Group for LGBT equality laws in 3 Southern states
A national group plans to seek anti-discrimination state laws to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people in Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas.
Group plans LGBT campaign in 3 Deep South states
A national organization is launching a three-year, $8.5 million campaign to promote LGBT equality and push for new legal protections in three Southern states dominated by conservative politics and religion and known for resistance to change: Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi.
GOP blocks bill curbing gender pay gap
Republicans blocked a Senate bill Wednesday aimed at narrowing the pay gap between men and women, an election-year ritual that Democrats hope will help spur women to back them in this fall’s congressional elections.
Carl Smith: Gay marriage isn’t the end of equality issues
The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Monday in two landmark cases which could impact how states and the federal government interpret marriages.
I am optimistic laws can catch up to our nation’s changing viewpoint on same-sex marriages, but I’m also certain federal protections are sometimes needed to ensure equality.