Post Tagged with: "gay rights"

Obama to Court: Overturn Prop 8, Gays & Lesbians Deserve Right to Marry

Obama to Court: Overturn Prop 8, Gays & Lesbians Deserve Right to Marry

Obama’s friend-of-the-court brief makes him the first president to urge the Supreme Court to expand same-gender marriage rights.

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100+ GOP Leaders, 200+ Corporations Support Same-Gender Marriage

100+ GOP Leaders, 200+ Corporations Support Same-Gender Marriage

Shifting public attitudes pressure Republicans to reassess their platform on marriage equality.

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Obama Joins Corporate Outcry Against Boy Scouts’ Gay Ban

Obama Joins Corporate Outcry Against Boy Scouts’ Gay Ban

Should the Boy Scouts lift its gay ban? President Obama reveals during a video interview why he believes gays and lesbians should have access.

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Who Was Most Hurt By ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’? Black Women

Who Was Most Hurt By ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’? Black Women

Less than 1 percent of service women are Black, but 9 percent of all female Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell discharges were Black women.

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Gay-Cure Ban Stops ‘Quackery’ Therapy

Gay-Cure Ban Stops ‘Quackery’ Therapy

California’s legislation is the first to protect LGBT youth from damaging mental-health treatments.

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Same-Gender Financial Crisis? You Must Watch This

Same-Gender Financial Crisis? You Must Watch This

From marriage to children to death benefits, what do gay and lesbian couples need to know?

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LGBT Facts & Figures

LGBT Facts & Figures

This diversity-leadership resource offers insight to evolving workplace diversity with a downloadable list of important LGBT-rights events and the relevant demographics you need to know.

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Ruling Against Defense of Marriage Act Is Major Diversity Victory

Ruling Against Defense of Marriage Act Is Major Diversity Victory

The federal court decision striking down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is a major civil-rights victory for advocates supporting diversity and inclusion. With President Obama and more leaders of the Black community on board, marriage equality is gaining momentum rapidly.

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What Clinton’s Global LGBT-Rights Speech Means for Your Company

What Clinton’s Global LGBT-Rights Speech Means for Your Company

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s support of LGBT rights in every country opens the door for companies to be more openly inclusive. How is this likely to unfold, and what can your company do now?

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Target CEO Apologizes for Supporting Anti-Gay Candidate

After public outrage for a $150,000 political contribution, Target’s Gregg Steinhafel issued an apology for supporting MN Forward, a group that backs anti-gay-rights and anti-immigration-rights gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. Read Steinhafel’s full letter here, and find out what else the retail giant promises to do.

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