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 of [...]
Today the Department of Health and Human Services announced the ban has been lifted on HIV positive visitors and immigrants entering the country first established in 1987. A regulation promulgated by the Obama administration last summer and finalized in November goes into effect today, removing HIV from the list of communicable diseases that bar foreign nationals [...]
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 [...]
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