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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The conversation was more about the message and how to talk about the issues. I think that everyone in that room was committed to us on the issues.
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The fact that that she is so proudly a born-again evangelical Christian belonging to the Valley View Christian Church makes my blood run cold.
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You have this massive problem within the Catholic Church and the Church's response to it, in one sweeping gesture, seems to be 'we're going to travel around the country and ask people if they are gay',
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They said they'd take our requests under advisement.
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As we suspected, corporate America is well ahead of America generally in terms of extending basic rights to all people.
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As we review more and more documents, I think we're finding more evidence that Roberts would vote with the far-right wing of the court and against civil rights protections.
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The more we hear about John Roberts' record, the more disturbed we become. That he counseled President Reagan against using sound science to reassure a fearful nation is a concerning revelation.
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There were very few people standing up for gay Americans 34 years ago, ... And most who did have evolved even more since.
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Any effort to appease a handful of vocal extremists backfired and offended millions of fair-minded consumers instead. At a time when corporate America leads on fairness, we hope Ford will shift back into drive.
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Subtle changes can have drastic consequences for gay Americans looking to serve their country.
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I was certainly disappointed. But I would trade that Oscar for all the positive conversations that this movie spurred between parents and their gay children, or between employees and their gay co-workers. That impact transcends any accolades.
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Judge Roberts as chief justice threatens decades of a federal court system tipped against equality.
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It certainly, for me, raises the possibility that she's more fair-minded than our opponents are hoping.
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placate the far right instead of appealing to the fair-minded values of the American people.