Sentences with phrase «gay rights campaign»

What can education advocates learn from recent successes of the gay rights campaign?

Ben Summerskill, chief executive of gay rights campaign Stonewall, said the Jake research «seems to indicate there is a significant swing to the Conservative Party», adding: «It must be very reassuring for the Conservative Party».

62 % agree that «David Cameron should worry more about traditional Conservative supporters like churchgoers and less about winning support amongst non-traditional supporters like gay rights campaign groups».

«It's a Russian version of Section 28 [the Thatcher - era law which banned local authority from «promoting» homosexuality],» gay rights campaign Peter Tatchell told politics.co.uk.

Carol Master, a Massachusetts resident who has supported gay rights campaigns around the country, gave him $ 1,941.70

Not exact matches

At least 24 of the 34 colleges and universities granted religious exemptions based on their beliefs about gender identity also received waivers allowing them to discriminate against gay and lesbian students and employees, citing faith - based prohibitions against homosexual sex, the Human Rights Campaign said.

Apple has been given top marks by gay rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign in its annual every year since 2002 when it first rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign in its annual every year since 2002 when it first Rights Campaign in its annual every year since 2002 when it first began.

He has been honored with the National Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign after becoming the first CEO of a major company to come out as openly gay.

While the candidates currently hold some very similar positions on issues such as immigration reform, gay rights, gun control and campaign finance reform, Sanders has been able to stake out positions to the left of Clinton on other issues that excite some vocal voters.

The organizers were mostly groups working for gay rights — Equality Florida, Human Rights Campaign, the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, Come Out With Pride and a half - dozen orights — Equality Florida, Human Rights Campaign, the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, Come Out With Pride and a half - dozen oRights Campaign, the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, Come Out With Pride and a half - dozen others.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America's largest gay - rights organization, swung into action, demanding that Johns Hopkins distance itself from the «falsehoods» that «attack the entire LGBTQ community.&Rights Campaign (HRC), America's largest gay - rights organization, swung into action, demanding that Johns Hopkins distance itself from the «falsehoods» that «attack the entire LGBTQ community.&rights organization, swung into action, demanding that Johns Hopkins distance itself from the «falsehoods» that «attack the entire LGBTQ community.»

Meanwhile, christians in the United States continued their campaign to deny legal rights to gays, while continuing to pour funds into efforts to make gay behavior a criminal offense, punishable by death, in several African countries.

Earlier this year, memos obtained by The Human Rights Campaign in a Maine civil actions suit revealed that NOM aims at making gay marriage a wedge issued «between gays and blacks,» according to the released confidential plans.

This is not about trying to force churches to accept us or to marry us, this is about religion waging a campaign against the gay community to demonize us in order to get their voting congregation to pass laws that deny us equal rights.

I really struggle with concerns that participating in a church community that restricts the roles of women in leadership, or that actively campaigns against the civil rights of gays and lesbians, makes me complicit in those activities.

Less than a decade ago, during the national debate on ENDA (The federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act), a major beach - head in the gay movement, 68 percent of respondents in a poll of gays and lesbians commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) said it was acceptable to exclude their T colleagues from the protections sought in this legislation.

«I think it is a very serious problem that would arise if he is president,» said Fred Karger, a gay - rights activist from California running a fringe campaign for the Republican nomination.

If we measure left and right by support for or opposition to abortion and Bill Clinton, which is a reasonable measure in this case, twelve of the groups represented are very far left indeed — including Catholics for a Free Choice, Human Rights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive CRights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Crights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

DC based Human Rights Campaign, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered civil rights group, lauded the court's decRights Campaign, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered civil rights group, lauded the court's decrights group, lauded the court's decision.

It's striking that the overwhelming majority of campaigns concern gay rights or some aspect of today's quest for sexual freedom.

Liberal Democrat former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has said party leader Tim Farron didn't handle questions around gay rights and his Christian faith well during the election campaign.

Organizations such as the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the Human Rights Campaign are adamantly opposed to ministries such as New Hope.

Like many social conservatives, especially Christian ones, I spend a lot of my time reading and writing about religious freedom, especially how it might be affected by the legalization of same - sex marriage and the campaign for «gay rights» more generally.Yet at the same time, I harbor doubts about the position we are staking out.You see, I sometimes think that Justice Scalia's majority opinion in Employment Division v. Smith may have been correct.

The Human Rights Campaign, a leading gay rights advocacy group, applauded the NAACP'sRights Campaign, a leading gay rights advocacy group, applauded the NAACP'srights advocacy group, applauded the NAACP's step.

«The majority, or 53 %, of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees are closeted at work, according to a random poll of 806 LGBT and 879 non-LGBT respondents published by the Human Rights Campaign.»

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Additionally, OA&FS was a significant contributor to All Children — All Families, an initiative launched by the Human Rights Campaign to develop Promising Practices in Adoption and Foster Care, a Comprehensive Guide to Policies and Practices that Welcome, Affirm and Support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Foster and Adoptive Parents.

The bill, which would require surrogates to undergo medical and psychological screenings and intended parents to have a join consultation with a mental health professional, reflects input from various community groups, including LGBT advocacy organizations such as the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the Family Equality Council, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR).

In relation to keeping those mobilised for the campaign engaged with politics, and specifically with government, the USA has some advantages because of its federalised structure: ie very important powers exist at state and local levels - eg at state, women's choice, gay rights, environment, death penalty, etc. etc..

Three high - profile gay rights organizations — GLAAD, Courage Campaign and Equality Matters — signed the letter to Orbitz CEO Barney Harford asking that the company no longer support Fox News through ad revenue.

Levi, Sen. Tom Duane, (the chamber's first openly gay and HIV - positive member); NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, (the first lesbian and woman to hold her leadership post); Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, (one of the first gay elected officials to represent Queens) and Marty Rouse of the Human Rights Campaign Fund will hold a pre-Columbus Day press conference to denounce Paladino's «homophobic comments» at 11 a.m. in Manhattan.

Clinton's statement was released by the Human Rights Campaign, which is leading New Yorkers for Marriage Equality — the coordinated campaign spearheaded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that is lobbying the Senate to pass the gay marriage bill before the legislative session ends Campaign, which is leading New Yorkers for Marriage Equality — the coordinated campaign spearheaded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that is lobbying the Senate to pass the gay marriage bill before the legislative session ends campaign spearheaded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that is lobbying the Senate to pass the gay marriage bill before the legislative session ends in June.

Conservative students at Oxford university have started a campaign for the same rights as gay people and ethnic minorities after claims they are being persecuted on campus.

At a campaign launch party at the Stonewall Inn, the gay rights landmark, Nixon mocked former NYC Council Speaker Chris Quinn's «unqualified lesbian» remark, saying: «She was technically right... I don't have my certificate from the Department of Lesbian Affairs.

During the campaign, Gibson said he was supportive of civil unions, but not full marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples.

The Human Rights Campaign, The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and The National Center for Transgender Equality in a ridiculous show...

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But other gay rights advocates, led by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network and Human Rights Campaign, and members of Congress like Rep. Patrick Murphy have argued that a legislative repeal should be the primary goal, as an executive order could be reversed by a new presrights advocates, led by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network and Human Rights Campaign, and members of Congress like Rep. Patrick Murphy have argued that a legislative repeal should be the primary goal, as an executive order could be reversed by a new presRights Campaign, and members of Congress like Rep. Patrick Murphy have argued that a legislative repeal should be the primary goal, as an executive order could be reversed by a new president.

In a move predicted for several months and one that will no doubt intensify the believe that she is gearing up for another shot at the White House, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has changed her position on same - sex marriage, saying in a video recorded for the Human Rights Campaign that she now supports letting gay couples legally wed..

By Wednesday, she appeared to embrace the «unqualified lesbian» dig, going on Twitter to announce a campaign event at the Stonewall Inn, birthplace of the gay rights movement.

On Wednesday, during the strategy session, the governor will meet with Christine C. Quinn, the speaker of the City Council, who is openly gay; Brian Ellner, who is pushing for same - sex marriage in New York for the Human Rights Campaign, a national advocacy group; Ross D. Levi, the head of the state's leading gay rights organization, the Empire State Pride Agenda; and Richard Socarides, a former Clinton administration official and president of Equality Matters, a new advocacy Rights Campaign, a national advocacy group; Ross D. Levi, the head of the state's leading gay rights organization, the Empire State Pride Agenda; and Richard Socarides, a former Clinton administration official and president of Equality Matters, a new advocacy rights organization, the Empire State Pride Agenda; and Richard Socarides, a former Clinton administration official and president of Equality Matters, a new advocacy group.

Tatchell, whose presence at Downing Street functions has been repeatedly vetoed in recent years, said a coalition of gay rights groups would hold a protest outside Downing Street in early September as part of a new campaign called Love Russia, Hate Homophobia.

Nixon underscored that herself this week in her two - minute campaign announcement video on Twitter, mentioning such issues as crumbling infrastructure, income inequality and sagging upstate economies, but not a word about gay rights.

Even so, the entry of the Human Rights campaign — the biggest and best - financed gay rights group in the country — into the marriage debate in New York is something of a challenge to existing groups, especially the Empire State Pride ARights campaign — the biggest and best - financed gay rights group in the country — into the marriage debate in New York is something of a challenge to existing groups, especially the Empire State Pride Arights group in the country — into the marriage debate in New York is something of a challenge to existing groups, especially the Empire State Pride Agenda.

But Joanna Burgos, a National Republican Campaign Committee spokeswoman, said the gay rights provision — opposed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals — could scare away some supporters.

GOP legislators had for years kept the bill from reaching the Senate floor, but relented in 2011 after a well - heeled lobbying campaign by gay rights advocates and their supporters.

Gay rights groups, which suffered the stinging defeat of a same - sex marriage bill in New York State in 2009, will publicly mount a new campaign for the legislation starting this week, relying on the popular Democratic governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, to overcome Republican resistance and their own history of poor coordination.

To that end, four influential gay rights groups — the Empire State Pride Agenda, the Human Rights Campaign, Freedom to Marry and Marriage Equality New York — will form a single organization called New Yorkers United for Marrights groups — the Empire State Pride Agenda, the Human Rights Campaign, Freedom to Marry and Marriage Equality New York — will form a single organization called New Yorkers United for MarRights Campaign, Freedom to Marry and Marriage Equality New York — will form a single organization called New Yorkers United for Marriage.

Vogue editor - in - chief Anna Wintour's new Human Rights Campaign video supports the push for legalizing gay marriage.

He and his staff united previously fractious gay rights advocates into one campaign led by Jennifer Cunningham, a consultant at SKD Knickerbocker, in close coordination with Steve Cohen, then Cuomo's chief of staff.