Tag : Human Rights Campaign
Affordable Care Act title : Federal Judge Strikes Down Obamacare Regulations Protecting Abortion, Gender Identity
summary : A Texas federal judge issued a temporary injunction on Saturday blocking the Obama administration’s mandate not to discriminate against abortion and gender identity in healthcare services just one day before the regulations were to take effect.
date : Jan 04, 2017 09:56 AM EST
Gay Rights Activist Holding LGBT Flag title : Transgender People Seek Gender Change Ahead of Trump’s Inauguration
summary : Transgender people are seeking to have their gender changed legally and immediately before president-elect Donald Trump officially holds office in 2017 over worries that a Trump presidency would threaten their civil rights.
date : Nov 18, 2016 05:46 PM EST
LGBT Activist title : Johns Hopkins: Authors of Homosexuality Study ‘Don’t Speak on Behalf of Institution’
summary : Johns Hopkins University distanced itself from the two scientists who wrote a study saying there’s no scientific evidence that people are born gay.
date : Oct 17, 2016 11:02 PM EDT
Gay Rights Protest title : Gay Rights Group ‘Bullying’ Authors Of Homosexuality Study, Editors Fight Back
summary : The editors of a publication that released a study regarding sexuality and gender are fighting back against the “lies and bullying” of a gay advocacy group that sharply criticized the results of the study.
date : Oct 16, 2016 09:52 PM EDT
Phil Bryant title : Phil Bryant Signs Mississippi 'Religious Freedom’ Bill Amid Protests, Allows Service Denial Based on Faith
summary : Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a state measure Tuesday (April 5) that allows public and private businesses to refuse service to same-sex couples based on the employers' religious beliefs. House Bill 1523 was passed by state legislators Friday. Gay rights' advocates have been protesting the law this week, saying the legislation is outright discriminatory.
date : Apr 05, 2016 02:40 PM EDT
Mississippi Capitol title : Mississippi 'Religious Liberty' Act Approved By House Reps, Supports Rights To Religious Objections
summary : Magnolia State lawmakers are supporting a new bill originally called the "Religious Liberty Accommodations Act," which would mean no discriminatory action could be taken against anyone who believes marriage should be a union between a man and a woman. House members voted 80-39 Friday to pass House Bill 1523, after it was approved by House Judiciary committee members by a 14-3 margin. The name was changed in committee to the "Protecting Freedom of Conscience From Government Discrimination Act."
date : Feb 19, 2016 01:13 PM EST
Southern Baptist Convention title : Religious Colleges In 20 States Granted Transgender Student Waivers Based on Title IX
summary : Nearly three dozen religious colleges and universities in 20 states received federal waivers that allow those institutions to not accommodate transgender students in admissions, housing and campus life, according to a report LGBT rights group obtained by Associated Press.
date : Dec 19, 2015 01:22 PM EST
Adoption title : Michigan Signs Law Allowing Faith-Based Adoption Agencies to Refuse Same-Sex Prospective Parents
summary : Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law Thursday that allows private faith-based adoption agencies holding state contracts to refuse prospective parents if it is against their religious beliefs. This means they can refuse adoption referrals for gay couples.
date : Jun 12, 2015 01:26 PM EDT
Anti-Christian Group - Bigotry Map title : Pro-Family Group Releases ‘Bigotry Map’ That Lists Over 200 ‘Anti-Christian’ Groups in U.S., Prompting National LGBT Group Response
summary : A Christian group calling itself the American Family Association (AFA) has claimed to identify over 200 groups across the United States in an “anti-Christian bigotry map” that highlighted which organizations were hostile to Christianity, including the Human Rights Campaign.
date : Feb 26, 2015 12:27 PM EST