Garden State Equality Archives

Booker gets support from Garden State Equality

February 27, 2020 6:00 amFebruary 27, 2020 1:32 am

Garden State Equality Action Fund, a powerful progressive advocacy group, will back Cory Booker’s campaign for re-election to the United States Senate. “Long before he got to Washington — and long before defending equality was popular — Senator Booker...

Murphy signs bill barring gay panic defense

January 21, 2020 11:33 amJanuary 21, 2020 12:20 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill banning gay or trans panic defenses for homicide charges Tuesday. “Gay and trans panic defenses are rooted in homophobia and abhorrent excuses that should never be used to justify violence against vulnerable populations,” the...

Murphy signs bill simplifying adoptions for LGBTQ couples

January 15, 2020 3:29 pmJanuary 16, 2020 2:07 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law simplifying the adoption process for LGBTQ families Tuesday. The law would allow LGBTQ couples who are married or part of a civil union in which one of the members was not a biological parent...

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...

Hugin slammed for anti-women, anti-gay record

July 22, 2018 5:17 pmSeptember 1, 2018 5:42 pm

The newest issue in the already heated race for United States Senate is Bob Hugin’s record on women and gays after news broke last week that as a Princeton University student – and alumni – he was part of a...