All Posts Tagged With: "human rights campaign"

Gay Rights Marchers Press Cause in Washington

By JEREMY W. PETERS – New York Times WASHINGTON — Impatient and discouraged by what they see as a certain detachment by President Obama on their issues, gay rights supporters took to the streets Sunday in the largest demonstration for gay rights here in nearly a decade. The rally was primarily the undertaking of a [...]

11Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Majority of Workers Still Hide Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity at Work

From Human Rights Campaign New “Degrees of Equality” report finds persistent negative climate for LGBT workers. Washington, D.C. – A majority – 51 percent – of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers continue to hide their identity from most or all co-workers, according to a new report released today from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation [...]

23Sep2009 | | 2 comments | Continued

Texas companies improve on policies affecting gays, index finds

By SHERYL JEAN / The Dallas Morning News Top employers in Texas and across the nation are making progress in treating gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees fairly, according to a report released Monday by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This year, 305 businesses achieved the Corporate Equality Index’s top rating of 100 percent for [...]

15Sep2009 | | 0 comments | Continued