This morning at a ceremony at D.C.’s All Souls Unitarian Churan Church (whose minister Rev. Rob Hardies is co-chair of Clergy United for Marriage Equality), Mayor Adrian Fenty signed the marriage equality bill, flanked by members of the Council. Â In remarks, the Mayor praised the step as one that follows in the long march toward equality [...]
On Friday, December 18, HRC joined representatives from approximately 30 other advocacy organizations to meet with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, on the proposed anti-homosexuality bill that is currently being debated in Uganda. The meeting was organized by the Public Affairs Bureau to highlight the U.S. government’s efforts and plans [...]
In the wee hours of this morning, the Senate cleared a key procedural vote by a party-line tally, 60-40, closing debate on its version of health care reform legislation and paving the way for a vote on final passage by Christmas Eve. Senate Democrats secured the votes of all members of their caucus by [...]
In a deeply disappointing decision, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) formally stated today that it will not provide spousal benefits to the same-sex spouse of an employee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (The Advocate reported about the announcement this afternoon, and the full statement from OPM is available [...]
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