COWELL TO GET A RAISE? As contract negotiations for American Idol season 9 get underway, sources say Simon Cowell may receive an $108 million paycheck hike for his services...
MILITARY BOARD AIMS TO MAKE FIRST ANTI-GAY DISCHARGE: A New York military board is pushing for the discharge of Lieutenant Dan Choi, who has made several public and television appearances to discuss his sexuality and the unfairness of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," policy...
NYC PRIVILEGED PREP SET: This week, Jason Bristow catches NYC Prep's second episode and finds himself even more drawn into this summer's youngest guilty pleasure...
In this blog series, HRC attorneys discuss news and break down legal theories relevant to a U.S. Supreme Court nomination and the recent retirement of Justice David Souter. On Monday, June 29, the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a group of high school students who claimed their free speech rights were violated when [...]
We learned today of a decision by the U.S. Department of Justice not to appeal an earlier court decision in Schroer v. Billington, in which a federal district court concluded that Library of Congress officials violated federal sex discrimination law when they withdrew a job offer from Diane Schroer – a transgender woman – because she was [...]
Ed. Note: This post by Wesley Combs is part of a regular column from HRC’s Business Council spotlighting LGBT workplace news. On Monday of this week, I was fortunate to be one of 250 guests invited to the White House for President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’s reception honoring the 40th anniversary of Stonewall. Like [...]
President Barack Obama opened the doors of the White House to hundreds of gay and lesbian leaders Monday, continuing his cautious outreach to a constituency that has loudly criticized his efforts on their behalf.
It's now illegal for landlords and employers in Kalamazoo to discriminate against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
President Obama launches a fence-mending offensive today with a deep-pocketed and well-organized gay and lesbian community divided over whether the White House is moving fast enough to keep its campaign promises to fight for gay rights.
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