Human Rights Campaign Makes Comprehensive & Inclusive Immigration Reform Organizational Priority
As part of an ongoing effort in support of comprehensive immigration reform that includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)[…]
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NAACP Responds to Voter ID Veto Override in Arkansas
On April 1st, the House overrode Governor Mike Beebe’s veto of new voter ID legislation, 52-45. The veto was overridden[…]
Read more50th Sitting Senator, Republican Mark Kirk, Endorses Marriage Equality
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, celebrated the announcements by[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Turns the Internet Red for Marriage Equality
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, yesterday released a[…]
Read moreNAACP Celebrates Passage of Death Penalty Repeal in Maryland
The NAACP released the following statement in response to the passage of a bill repealing the death penalty by the[…]
Read moreAmericans Support Marriage Equality by Historic Margin in New Poll
The latest ABC News/Washington Post pollshows a record high of 58 percent of registered voters nationwide supporting marriage equality. Additionally,[…]
Read morePresident Clinton Urges End to DOMA in WaPo Op-Ed
In a Washington Post op-ed column, President Bill Clinton who signed the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act into law in[…]
Read moreNAACP Takes Stance Against Arkansas Voter ID Measure
The NAACP’s Arkansas State Conference condemns the Arkansas House of Representatives’ passage of controversial legislation requiring voter ID for all[…]
Read moreMyth versus Fact: Anti-Gay Opposition Can’t Get Its Story Straight on Adoption
National Organization for Marriage (NOM) Board Chairman John Eastman referred to families with adopted children as just “second best” in[…]
Read moreDelaware NAACP Meets with State Legislatures on Felony Disenfranchisement
On March 5th, the NAACP and NAACP Delaware State Conference met with State Legislatures to discuss House Bill 10, a[…]
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