Joe Solmonese
Joe Solmonese
Joe Solmonese was the president of the Human Rights Campaign of the United States and its affiliate the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. He was appointed to this position on March 9, 2005, replacing Cheryl Jacques. A native of Attleboro, Massachusetts, Solmonese lives in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Boston University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in communications...
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With a Chief Justice who's been given a stamp of approval by the extreme right-wing, it's critical that the next Justice preserve a fair and balanced Court,
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We asked them to disavow any relationship with the American Family Association. As a group, we were pretty united in our extreme disappointment at Ford's willingness to even take a meeting with this right-wing extremist group.
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When others have shied away, our awardees have shown great commitment in their advocacy for equal rights, ... It is our pleasure to say, 'Thank you for never backing down. Today, we are closer to equality because of your work.'
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Faith-based organizations have been partnering successfully with the government for years without the need to bypass civil rights laws in providing social services.
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Fairness and equality wins out in corporate America.
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It is unacceptable to pull the rug out from under hundreds of thousands of our neighbors living with HIV/AIDS and simply say your government is not there for you. We should be focusing on ways to improve these programs, not shoving them not the cutting room floor.
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Ford Motor Co. has a big public relations mess on its hands that it needs to clean up in short order.
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Congress should never fund discrimination with Americans' tax dollars,
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The Nov. 8 election is about defeating extremists' efforts to write discrimination into Maine law,
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It's critical that the Senate thoroughly examines her nomination and that she provide complete and candid answers,
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It looks pretty clear that they have bowed to the American Family Association's demands.
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It's deeply disappointing that the Supreme Court has taken a dangerous turn away from fairness for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans.
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The real debate around this witch hunt isnt between us and the Vatican, its between the Vatican and the truth,
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We have asked that Ford repudiate its relationship with this extremist group, reinstate its advertising of Jaguar and Land Rover and continue investing in organizations working for equality.