to a close, a new report shows the past 10 years have been a period of dramatic gains in equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in America. Two-thirds of the 36 statistical indicators compiled in A Decade of Progress on LGBT Rights showed significant advances, including sharp increases in the number of LGBT Americans protected by nondiscrimination and family recognition legislation at the state level. Just over a quarter of the indicators were negative, and two showed mixed results. The report is a joint project of the LGBT Movement Advancement Project and the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr., Fund. The report is available at www.lgbtmap.org.
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 [...]
MENDHAM TWP. - PFLAG, Morris County (Parents, Family and Friends of Gays and Lesbians), is a confidential, mutual support group to help parents, grandparents and friends adjust to a child’s gay or lesbian orientation. The group meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at Brookside Community Church, 8 E. Main St.
An anonymous donor has gifted the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center with a $50,000 endowment.
Over the holidays, an anonymous donor gave the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center (MGLCC) a very generous gift â€" $50,000 to put toward their efforts to help LGBT teens and young adults in need of financial, medical, psychological, and legal support. The center's Youth Empowerment Services (YES) program has been overwhelmed since its inception. Volunteers and staff have actually paid money ...
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