Ascent Newsletter Available

Spring issue highlights LGBT Religion and Values and Racial Justice, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity programs. Download here.

The Arcus Foundation Seeks an Executive Director

For more information, please visit Phillips Oppenheim or contact Becky Klein or Susan Meade at .
Phillips Oppenheim
521 Fifth Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10175
Tel: 212.953.1770
Fax: 212.953.1775

Victory for LGBT Community on California's Proposition 8 Federal Court Case

Update from Arcus grantee Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) 8/5/10 GLAD congratulates the couples, the City of San Francisco, and their legal teams for successfully challenging California's Prop 8. The decision reminds us that the freedom to marry is a long-established right belonging to all Americans, including gay and lesbian Americans.
Read GLAD Civil Rights Project Director Mary Bonauto's Comments on the Perry v. Schwarzenegger Decision.
Also read how a recent GLAD lawsuit in Massachusetts has resulted in the Federal Court striking down DOMA Section 3

The federal government plans to close Alamogordo Primate Facility and move more than 200 chimpanzees back into a life of invasive research.

Arcus grantee Animal Protection of New Mexico is leading a campaign to halt the transfer of these chimpanzees and has secured the support of New Mexico leaders, Governor Bill Richardson and Senator Tom Udall. Read more.