HERvotes Blog Carnival
NOW and allied organizations representing millions of women are coming together through HERvotes to mobilize women voters for the 2012 elections in order to protect and advance women’s Health and Economic Rights.
issue: Lesbian Rights
Transgender at five
Petula Dvorak writes for The Washington Post: “Kathryn wanted pants. And short hair. Then trucks and swords. Her parents, Jean and Stephen, were fine with their toddler’s embrace of all things boy…But it kept getting more intense, all this boyishness f…
NOW Condemns House for Passage of H.R. 4970
The National Organization for Women condemns today’s passage of H.R. 4970, the House Republican version of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill.
National Coalition Urges Congress to Consider Sweeping Social Security Proposals for Women, Caregivers and Same-Sex Couples
NOW Foundation, IWPR, and the NCPSSM Foundation briefed congressional staff on their research examining the challenges facing elderly women and their families in the U.S. Their report, ‘Breaking the Social Security Glass Ceiling: A Proposal to Modernize Women’s Benefits,’ also proposes initiatives to ensure Social Security benefits are adequate for all Americans, particularly for women and women of color.
NOW Celebrates President Obama’s Support for Marriage Equality
NOW applauds President Obama’s announcement today supporting marriage equality. This marks a proud moment in history, and is an especially welcome antidote to yesterday’s vote in N.C. enshrining discrimination into that state’s constitution. We commend the president for standing with the LGBT community and millions of others in this country who support marriage for same-sex couples.
