Global Equality Today: March 2024
As we write here in Washington, D.C., spring has arrived. Clocks have sprung forward, cherry blossoms have just peaked, and pollen allergies are back with a vengeance. Temperatures…
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The Immigration Bill: What’s There, What’s Missing & What’s Next
Repost from Immigration Equality This afternoon, the long-anticipated comprehensive immigration reform bill from the Senate’s “Gang of 8” will finally be introduced. It is a big, complex piece of…
Read moreObama unveils LGBT-inclusive immigration plan
Repost from The Washington Blade Before a cheering audience at a Las Vegas high school, President Obama unveiled on Tuesday his much anticipated plan for comprehensive immigration reform,…
Read moreNapolitano’s same-sex couples directive: a milestone in immigration justice
Repost from The Guardian Until now, even legally married gay couples were discriminated against in immigration cases. Meaningful reform begins at last Things seemed grim, last fall, for…
Read moreImmigration Equality Hails New Government Training Module
Repost from Council Member: Immigration Equality For Immediate Release January 24, 2012 Contact: Steve Ralls (202) 347-7007 / sralls@immigrationequality.org Immigration Equality Hails New Government Training Module for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,…
Read moreDignity For All: Reactions from LGBT and Human Rights Organizations
Repost from The Office of Public Engagement Earlier this week, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton articulated the first-ever U.S. Government strategy to direct all…
Read moreThe Council for Global Equality submits shadow report to the U.S. Department of State
This week, the Council for Global Equality, together with Global Rights, Human Rights Campaign, Human Rights First, National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Immigration Equality submitted a shadow…
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