http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/goldman-sachs-chief-advocates-same-sex-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/goldman-sachs-chief-advocates-same-sex-marriage/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:19:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124872 Blankfein to Speak Out for Same-Sex Marriage - NYTimes.com (includes video): Lloyd C. Blankfein, the chief of Goldman Sachs who has become a lightning rod for Wall Street critics, might seem an unlikely advocate for same-sex marriage. But his credentials — a public figure in a conservative industry — could make him a powerful voice for that cause. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/goldman-sachs-chief-advocates-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/money-flows-to-g-o-p-backers-of-gay-marriage-in-new-york/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/money-flows-to-g-o-p-backers-of-gay-marriage-in-new-york/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:45:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123415 NYTimes.com: Gay rights advocates from Wall Street to Hollywood poured donations into the coffers of four little-known Republican state senators after the lawmakers provided the decisive votes for same-sex marriage in New York last June, according to new campaign finance filings released on Tuesday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/money-flows-to-g-o-p-backers-of-gay-marriage-in-new-york/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/lgbt-employees-welcome-at-big-banks-and-law-firms-report-says/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/lgbt-employees-welcome-at-big-banks-and-law-firms-report-says/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:49:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120604 LaTimes.com: The corporate world -- especially at law firms and big banks –- is a much better place for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees than it was a decade ago, according to a new report from LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/lgbt-employees-welcome-at-big-banks-and-law-firms-report-says/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/rights-group-coverage-for-gender-surgery-jumps/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/rights-group-coverage-for-gender-surgery-jumps/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:46:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120290 News from The Associated Press: The Human Rights Campaign said in a report to be published Thursday that 207 of the 636 businesses it surveyed for its annual Corporate Equality Index either are already providing transgender- inclusive employee health benefits . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/rights-group-coverage-for-gender-surgery-jumps/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/23/gary-mccaleb-for-the-human-rights-campaign-diversity-is-not-enough/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/23/gary-mccaleb-for-the-human-rights-campaign-diversity-is-not-enough/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:19:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119359 The American Thinker: Foley & Lardner, LLP is a large and successful law firm. Focused on serving business clients, it has more than 1,000 attorneys in over 60 offices throughout the United States and across the globe. And although a firm that large is necessarily diverse, we recently found that diversity is not enough when the Human Rights Campaign is looking over your shoulder. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/23/gary-mccaleb-for-the-human-rights-campaign-diversity-is-not-enough/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/wa-drive-to-redefine-marriage-begins/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/wa-drive-to-redefine-marriage-begins/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:51:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118515 SeattlePI.com: Calling itself Washington United for Marriage, the coalition is also comprised of Equal Rights Washington, Human Rights Campaign, Legal Voice, and Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest. It includes unions and such major faith groups as the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/wa-drive-to-redefine-marriage-begins/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/new-hrc-campaign-targets-blacks-on-marriage-issue/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/new-hrc-campaign-targets-blacks-on-marriage-issue/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:35:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117497 NYTimes.com: In its infancy the H.R.C. effort, called Americans for Marriage Equality, has showcased three prominent black Americans in a row. That’s no accident. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/new-hrc-campaign-targets-blacks-on-marriage-issue/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/03/same-sex-marriage-supporters-in-md-launch-web-video-campaign/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/03/same-sex-marriage-supporters-in-md-launch-web-video-campaign/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:12:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115259 The Washington Post: Venerable talk show host Larry King, hip hop mogul Russell Simmons, ice cream icons Ben and Jerry and presidential daughter Barbara Bush all stepped forward in New York, making attention-grabbing appearances in a long-running ad campaign. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/03/same-sex-marriage-supporters-in-md-launch-web-video-campaign/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/03/mn-anti-gay-marriage-groups-quietly-prep-for-ballot-battle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/03/mn-anti-gay-marriage-groups-quietly-prep-for-ballot-battle/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:52:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115187 Politics in Minnesota: Supporters of marriage ban amendment hope to continue an unbroken string of victories nationwide ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/03/mn-anti-gay-marriage-groups-quietly-prep-for-ballot-battle/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/mayor-bloomberg-to-be-honored-by-human-rights-campaign-for-role-in-redefining-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/mayor-bloomberg-to-be-honored-by-human-rights-campaign-for-role-in-redefining-marriage/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:20:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114966 New York Daily News: The Human Rights Campaign's annual dinner - which features a keynote address by President Obama - will honor Bloomberg Saturday night, officials announced Thursday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/mayor-bloomberg-to-be-honored-by-human-rights-campaign-for-role-in-redefining-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/left-wing-and-homosexual-organizations-ask-obama-to-stifle-religious-freedom-in-%e2%80%98faith-based%e2%80%99-initiative/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/left-wing-and-homosexual-organizations-ask-obama-to-stifle-religious-freedom-in-%e2%80%98faith-based%e2%80%99-initiative/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:10:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113869 Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United for Separation of Church and State has joined a coalition of religious, education, civil rights and health organizations in a letter to President Barack Obama expressing concern over his approach to hiring bias in the “faith-based” initiative. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/left-wing-and-homosexual-organizations-ask-obama-to-stifle-religious-freedom-in-%e2%80%98faith-based%e2%80%99-initiative/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/ny-same-sex-marriage-got-free-ads/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/ny-same-sex-marriage-got-free-ads/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:33:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110931 Times Union: Time Warner Cable gave advocates of same-sex marriage $70,846 of free airtime this spring, lobbying records show. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/ny-same-sex-marriage-got-free-ads/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/drawing-attention-to-neas-gay-support/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/drawing-attention-to-neas-gay-support/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:55:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109696 OneNewsNow.com: udy Bruns reports that hundreds of thousands of dollars in teachers' union dues are going to homosexual organizations. "In just two year's time, between $350,000 to $400,000 ... was given . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/02/drawing-attention-to-neas-gay-support/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/20/landmark-senate-hearing-on-repeal-of-gay-marriage-ban-wednesday/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/20/landmark-senate-hearing-on-repeal-of-gay-marriage-ban-wednesday/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:18:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108545 GantDaily.com: Also on the witness list were Tom Minnery of Focus on the Family and Austin Nimocks, senior legal counsel of the Alliance Defense Fund and one of the lawyers for proponents of Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/20/landmark-senate-hearing-on-repeal-of-gay-marriage-ban-wednesday/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/20/obama-backs-bill-to-repeal-defense-of-marriage-act/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/20/obama-backs-bill-to-repeal-defense-of-marriage-act/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:09:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108530 The Washington Post: Daniel Blomberg, an attorney for the conservative Alliance Defense Fund, denounced the administration’s decision. “Our perspective is that it’s not only incorrect, but deeply disappointing, to have a politician claim support for marriage between one man and one woman on the campaign trail, then actively undermine that once in office,” said Blomberg, whose organization will testify in support of DOMA during Wednesday’s Senate hearing. “We are confident Congress will make the right decision here.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/20/obama-backs-bill-to-repeal-defense-of-marriage-act/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/law-firm-to-give-homosexual-employees-grossed-up-pay/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/law-firm-to-give-homosexual-employees-grossed-up-pay/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:36:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107300 Business Wire: McCarter & English LLP is pleased to announce that the Firm’s Executive Committee has adopted a compensation gross-up policy that offsets the tax disadvantage previously faced by the Firm’s Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender employees who cover domestic or civil union partners under their health insurance plans. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/law-firm-to-give-homosexual-employees-grossed-up-pay/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/arizona-groups-react-to-n-y-gay-marriage-vote/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/arizona-groups-react-to-n-y-gay-marriage-vote/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:09:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107043 AZ Republic (6/25): Attorneys at the Alliance Defense Fund, a Scottsdale-based alliance of attorneys representing conservative Christian issues, said it was disappointing that legislators did not represent their constituents on the issue. "It's not a circumstance where the expertise of legislators is required," said Austin Nimocks, ADF senior legal counsel. "People know marriage. They live it and understand it, and they don't need legislators to dictate to them the definition of marriage." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/arizona-groups-react-to-n-y-gay-marriage-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/03/michigan-adoption-agency-earns-human-rights-campaign-foundation%e2%80%99s-all-children-%e2%80%93-all-families-seal-of-recognition-for-its-work-with-lgbt-families/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/03/michigan-adoption-agency-earns-human-rights-campaign-foundation%e2%80%99s-all-children-%e2%80%93-all-families-seal-of-recognition-for-its-work-with-lgbt-families/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:47:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105414 HRC : “We are delighted to recognize Hands Across The Water for removing barriers to qualified LGBT adoptive parents and for placing a high value on our families. It is wonderful that LGBT individuals and couples in Michigan have a trusted resource to turn to when pursuing adoption,” added Ellen Kahn, HRC’s Family Project Director. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/03/michigan-adoption-agency-earns-human-rights-campaign-foundation%e2%80%99s-all-children-%e2%80%93-all-families-seal-of-recognition-for-its-work-with-lgbt-families/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/24/joe-salmonese-of-hrc-athletes-stand-up-for-gay-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/24/joe-salmonese-of-hrc-athletes-stand-up-for-gay-marriage/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 20:11:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=104579 CNN: Slowly, as those in and around professional sports come out of their closet and embrace simple equality, the axis shifts just a bit more. It's a forward movement that even our staunchest opponents know marks a new beginning and a new conversation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/24/joe-salmonese-of-hrc-athletes-stand-up-for-gay-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/bill-clinton-backs-ny-effort-to-redefine-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/bill-clinton-backs-ny-effort-to-redefine-marriage/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 19:16:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102901 Politico: In a statement released by the Human Rights Campaign on Thursday, Clinton said that the next step in the expansion of rights in the United States should be same-sex marriage in his adopted home state. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/bill-clinton-backs-ny-effort-to-redefine-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/29/a-map-which-should-make-king-spalding-shake-it-represents-many-doma-states/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/29/a-map-which-should-make-king-spalding-shake-it-represents-many-doma-states/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:39:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102432 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/29/a-map-which-should-make-king-spalding-shake-it-represents-many-doma-states/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/frc-coke-and-dagger/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/frc-coke-and-dagger/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:48:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102183 Family Research Council: Yesterday, the Weekly Standard got its hands on a series of internal emails from the HRC, and it seems the group has been strong-arming U.S. law firms for a month, warning them to take the DOMA case at their peril. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/frc-coke-and-dagger/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/26/la-times-doma-wise-counsel-in-same-sex-marriage-controversy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/26/la-times-doma-wise-counsel-in-same-sex-marriage-controversy/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:05:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102022 LA Times: DOMA is a regressive law. But both sides in any case are entitled to "hired guns." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/26/la-times-doma-wise-counsel-in-same-sex-marriage-controversy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/la-times-defense-of-marriage-act-attack-the-law-not-the-lawyer/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/la-times-defense-of-marriage-act-attack-the-law-not-the-lawyer/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:35:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101713 LA Times Editorial: The Human Rights Campaign has been a powerful force for the rights of gays and lesbians, but the organization has stumbled in objecting to the hiring of a former solicitor general to defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. The tradition of lawyers defending unpopular or controversial clients is an honorable one. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/la-times-defense-of-marriage-act-attack-the-law-not-the-lawyer/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/18/nashville-gen-identity-law-could-be-reversed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/18/nashville-gen-identity-law-could-be-reversed/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:30:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101393 Baptist Press: The Tennessee House of Representatives is expected to vote soon on legislation to prevent local governments from enacting ordinances such as a controversial one approved by the Nashville City Council that protects employees based on their "sexual orientation" or "gender identity." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/18/nashville-gen-identity-law-could-be-reversed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/13/kobe-bryant-fined-100000-for-gay-slur/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/13/kobe-bryant-fined-100000-for-gay-slur/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:28:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101005 Houston Chronicle: Kobe Bryant has been fined $100,000 by the NBA for using a derogatory gay term in frustration over a referee's call. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/13/kobe-bryant-fined-100000-for-gay-slur/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/24/new-yorks-u-s-senators-push-for-same-sex-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/24/new-yorks-u-s-senators-push-for-same-sex-marriage/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:08:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99069 NY Times: New York’s two senators, Charles E. Schumer and Kristen E. Gillibrand, joined a growing list of celebrities and public officials on Thursday by appearing in a series of 30-second ads supporting same-sex marriage rights. The ad series is being coordinated by the Human Rights Campaign . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/24/new-yorks-u-s-senators-push-for-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/17/greg-scott-propaganda-engines-revvin%e2%80%99-at-indiana-marriage-amendment-hearing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/17/greg-scott-propaganda-engines-revvin%e2%80%99-at-indiana-marriage-amendment-hearing/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:56:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98268 Speak Up Movement Church Blog: Things that make you go hmmmmmmm…  NWI reports: Marriage amendment debate pits social conservatives against businesses . . . …Jill Cook, vice president of human resources for Cummins Inc., said her company, which employs 5,500 workers at its Columbus, Ind., headquarters, would think twice about expanding if the amendment is approved . . .  So why now would Cummins, which boasts of its “top rating” by the radical Human Rights Campaign, publicly gnash its teeth over a proposed marriage amendment in one state after just months ago heralding their expansion into a state that already had a powerful amendment in place? ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/17/greg-scott-propaganda-engines-revvin%e2%80%99-at-indiana-marriage-amendment-hearing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/16/democrats-launch-offensive-on-defense-of-marriage-act-after-gay-rights-group-pushed-a-poll/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/16/democrats-launch-offensive-on-defense-of-marriage-act-after-gay-rights-group-pushed-a-poll/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:39:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98195 Politico: "The legislative roll out comes a day after a interest-group-sponsored poll was released revealing that 51 percent of voters oppose DOMA, while just 34 percent favor it. The poll, a collaboration of gay-rights group Human Rights Campaign and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/16/democrats-launch-offensive-on-defense-of-marriage-act-after-gay-rights-group-pushed-a-poll/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/11/is-the-defense-of-marriage-act-constitutional-perkins-v-salmonese/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/11/is-the-defense-of-marriage-act-constitutional-perkins-v-salmonese/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:38:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97803 U.S. News and World Report carries opposing pieces by Tony Perkins of Family Research Council and Joe Salmonese of the Human Rights Campaign. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/11/is-the-defense-of-marriage-act-constitutional-perkins-v-salmonese/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/usa-today-gay-marriage-advances-overdue-justice-or-moral-chaos/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/usa-today-gay-marriage-advances-overdue-justice-or-moral-chaos/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:01:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96464 USA Today: The Alliance Defense Fund brands its coverage with a headline: "The Homosexual Agenda: The Principal Threat to Your Religious Freedom" - Their strategy is twofold: dilute moral values so that homosexual behavior is thought to be normal, natural, and good, while suppressing the religious and free speech rights of those who disagree... ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/usa-today-gay-marriage-advances-overdue-justice-or-moral-chaos/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/justice-department-to-stop-defending-doma-homosexual-groups-respond/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/justice-department-to-stop-defending-doma-homosexual-groups-respond/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:03:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96429 Windy City Times: It is possible—just as happened in California—that some other entity might attempt to mount its own defense of DOMA in the pending cases. Last October, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, filed a motion in the two First Circuit cases, seeking to be named intervenor-defendant. Smith, aided by the right-wing Alliance Defense Fund, said at the time that the Justice Department was providing "no defense at all" for DOMA. He withdrew his motion a few weeks later, without comment. [this report contains a lengthy list of responses from homosexual groups] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/justice-department-to-stop-defending-doma-homosexual-groups-respond/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/22/more-companies-covering-transgender-surgery/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/22/more-companies-covering-transgender-surgery/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:57:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96213 MSNBC:  "The number is expected to spike this year, when HRC adds availability of surgery-inclusive medical benefits for transgender employees or transgender dependents to the criteria in its annual corporate diversity report card.  To maintain the coveted 100 percent rating when the next Corporate Equality Index is published in the fall, companies will have to offer at least one insurance plan that covers at least $75,000 worth of surgery and other treatments recommended by a patient's doctor." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/22/more-companies-covering-transgender-surgery/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/25/us-supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-appeal-by-anti-gays/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/25/us-supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-appeal-by-anti-gays/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:16:15 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=93290 Pink Paper: "'For almost two years, the National Organisation for Marriage and the Alliance Defense Fund, along with Bishop Harry Jackson, have fought a losing battle to shamelessly harm gay and lesbian couples in D.C. who seek nothing more than to share in the rights and responsibilities of marriage,' said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/25/us-supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-appeal-by-anti-gays/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/the-lgbt-movement-state-of-the-union/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/the-lgbt-movement-state-of-the-union/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:12:13 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=93020 LGBTQ Nation: "The nation’s largest LGBT legal group –- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund — took in $17 million in its most recent fiscal year, 2009, compared to $677,360 in 1987 and $26 million in 2008. By comparison, the right-wing’s largest political group -– Focus on the Family — expected $100 million in 2010 and the largest right-wing legal group – the Alliance Defense Fund — has an annual budget of $32.7 million in 2009, according to its website." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/the-lgbt-movement-state-of-the-union/feed/ 0