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St. Stephen Catholic Church in Michigan denied Holy Communion to Judge Sara Smolenski, the chief judge of Michigan’s 63rd District Court, because she is married to a woman. Rev. Scott Nolan, the priest at the church located in Grand Rapids, Mich., called Smolenski, 62, on Nov. 23 and asked her…
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a 2020 presidential hopeful, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday that female candidates are held to a “different standard” than men. Klobuchar was talking to Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” when she brought up South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg. She told Tapper that she…
Misty Daugereaux was breast-feeding her 10-month-old son while her 4-year-old son and 4-year-old nephew were swimming on Sunday at Nessler Park Family Aquatic Center in Texas City, Texas, outside Galveston. Texas law states, “A mother is entitled to breast-feed her baby in any location in which the mother is authorized…
Nike’s newest “Equality” ad has created a lot of buzz, with the media calling it a “powerful message” and a “forceful call” to equality. However, a look at the company’s nearly all-white and almost all-male boardroom tells a different story. Set in black and white, the ad features athletes in…
Letter from major business leaders across the country to be delivered by HRC President Chad Griffin and Equality NC Executive Director Chris Sgro this morning to Governor Pat McCrory demanding he and the North Carolina General Assembly repeal the radical provisions of discriminatory HB 2 in upcoming legislative session. WASHINGTON…
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) took a big step backwards on LGBT rights on Wednesday evening by signing House Bill 2, or the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, which forbids transgender people from using public bathrooms that correspond to their gender identities. According to the bill, “Public agencies…
In the latest news on the Sony hack, Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter finds himself in the midst of a controversy after slamming female superheroes. According to an email exchange between Perlmutter and Sony CEO Michael Lynton, Perlmutter believes “female movies” do not hold up as well in the box office…
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is rapidly growing. What began last month as a moderately sized gathering of about 2,000 New Yorkers to protest the perceived greed of Wall Streetand its resulting inequitieshas since erupted into an international phenomenon, the 99 Percent movement, which currently totals more than 1,500 protests in…