For Immediate Release March 30, 2016 Contact: Jerame Davis jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association Washington, DC – On March 29, 2016 the Supreme Court voted of 4-4 to uphold a decades-old ruling that threatened the continued viability of unions for workers in government, education, and … Read More

For Immediate Release March 24, 2016 Contact: Jerame Davis jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Condemns Anti-LGBTQ Legislation WASHINGTON, DC – Less than three months into the new year, nearly 200 anti-LGBTQ bills have been filed in statehouses around the country. In the past week, two of those bills – in North Carolina and Kansas – have … Read More

For Immediate Release: February 3, 2016 Contact: Jerame Davis, jdavis@prideatwork.org, 202-637-5014 TPP Signing Undermines U.S. Commitment to LGBTQ Equality and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS Washington – Today, in Auckland, New Zealand, US Trade Representative Michael Froman, along with his counterparts from other Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries, will sign the secretly negotiated trade deal despite numerous flaws, significant opposition, … Read More

For Immediate Release: December 1, 2015 Contact: Jerame Davis, jdavis@prideatwork.org, 202-637-5014 A New Threat in Global Fight against HIV/AIDS: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Deal This World AIDS Day, a Reminder that TPP Could Threaten Access to Safe and Affordable HIV/AIDS Drugs Washington – Every year on World AIDS Day, we stop to reflect on … Read More

For Immediate Release: November 19, 2015 Contact: Jerame Davis, jdavis@prideatwork.org, 202-637-5014 Washington –The following is a statement from Pride at Work Executive Director Jerame Davis reacting to the release of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2016 Corporate Equality Index. “We are disappointed that the HRC Corporate Equality Index (CEI) rewards big corporations for questionable employment … Read More

For Immediate Release: November 5, 2015 Contact: Jerame Davis, jdavis@prideatwork.org, 202-637-5014 Now It’s Official: The TPP Fails the Test for LGBT Concerns Washington – The release of the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) makes clear that this trade pact does nothing to address the state-sponsored persecution of LGBT people in countries such as … Read More

For Immediate Release: October 9, 2015 Contact: Jerame Davis, jdavis@prideatwork.org, 202-637-5014 TPP Fails to Address Human Rights Issues as LGBT Rights Regress in Malaysia Washington – The following is a statement from Pride at Work Executive Director Jerame Davis reacting to news of Malaysia’s continued oppression of LGBT people: “We continue to receive platitudes and pinky swears that the … Read More

For Immediate Release: October 5, 2015 Contact: Jerame Davis, jdavis@prideatwork.org, 202-637-5014 Three Reasons Why the TPP Should Trouble the LGBT Community: Brunei, Malaysia, and Increased Costs for HIV/AIDS Medicine Washington – The following is a statement from Pride at Work Executive Director Jerame Davis reacting to the news that the 12 nations involved in the … Read More

For Immediate Release: September 15, 2015 Contact: Jerame Davis, jdavis@prideatwork.org, 202-637-5014 LGBT Rights in Malaysia: Will TPP Take Precedence over Stated Obama Administration Principles? Washington – After facing bipartisan criticism for placing its pro-TPP agenda ahead of human trafficking concerns in Malaysia, the Obama Administration is facing another test case of its priorities and principles.  … Read More

For Immediate Release July 23, 2015 Contact: Jerame Davis jdavis@prideatwork.org Pride at Work Endorses the Equality Act WASHINGTON, DC – Today on Capitol Hill, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Or), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) along with Representatives David Cicilline (D-RI) and John Lewis (D-GA) introduced a new bill to combat LGBTQ discrimination in employment, … Read More