En Route New London, Connecticut–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2015 – 9:57 A.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ: Welcome aboard Air Force One today, en route to Connecticut where the President will speak on the importance of acting on climate change and the risks this global threat poses to our national security in his commencement[Read More…]
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With 50,000 HIV Diagnoses Each Year, New HRC Guide Provides Crucial Advice On Prevention, Treatment
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Just hours after Grammy Award-winning music legend Elton John urged Congress to bolster its fight against AIDS, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, in collaboration with AIDS United, released a guide on HIV prevention and care, as well as a unique online Q&A feature. The new resource is supported in[Read More…]
On Conversion Therapy, Marco Rubio Shows He Can’t Be Trusted
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Just weeks after claiming that he believes “sexual preference is something people are born with,” Buzzfeed has reported that Sen. Marco Rubio spoke at an event hosted by the Center for Arizona Policy, an organization that promotes dangerous, so-called conversion therapy. The Center for Arizona Policy’s website promotes “conversion therapy,” claiming,[Read More…]
Nevada Assembly Passes LGBT Inclusive Anti-Bullying Protections For Students
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On May 13, by a vote of 36 to 6, the Nevada Assembly passed a sweeping anti-bullying initiative seeking to ensure the safety and well being of the state’s youth. The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, praised the passage of[Read More…]
‘I Will Slit Your Throat’: Gambian President Jammeh’s Vicious Threats Require White House Action
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- HRC joined Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights to urge the Obama Administration to take additional action against Gambian leaders as the regime continues to persecute LGBT citizens, calling on the White House to condemn the horrific human rights abuses taking place across The Gambia. In their letter to Susan Rice, HRC President[Read More…]
LGBT Youth In Foster Care Face Bias, Discrimination; HRC Calls for Action
New Issue Brief, Released During National Foster Care Month, Details Realities That Conspire to Put LGBTQ Youth In Danger of Abuse, Violence and Homelessness 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[Read More…]
Sen. Ted Cruz’s Strange Obsession
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Sen. Ted Cruz – a consistent opponent of marriage equality at every turn – is now apparently lashing out at having to answer questions about why he has chosen to make anti-LGBT positions his political calling card. The Texas Tribune reported that when asked about marriage equality, Cruz[Read More…]
Seventy-One Defendants Charged in Long-Running Investigation of Grape Street Crips Street Gang
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2015. Seventy-one people have been charged in connection with a long-running, coordinated federal, state and local investigation into the New Jersey set of the Grape Street Crips, a street gang allegedly responsible for violence and wide-spread drug trafficking in the northern New Jersey, announced U.S. Attorney Paul[Read More…]
ConAgra Subsidiary Agrees to Enter Guilty Plea in Connection with 2006 through 2007 Outbreak of Salmonella Poisoning Related to Peanut Butter
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2015. ConAgra Grocery Products LLC, a subsidiary of ConAgra Foods Inc., today agreed to plead guilty and pay $11.2 million in connection with the shipment of contaminated peanut butter linked to a 2006 through 2007 nationwide outbreak of salmonellosis, or salmonella poisoning, the Department of Justice announced[Read More…]
Louisiana Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Reform Draconian Marijuana Possession Law
Law Would Allow Second Chance for First-Time Offenders and Save Millions of Dollars; Bill Heads to Full Senate NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2015. Lawmakers in Louisiana took a major step toward reforming the state’s harsh marijuana possession law when the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to reform the state’s harsh marijuana[Read More…]
