Day: March 3, 2013

House Passes LGBT-Inclusive Violence Against Women Act

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On February 28, the U.S. House passed the Senate-approved version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that includes important protections for LGBT people. Last May the House passed their own non-LGBT inclusive version in a highly partisan vote but that bill died at the end of the[Read More…]

Leading U.S. Companies to Supreme Court: End Marriage Discrimination

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- More than 300 leading American companies and employers have joined “friend of the court” briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in either one or both landmark marriage equality cases. One brief—to be filed in the challenge to California’s Proposition 8, Hollingsworth v. Perry—is signed by companies including Apple, Facebook,[Read More…]

GOP Brief Filed in Prop. 8 Case

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- As the New York Times reported February 25, a number of prominent Republicans have signed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Hollingsworth v. Perry supporting the freedom for gay and lesbian couples to marry. The following is a statement by Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights[Read More…]

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