WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2009.  The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on a bill that modifies U.S. immigration law to provide equal protection to same-sex life partners of citizens and permanent legal residents. As part of the hearing, entitled “The United American Families Act: Addressing Inequality in Federal Immigration Law,”[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2009.  Forty years ago, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that had become all too common for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Out of this resistance, the LGBT rights movement in America was born.[Read More…]

ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American attitudes to the interrogation methods used with prisoners in Guantanamo are divided. There is nothing close to a consensus. Pluralities of adults, but not majorities, believe the techniques used were harsh and were torture. But pluralities also believe that these techniques were effective in getting information that[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University is offering a magical, exciting summertime theater experience for young and old alike. For one performance only, The Center will host a unique adaptation of “Cinderella” on Thursday, July 23, at 11 a.m. This version, however, adds some[Read More…]