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Human Rights Campaign Applauds Obama Administration for Supporting UN Declaration Affirming Human Rights of LGBT People
Bush administration had previously refused to sign
WASHINGTON - March 18 - The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, issued a statement today on the Obama administration's announcement that it formally endorsed a United Nations declaration calling for an end to discrimination and other human rights abuses based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The move is a reversal of the Bush administration's refusal to sign the statement, which made the United States the only western nation not to support the measure when presented by the U.N. General Assembly in December.
The Obama administration will endorse a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality that then-President George W. Bush had refused to sign, The Associated Press has learned.
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Equality California Expands Marriage Fight
Leaders hired to strengthen work in communities of color, faith and to ensure the freedom to marry for same-sex couples
SAN FRANCISCO - March 9 - Equality California is bringing two leaders on board to expand EQCA's efforts to achieve full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, including the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. Marc Solomon will lead EQCA's efforts to restore and keep the right to marry and increase public support and acceptance of LGBT families as its marriage director. Solomon led the fight to protect marriage equality in Massachusetts as the executive director of MassEquality.
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CONTACT: Equality California (EQCA) Vaishalee Raja, Communications Director
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Assemblymember John A. Pérez Introduces Legislation to Expand Domestic Violence Services
Equality California-sponsored bill would provide additional resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender survivors of violence
SACRAMENTO - February 27 - In hopes of expanding domestic violence services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community members, Assembly Member John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles), today introduced AB 1003. Sponsored by Equality California, the bill would expand access for LGBT service providers to a state fund within the California Emergency Management Agency (CALEMA), which supports LGBT-specific domestic violence programs across the state and is subsidized by a $23 fee on new domestic partner registrations.
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EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors Statement on 'Milk' Oscar Wins
SACRAMENTO - February 23 - Last night, actor Sean Penn and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black both won Academy Awards for their work in the film Milk, about the life and death of civil rights leader Harvey Milk. Penn received the award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Milk, while Black received the award for Best Original Screenplay. In response to their historic wins, Equality California Executive Director Geoff Kors released the following statement:
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CONTACT: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund Inga Sarda-Sorensen, Director of Communications
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Task Force Action Fund Calls for Swift Passage of Uniting American Families Act
WASHINGTON - February 12 - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund applauds the reintroduction of the Uniting American Families Act, which would grant binational same-sex couples equal treatment under immigration laws by allowing them to sponsor their partner for immigration purposes.
