Australian territory OK’s CU’s
The Australian Capital Territory enacted civil partnership legislation to grant almost 100 rights.
Tags: Australian Capital Territory, Australian Territory, Legislation, PartnershipHouse committee to hold vote on ENDA
From HRC:
The Human Rights Campaign can now confirm the House Education and Labor Committee will vote on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. on legislation to end the widespread practice of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The vote was noticed moments ago.
The Employment Non-Discrimination …
Tags: Education, Employment Discrimination, Gender Identity, House Committee, Human Rights Campaign, Labor Committee, Legislation, Sexual Orientation, VoteR.I. gov. vetoes gay funeral rights bill
Rhode Island legislators learned yesterday that Gov. Carcieri vetoed the gay funeral rights bill that passed in October.
The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Rhoda Perry and state Rep. David Segal, would have added “domestic partners” to the list of people legally authorized to make funeral, cremation or burial arrangements for their …
Tags: Burial Arrangements, Carcieri, Cremation, David Segal, Domestic Partners, Funeral Rights, gay rights, Island Legislators, Legislation, Rhoda, Rhode Island, State Rep, VetoesDept. of Justice testimony on ENDA: Pass it now
Thomas E. Perez, head of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, testified before a Senate committee that the Obama Administration supports ENDA.
He said, “The Administration strongly supports fully-inclusive legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.”
Perez thanked Congress for passing the Matthew …
Tags: Civil Rights Division, Congress, Department Of Justice, Dept Of Justice, Discrimination, Gender Identity, Legislation, Senate Committee, Sexual Orientation, TestimonyObama signs HIV/AIDS bill extension; implements lifting of AIDS travel ban
(Washington) President Barack Obama signed an extension of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS bill this morning.
The legislation provides care, treatment and support services to nearly half a million people, most of whom are low-income.
Obama also announced that the Department of Health and Human services has finally crafted a new regulation spelling …
Tags: aids, barack obama, Department Of Health, Department Of Health And Human Services, Half A Million, Half A Million People, Health And Human Services, hiv, Hiv Aids, Implements, Legislation, Ryan White, Signs, Spelling, Travel Ban, Washington PresidentCorvino: The work left to do
Less than a week before the election, polls continue to show close races in both Washington State, where voters may substantially expand domestic-partner legislation, and Maine, where they may rescind marriage-equality. We could win in either state (or both)—but we could lose, too.
Win or lose, there’s one truth this campaign …
Tags: Domestic Partner, Election Polls, Legislation, Maine, marriage, Marriage Equality, Truth, Washington StatePro-LGBT adoption bill introduced
Pete Stark introduced legislation to ban states from looking at sexual orientation in adoption.
Tags: Adoption Bill, Legislation, Pete Stark, Sexual OrientationPartner benefits eliminated in AZ
The governor of AZ signed legislation that eliminates partner benefits for LGB state employees.
Tags: Legislation, Partner Benefits, State EmployeesCongress returns: LGBT bills up
Several pieces of LGBT legislation are on the table as Congress returns from summer recess.
Tags: Congress Bills, Congress Returns, Legislation, Summer RecessReport: Mixed court views on gays in military
(Washington) Conflicting Supreme Court rulings on gay rights make it difficult to predict whether any new laws protecting gays who want to serve openly in the military would be upheld, a congressional report concludes.
The legal analysis by the Congressional Research Service comes as Democratic lawmakers push legislation to repeal the …
Tags: Congressional Report, Congressional Research Service, Democratic Lawmakers, gay rights, Gays In Military, Legislation, New Laws, Supreme Court Rulings
