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  • Pass ENDA Now: Rep. Matheson Meeting


    OutGayLife.com — Authority Authority: 158
    Over the Congressional Thanksgiving Break, five HRC members met with Congressman Jim Matheson and Mike Reberg, Matheson’s State Director, concerning H.R. 3017: the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in his South Salt Lake Office. Michael Fifield, Federal Club Co-Chair, began the meeting by thanking the ...
    15 hours ago

  • A Moral Imperative: Passing Laws to Protect Transgender People from Hate Violence


    OutGayLife.com — Authority Authority: 158
    The following is from Allyson Robinson, HRC’s associate director of diversity who participated in Friday’s Transgender Day of Remembrance events in Atlanta. Speaking at the Atlanta Transgender Day of Remembrance observance last Friday night, Georgia State Senator Vincent Fort (D-39) said, “The passage of a ...
    1 week ago

  • FBI Reports 11 Percent Increase in Victims of Hate Crimes Based on Sexual Orientation


    OutGayLife.com — Authority Authority: 158
    Today the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued hate crimes statistics from 2008 showing the number of victims of bias-motivated crimes based on sexual orientation increased by 11 percent that year — the third year in a row reported hate crimes against LGBT people have increased.  Hate crimes based on sexual ...
    1 week ago

  • “Gay Panic” Defense Expected for Jorge Lopez Murder Suspect


    Blog Out - Just Out Newspaper — Authority Authority: 144
    Judge Madelina Vega has ordered that Juan Martinez Matos – suspect in the brutal murder of Jorge Steven Lopez – be held on $4 million bail. Matos has also reportedly confessed to the murder. Matos is expected to utilize a “gay panic” defense, considering that Matos’ murderous rage (which may also usher in ...
    1 week ago

  • HRC Statement on Brutal Slaying of Gay Teen in Puerto Rico


    OutGayLife.com — Authority Authority: 158
    The following release ( también en español ) was sent to media yesterday regarding the recent murder of a gay teenager in Puerto Rico: Human Rights Campaign Condemns Brutal Slaying of Gay Teen in Puerto Rico “Prejudice and hate are the true motivations,” said HRC President Joe Solmonese.   WASHINGTON – ...
    1 week ago

  • ‘The Light of Day’ Exposes the Green Movement’s Roots in Tyranny


    Big Government — Authority Authority: 816
    This book, by emerging author James Byrd, paints a telling portrait of the true agenda of the Green Movement. It successfully exposes the underlying agenda of collective power in the hands of the State; at the expense of the individual. Mr. Byrd creates a world of dynamic characters, their interrelations, and the ...
    1 week ago

  • Oklahoma state sen. wants to block U.S. hate crimes law


    OutGayLife.com — Authority Authority: 158
    Oklahoma State Sen. Steve Russell plans to introduce a bill in the spring session that would exempt Oklahoma from adhering to the recently passed Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.  Russell argues that the bill oversteps the bounds of the federal government and infringes upon free speech, ...
    1 week ago

  • Addressing Hate Crimes in Washington, DC


    OutGayLife.com — Authority Authority: 158
    Despite the recent good news from the Capitol in Washington about the new hate crimes law, bad news continues to come out of Washington as hate crimes against the local LGBT community have been increasing at an alarming rate.Advocates have been alarmed by the continued changes and undermining of the city’s ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Holder Pledges Hate Crimes Cooperation with ADL


    War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority Authority: 567
    Holder Pledges Hate Crimes Cooperation with ADL By Rev. Ted Pike 11-12-9 Holder Pledges Hate Crimes Cooperation with ADL By Rev. Ted Pike 11-12-9 Att. Gen. Eric Holder, featured speaker at the Anti-Defamation League’s American Heritage Dinner on October 17, praised ADL for its historic role in ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Gay Orgs Joint Statement about the Hate Crimes Law


    Maybe it's just me... — Authority Authority: 533
    History in the Making It took much too long, more than a decade. And it came at too great a price: the brutal killings of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. are just two among the thousands of crimes motivated by hate and bigotry. But this week, the president put pen to paper and fulfilled a campaign promise, ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Organized Jewish Community’s support for hate laws will backfire


    War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority Authority: 567
    November 6, 3:12 PM LA Nonpartisan Examiner Robert Stark The ADL hailed the passage of the unconstitutional “Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which according to the ADL, “provide for expanded federal involvement in investigating and prosecuting hate violence in America.” The bill ...
    3 weeks ago

  • New federal law should push Senate to consider state hate crimes bill, senator says


    Michigan Messenger — Authority Authority: 636
    LANSING — State Sen. Hansen Clarke says the passage of a federal hate crimes law should spur the state Senate to pass Michigan’s anti-bias crime legislation. “People are still being discriminated against based on the sexual orientation and HIV status, and they need that protection,” the Detroit Democrat ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Column: In celebration of hate crime law


    Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority Authority: 432
    From McClatchy-Tribune News Service in the Baltimore Sun:Kathi Wolfe, who identifies herself as a legally blind lesbian, says the president should be praised for signing the hate crime bill, which enlarges the definition of federal hate crimes to include those involving sexual orientation, gender or disability.Wolfe ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Full Civil Rights Division ENDA testimony


    OutGayLife.com — Authority Authority: 158
    STATEMENT OF THOMAS E. PEREZ ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS, UNITED STATES SENATE   “EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT: ENSURING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS” PRESENTED NOVEMBER 5, 2009    Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Enzi ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Revolution #9


    johnozed — Authority Authority: 129
    Religion is for superstitious ignorant people. There! Ive said it!
    3 weeks ago

  • Pauley Perrette and Friends Honor Matthew Shepard Security Provided by John J. Nazarian and Associates


    Rose speaks - Celebrity and High Profile Trials — Authority Authority: 127
    On Sunday October 25, 2009, Nazarian and Associates provided services to my dear friend Pauley Perrette at the Hollywood United Methodist Church. Pauley and several hundred of her friends were host to “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later,” a play telling the story of Matthew Wayne Shepard, who was tortured and ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Free to be you, me and ze


    OutGayLife.com — Authority Authority: 158
    As the Out Front team has stated , the LGBT community celebrated some huge milestones in October. The last week in October was no exception as President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act , extending the definition of federal hate crimes to include attacks motivated by ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Allyson Robinson: Holding My Hand And Watching My Back


    OutGayLife.com — Authority Authority: 158
    Ed. Note: This post by HRC Associate Director of Diversity Allyson Robinson is crossposted on Pam’s House Blend as part of the Transgender Hate Crimes Essay Project . In remarks delivered at the White House reception marking his signature of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, ...
    4 weeks ago

  • Gay Mosque Celebrates Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr Act


    2015Place.com — Authority Authority: 157
    (PRWEB) November 2, 2009 -- Ali Ghalib, head Imam of the Gay Mosque, is thrilled along with other members of the gay community, in celebrating the presidents recent signing of of the expanded Hate Bill which will gets its funding from the $680 billion dollar defense authorization bill. This Bill is named after a ...
    4 weeks ago

  • Friday Web Picks--Gays and Discrimination


    Featured States News — Authority Authority: 159
    Original Author:  KickTime President Obama signed The Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act that is attached to the Defense Authorization Bill and adds gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability to existing hate crimes laws. This is a big ...
    4 weeks ago

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