Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In response to news that Mike Moroski had been fired from his job as an assistant principal at a Cincinnati, OH Catholic high school for a post in support of marriage equality on his personal blog, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) vice president for communications Fred Sainz released the[Read More…]

  Condemn Homophobic Bills, Violence Brussels–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. The European Union should urge the Ukrainian government at the upcoming EU-Ukraine summit to end abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Ukraine, Human Rights Watch and 23 other groups said today in a letter to EU officials. The[Read More…]

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2013. The Rehoboth Ministries Church of God in Christ, 300 Westgate, Park Forest, will hold its official church dedication on Sunday, February 24, 2013. Elder Osmond Jones, Pastor, invites the public to attend the services at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. The 11 a.m.[Read More…]

The European Court of Human Rights (Photo by CherryX via Wikimedia Commons) NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2013. A European Court of Human Rights ruling that Austria discriminated against a woman by refusing to consider her request to adopt her female partner’s biological child, must be followed by legal reform Amnesty International[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 17, 2013. On Saturday, February 23 at 7 p.m., the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC) Social Issues Movie Night will feature Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s ’The Failure of Modern Medicine’ and ‘Nutritional Science Can Save Your Life.’ Dr. Joel Fuhrman, M.D., seen on Channel 11 TV, educates and[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. “The freedom to marry the person you love is one that should be afforded to all citizens and, for too long, has been denied to our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. When two people love each other, no government entity should stand in the way of[Read More…]

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A long-time advocate of marriage equality, Cook County Clerk David Orr today applauds the Illinois Senate’s passage of the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act. "It is a good day for love," said Clerk Orr, who was recently inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. "The[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Following the news that U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg would be retiring at the end of his term in 2014, Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin released the following statement: “Senator Lautenberg has been a steadfast advocate and longtime leader on issues of LGBT equality in the Senate. During[Read More…]

Legislation eliminates barriers which impede access to life-saving care for people living with HIV and AIDS Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights group, today lauded the introduction of legislation to increase the number of healthy organs available for transplantation[Read More…]

BSA has yet to take meaningful action on addressing anti-gay discrimination Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Following recent news that the Boy Scouts of America is considering a change to its membership policy banning gay scouts, the organization is embroiled in new charges of discrimination, this time regarding its hiring practices. The BSA job[Read More…]