Posts Tagged ‘Human Rights Campaign’

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HRC May, Possibly Do Something About Target- Maybe

08/20/10-by bridgette P. LaVictoire MoveOn has decided to show some spine and call for a full on national boycott of Target. While this may not be successful, it may cause some nervousness. Indeed, it seems to be causing some... (Continue reading)

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Shareholders Revolt Over Target Donations To Anti-LGBT Minnesota Candidate

08/20/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Target Corp’s top people may be willing to ignore MoveOn and the Human Rights Campaign.  They may even be willing to ignore the growing number of protests and people leaving Target in boat loads.  The question is,... (Continue reading)

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HRC Endorses Kendrick Meek In Florida Senate Race

08/18/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Kendrick Meek is running for Senate in Florida, and today, he received the endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign.  Meek is the presumptive Democratic nominee the same way that Marco Rubio is presumed to be the Republican... (Continue reading)

MoveOn.org Calls For Boycott of Target Over Emmer Donation

08/17/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire MoveOn.org has ramped up the campaign against Target Corp with calls for a boycott being delivered to shoppers via a TV ad. The boycott is in response to Target’s unwillingness to support LGBT friendly candidates or... (Continue reading)

Target Rebuffs HRC Demand To “Make Things Right” After Emmer Donation

08/16/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire The Human Rights Campaign has failed to reach an agreement with Target to “make things right” after two weeks of good-faith discussions. Basically, Target Corporation will not take any actions to even out or correct the... (Continue reading)

150 Counter-Protesters Show Up At NOM Florida Rally

08/08/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Today, the National Organization for Marriage stopped in Florida. Their sparsely attended Summer Of Marriage has certainly not lived up to its predecessor the Summer of Love. Today, 150 counter-protesters showed up representing fifteen LGBT... (Continue reading)

Mark Kirk’s Ex-Wife Denies That Kirk Is Gay, Gives Other Reasons For Divorce

08/04/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire A recent interview with Kimberly Vertolli by Chicago Magazine provides some interesting incite into the rumors that Mark Kirk is gay, and that the reason that the two got divorced was likely over a woman named Dodie... (Continue reading)

Human Rights Campaign Finally Enters Target And Best Buy Donations Fray

07/30/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Coming into the fray a little late, the Human Rights Campaign has issued a letter condemning the recent decisions by Target and Best Buy to donate to MN Forward. While the Minnesota PAC claims to be... (Continue reading)

Press Secretary Gibbs Unsure Of Obama’s Feelings About DOMA Constitutionality

07/29/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire What is President Barack Obama’s stance on the Defense of Marriage Act? To be honest, no one is really sure, and that includes White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Gibbs told The Advocate “I have... (Continue reading)

Memphis City Counselor Threatened Over Support For LGBT Equality

07/29/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Janis Fullilove, has received death threats multiple times, and even had a dead cat thrown on her lawn. The Councilwoman for Memphis is a supporter of workplace protections for lesbians and gays. The police are... (Continue reading)

SLDC, HRC To Jointly Push For Repeal Of DADT During August Recess

07/29/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network and the Human Rights Campaign have announced a joint grassroots campaign to increase support for the passage of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal at, roughly, the same time that a group... (Continue reading)

A Big Win For Marriage Equality In DC

7/15/10-by Paula Brooks In a victory for marriage equality in the District of Columbia, the Washington DC Court of Appeals has ruled 5-4 this morning to reject a bid to put a referendum on marriage equality to a public vote. A Human... (Continue reading)

SLDN’s Aubrey Sarvis Recommends That Lesbians And Gays Not Answer DoD Survey

07/08/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Earlier this year, efforts to woo or at least neutralize the military chief’s reaction to repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was on pace to succeed. That was until certain individuals and their cheerleaders decided that sticking... (Continue reading)

Lt. Choi Is Upset That Gay Inc. Is Telling Him To Shut Up

07/05/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Apparently Lieutenant Dan Choi is a little tired of the people in “Gay, Inc.” attacking him and trying to get him to shut up. This is a little baffling since the Lieutenant gets a rather hefty... (Continue reading)

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Flap Develops Between Gay Groups Over Arizona “Show Me Your Papers Law” Boycott

6/30/10-by Paula Brooks An Arizona gay business group is taking the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce to task for what it says is “grandstanding,” over the National Gay Rights groups calling for a boycott... (Continue reading)

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