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Supreme Court won’t hear conversion therapy suit

April 15, 2019 4:18 pmApril 15, 2019 4:46 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a lawsuit filed by a Florida-based religious group that sought to overturn the state’s ban on conversion therapy for minors Monday. “In rejecting this case today, the Supreme Court recognized what every sensible...

Kim lauds LGBTQ protections bill

March 13, 2019 12:26 pmMarch 13, 2019 3:55 pm

Rep. Andy Kim on Wednesday lauded the introduction of a House measure that would extend discrimination protections to LGBTQ peoples. “No American should be discriminated against, fired, denied housing or refused service simply because of who they are,” Kim said....

Civil rights icon Babs Casbar Siperstein dies at 76

February 4, 2019 8:42 amFebruary 4, 2019 3:00 pm

Barbra “Babs” Casbar Siperstein, a former Democratic National Committeewoman and an icon in New Jersey’s LGBTQ community, passed away on Sunday evening. She was 76. An original board member for Garden State Equality, Siperstein played a major role in advocating...

Garden State Equality endorses Gottheimer

October 17, 2018 1:29 pm

Garden State Equality has endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) for re-election to a second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. “We are proud to throw our support behind Josh Gottheimer for Congress. He is an ally that we need...

Dildogate allegations may be reason to change culture, group says

May 18, 2018 9:32 pmMay 20, 2018 5:29 pm

A lawsuit alleging homophobic slurs by senior officers of the Mountainside police department have caught the attention of Garden State Equality, the New Jersey-based LGTB rights advocacy organization. “We are awaiting further details but obviously, if this is true, it...

Garden State Equality says Lonegan should go

April 30, 2018 12:48 pmApril 30, 2018 4:16 pm

The state’s largest gay rights advocacy group is telling Steve Lonegan to end his race for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district amidst allegations that Lonegan called a colleague a “fundamentalist faggot” in 2006. A Star-Ledger editorial called on the...

Garden State Equality asks Hugin’s stance on Pompeo

April 24, 2018 8:15 pmApril 25, 2018 4:31 pm

The state’s largest LGBT advocacy group is calling for U.S. Senate candidate Bob Hugin to stake his position on Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Hugin, whose campaign again declined to comment...