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On November 5th, 2008 The HRC San Francisco Bay Area Steering Committee joined 2000 others on the steps of San Francisco City Hall in a Candlelight Vigil in mourning at the passage of Proposition 8. Read More »

We are delighted to present these 33 local businesses and corporations who have scored a *Perfect 100 in the 2009 Corporate Equality Index. The companies are shining examples in the business community, not only locally, but globally. We urge you to support them in anyway you can and let them know how much you appreciate their support of LGBT issues. Read More »

See what was said about HRC's leadership in working with companies to train and prepare workplaces to appropriately and fairly handle same sex married couples in California. 

CLICK HERE to download or watch online the KTVU news story on the 4th WORKPLACE PANEL SERIES at INTUIT in Mountain View. Read More »

MANY THANKS to our friends at INTUIT for hosting this fabulous event.

Following is an account from John Lake, HRC'S National Director of Corporte Realtions (and former SF Bay Area Steering Committee Member):

I was able to attend an event that provided a much different view of the same-sex marriage issue: a panel that explored the ways California companies are handling matters related to their gay and lesbian employees who decide to tie the knot. On the outside, it seems like it would be easy for a company to treat same-sex married employees the same as opposite-sex married couples.  But because of the limitations that the Federal DOMA legislation creates, it becomes a very complicated issue.  To me this underscores the fact that no matter what happens on the state or local level, true equality will never be possible until lasting change is made federally. Read More »