The porous glass ceiling: Lessons in breaking through from Hilda Solis
What the country's first Latina Cabinet secretary can teach us about women in business, the value of affirmative action, and the culture of Washington.
Men and women believe in equal pay and access to contraceptives, says poll
The majority of Latino women and men agree on a woman’s right to have easy access to contraception and to equality between the sexes, says a new poll.
Gay Latinos make marriage history in New York
Marcos Chljub, 29, and Freddy Zambrano, 30, were the first same-sex couple to be officially married in Manhattan. "It feels amazing," Zambrano said. "To be the first Latino male couple - it's incredible."
Same-sex couples immigration bill introduced in Congress, again
On Thursday, New York City Rep. Jerrold Nadler and over a 100 cosponsors reintroduced the Uniting American Families Act, a bill which would allow same-sex couples to sponsor their partners for legal residency in the U.S. The U.S. only recognizes married hetero couples right now. Sen. Patrick Leahy introduced a Senate version as well. “Today, thousands of committed same-sex couples are needlessly suffering because of unequal treatment under our immigration laws, and this is an outrage,” Nadler said on Thursday.