Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013, NOTE: The release of these data occurs about 2 weeks later than originally scheduled because of the recent partial Federal government shutdown. Data collection for the estimates in this release had been completed prior to the shutdown in accordance with our normal schedule. However, the processing[Read More…]
Year: 2013
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, October 21, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013 – 12:50 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here, as ever. Happy Monday to you. I’m sure you were able to hear the President’s remarks a little earlier about the Affordable Care Act. Before I take your questions I[Read More…]
Pope: When faith becomes an ideology, it can make Christians hostile and arrogant (Video)
From Vatican Radio -(ENEWSPF)- October 17, 2013: If a Christian “becomes a disciple of the ideology, he has lost the faith.” This was the theme of Pope Francis’ homily during his Thursday morning Mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae. During his homily, the Pope warned Christians against behaving as though[Read More…]
HRC Takes Adoption and Foster Care Work to Next Level, Launches Next Phase of ACAF Project
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, in partnership with the Dave Thomas Foundation and the National CASA Foundation, today announced the expansion of the highly successful All Children – All Families (ACAF) project. [Read More…]
Marriage Equality Law of the Land in New Jersey
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today New Jersey Governor Chris Christie instructed his Attorney General to withdraw the state’s appeal of a court decision bringing marriage equality to the Garden State. This action makes New Jersey the 14th state in the nation, as well as the District of Columbia, where lesbian and gay[Read More…]
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules That State Must Begin Granting Same-Sex Marriages Monday
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On Oct. 18, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously declined Gov. Chris Christie’s request for a stay of a lower court’s ruling that civil marriage licenses be granted to same-sex couples beginning Monday, October 21st. Human Rights Campaign (HRC) president Chad Griffin issued the following statement in response[Read More…]
HRC & NCTE Call on CDC to Investigate Denial of Breast Cancer Screenings to Transgender Women
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In response to news reports that an uninsured transgender woman in Colorado who found a lump in her breast was denied federally subsidized mammography based on federal guidance that she is "not genetically female,” the Human Rights Campaign and the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) called on[Read More…]
Catholic High School in Little Rock Disregards Pope Francis, Threatens Gay Teacher with Dismissal
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is calling on Mount St. Mary’s Academy in Little Rock, AR to immediately cease discriminatory employment practices targeting their LGBT teachers. Yesterday, Tippi McCullough, a teacher at Mount St. Mary’s, traveled to[Read More…]
Annual Halloween Family Fun Fest at Prairie State College Oct. 31
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Prairie State College (PSC) Department of Police and Campus Safety, along with PSC students, faculty, and staff, is hosting its annual Halloween Family Fun Fest from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, in the Prairie Center gym, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S.[Read More…]
James Meredith, First African American to Attend Ole Miss, Speaking At PSC
James Meredith in 1962. (Wikimedia Commons) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- James Meredith, the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi, is speaking at Prairie State College (PSC) on the anniversary of his ground breaking civil rights act. On Monday, Nov. 4, Meredith is speaking at 11 a.m. and at 7 p.m. in the Conference Center[Read More…]
