 Target Corporation Message to LGBT Community: We Won`t Make it Right
HRC to Devote $150,000 in Minnesota to Elect Pro-Equality Candidates
After two weeks of good-faith discussions - and two tentative agreements
- with Target Corporation, the company has informed the Human Rights
Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) civil rights organization, that it will take no corrective
actions to repair the harm that it caused by contributing $150,000 to an
organization supporting a vehemently anti-gay candidate closely
associated with a Christian rock band that advocates death and violence
to gay people. In response, HRC announced that it will devote $150,000
of its own resources to help elect a pro-equality governor and
legislature in Minnesota. The next governor will likely have the
opportunity to either sign or veto marriage equality legislation in the
North Star State.
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 7 of 10 LGBT Americans Say U.S. Remains Far from Gender Equality
90 Years After Enacting Women's Suffrage, LGBT Americans See Greater Evidence of Inequalities Still Facing 21st Century Women
In 1920, 144 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence,
women in the United States achieved the right to vote. Ninety years
later, the issues of gender equality remain debated and unresolved.
Among all American adults, 63% agree that the U.S. still has a long way
to go to reach complete gender quality. While three-quarters of women
(74%) agree with this, so do just over half of men (52%). By comparison,
when this question is posed to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) adults, 73% say the U.S. still has a long way to go, including
95% of lesbians (an especially notable finding when compared with 74% of
heterosexual females.)
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New Study Shows Tangible Harm of `Don`t Ask, Don`t Tell`
Mission Critical Specialists Discharged at an Alarming Rate in 2009
The Human Rights Campaign - the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender civil rights organization - reiterated its call on the
United States Senate to repeal the failed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law in
the wake of a new study released by the Palm Center showing DADT
discharges in 2009 included: 8 linguists, 20 infantrymen, 16 medical
aides, 7 combat engineers, 6 missile artillery operating crew members,
and one member of the Special Forces. The study also shows women and
minorities have been disproportionately discharged under DADT.
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 Zuna Institute Announces The Release of `Black Lesbians Matter` Report
`Akin to a Black lesbian Census`
Zuna Institute announces the release of the Black Lesbian needs
assessment report, "Black Lesbians Matter." Authored by Francine Ramsey,
Zuna Institute's Executive Director; Dr. Marjorie J. Hill, Gay Men's
Health Crisis, Chief Executive Officer; and Cassondra Kellam, PhD
Student, Graduate Center, CUNY, this report examines the unique
experiences, perspectives, and priorities of the Black Lesbian
community.
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 Actress Brittany Snow To Receive Inaugural Point Horizon Award
Point Foundation`s Fourth Annual Gala in Los Angeles Takes Place at Raleigh Studios
Point Foundation (Point), the nation's largest scholarship-granting
organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students
of merit, today announced actress Brittany Snow (New Line Cinema's
"Hairspray," NBC's "Harry's Law") as the recipient of its inaugural
Point Horizon Award. The award will be presented at Point's fourth
annual Los Angeles benefit, Point Honors, to be held on September 25,
2010 at Raleigh Studios Hollywood (650 N. Bronson Avenue).
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