ENDA Senate Vote Recap

• Released Date: 07-Nov-2013

ENDA is crucial to keeping LGBT people secure in their jobs. The bill passed with strong bipartisan support in Senate, as well as support from more than 100 major American companies, and more than two-thirds of Americans.

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Marriage Equality in Hawaii Clears Another Hurdle; On to the Full House!

• Released Date: 05-Nov-2013

With over 5100 testifiers in support and opposition of the bill, SB1 was amended to include language that would provide protections to religious institutions. The bill now heads to the full House for consideration. While this is a huge hurdle in the

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Kids reacting to gay marriage will warm your heart

• Released Date: 04-Nov-2013

Children between the ages of five and 13 were sat down to watch two gay couples get engaged, and you will love the results - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/kids-reacting-gay-marriage-will-warm-your-heart041113#sthash.hRAhRC1i.dpuf

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German Law: Parents of Intersex Kids Can Pick ’Gender Undetermined’

• Released Date: 01-Nov-2013

On Nov. 1, Germany became the first European nation to recognize a third gender for babies born with ambiguous genitalia. No longer will newborns be rigidly assigned to male or female.

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HRCF Joins PFLAG at National Conference on LGBT Youth and Families

• Released Date: 30-Oct-2013

HRC Foundation was deeply privileged to be able to take part in PFLAG’s National Conference this year.  PFLAG has been a pioneer in building family acceptance throughout the country.  Their work on the ground in locations like Omaha, Nebras

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Hawaii Senate passes same-sex marriage, sends bill to House

• Released Date: 30-Oct-2013

HONOLULU — The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday legalizing same-sex marriage, sending the measure to more uncertain prospects in the House.After nearly two hours of discussion on the Senate floor on the merits of allowing same-sex couples to

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New Resource Launched for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT Youth and Their Parents

• Released Date: 29-Oct-2013

Marsha Aizumi’s reaction to her daughters coming-out was a common one among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

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NGOs see gap in rights record

• Released Date: 29-Oct-2013

A group of NGOs condemned rampant abuses of sexual and reproductive health rights in Cambodia last week, just days before the government submitted a human rights progress report to the United Nations.The Cambodian Center for Human Rights, in cooperat

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Taiwan: Thousands march in campaign for same-sex marriage

• Released Date: 26-Oct-2013

Thousands marched in Taipei on Saturday, holding rainbow flags, colorful placards and balloons, in support of a Bill reviewing Taiwans stance on same-sex marriage.

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Thousands march in ‘Asia’s largest LGBT pride parade’ in support of same-sex marriage

• Released Date: 26-Oct-2013

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Taiwan on Saturday in Asia’s largest gay parade, organisers said, as the island’s parliament was set to review a bill on same-sex marriages.Holding rainbow flags, colourful placards and balloons, participants fr

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One in 10 Chinese bankers won’t work with gay and lesbian colleagues

• Released Date: 25-Oct-2013

Ten per cent of Chinese bank staff are unwilling to work with gay and lesbian colleagues, compared with total acceptance among their expatriate counterparts, an unofficial HSBC internal poll has found. The banks Hong Kong chief executive says it is o

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Australia: LGBT community faces off with govt over ACT marriage law

• Released Date: 24-Oct-2013

Euphoria engulfed the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, intersex) community but this was cut short when the Tony Abbott Government lodged a High Court challenge within 24 hours saying the ACT law is not consistent with the Commonwealt

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