Human Rights Campaign Endorses Creigh Deeds for Virginia Governor

Statement by Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese; President Obama Addresses LGBT Community at Human Rights Campaign 13th Annual National Dinner

"Tonight, President  Obama told LGBT Americans that his commitment to ending discrimination in the military, in the workplace and for loving couples and their families is 'unwavering.'  He made it crystal clear that he is our strongest ally in this fight, that he understands and, in fact, encourages our activism and our voice even when we’re impatient with the pace of change.  But these remarks weren’t just for us, they were directed to all Americans who share his dream and ours of a country where “no one is denied their basic rights, in which all of us are free to live and love as we see fit.”

"And we heard unequivocally  about the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: 'I am working with the Pentagon, its leadership and members of the House and Senate to end this policy. I will end Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.  That is my commitment to you.'

"Finally, we heard something quite remarkable from the President:  'You will see a time in which we as a nation finally recognize relationships between two men or two women as just as real and admirable as relationships between a man and a woman.'

"This was a historic night when we felt the full embrace and commitment of the President of the United States. It’s simply unprecedented."

The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

Human Rights Campaign Hails Selection of David Huebner

President Obama to appoint openly gay U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa

Washington, DC –  The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today issued a statement on reports that David Huebner has been selected as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.  Huebner, who is the head of the China Practice and the International Disputes Practice of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, is also a founding board member and former board co-chair for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).

Stonewall Democrats Congratulates Board Member Sharon Lettman on New Position at the National Black Justice Coalition

Washington, DC - Today, National Stonewall Democrats congratulated Sharon J. Lettman, member of our Board of Directors, on being selected as Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition. Headquartered in Washington, DC, The National Black Justice Coalition is a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and ending racism and homophobia.

"I'm a proud member of the Board of Directors of Stonewall Democrats, and I look forward to finding more opportunities for these two great organizations to work together in the future," Lettman said.