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Al Gore posts video endorsing marriage equality for gays and lesbians. He doesn't understand threat to heterosexual marriage.

Al Gore has posted a video on his Current TV network strongly asserting the morality of faithfulness and loyalty to one's partner regardless of sexual orientation.


Hate crimes bill

Yesterday, Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) took the Senate floor and urged the Senate to pass the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 1105). Earlier, Senator Harry Read (D-NV) filed a procedural motion to overcome Senator John McCain's (R-AZ) objection to bringing the amendment to the floor for a vote.

Supporters must achieve 60 on the motion this Thursday. If 60 votes are counted, the bill will likely be attached to the Department of Defense authorization bill and move toward passage.


Help stop hate crimes

Senator Ted Kennedy is looking for stories about hate crimes to reinforce his argument for passing the Matthew Shepard Act.

According to the FBI, there were 9,000 hate crime victims in 2005. Are you one of them? Do you know one of them?


How do the 2008 Democratic Presidential candidates respond to gay rights? HRC asks the right questions.

The Human Rights Campaign released its 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate questionnaire. The results provide insight about the current candidates for President.

Where do they each stand on our issues?


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