The Human Rights Campaign launches an ad campaign titled, “Speak now. Or forever hold your peace.”
Human Rights Campaign President Cheryl Jacques lauded the American Psychological Association’s endorsement of marriage equality for same-sex couples.
Human Rights Campaign President Cheryl Jacques makes a statement regarding results of the 2004 presidential and congressional elections
In a historic moment for pro-equality Oregonians, two landmark bills have been signed into law by Gov. Ted Kulongoski. One creates domestic partnerships for same-sex couples; the other prohibits anti-GLBT discrimination.
HRC celebrates the third anniversary of marriage equality in Massachusetts. Almost 9,000 same-sex couples have been legally married under the Massachusetts law that grants same-sex couples the state-level benefits and protections of marriage. On May 17, 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Under federal tax law, same-sex couples who receive domestic partner benefits have to pay taxes on those benefits — but opposite-sex couples get their spousal benefits tax-free. To end this injustice, a new bill has been introduced in Congress, the Domestic Partner Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act.