Posts by Joel McDonald
President Obama Opens Doors for Hospital Visitation for LGBT Partners
Today, President Barack Obama issued a memorandum to the Secretary of Health and Human Services directing that their department ensure that hospitals participating in Medicaid or Medicare allow patients to designate who may visit them as well as name their primary caretaker and decision maker.
Read MoreAround the Web: Smoke Screening Discrimination?
The short answer here is yes. There’s no reason to believe that Bob McDonnell omitted employment protections for LGBT state employees from his executive order or Ken Cuccinelli advised state colleges to remove…
Read MoreMake Virginia a Better Place to do Business
Please, encourage Governor McDonnell to do the right thing and make Virginia’s government an inclusive workplace. Email your Delegate and encourage them to pass Senate Bill 66.
Read MoreRichmond LGBT Groups Unite Against Visiting Hate Group
Representatives of numerous LGBT and faith organizations met Friday at the Gay Community Center of Richmond to plan constructive and effective ways to respond to next week’s planned protests in Richmond by members of Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church.
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