Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice organization dedicated to creating economic opportunity and promoting social justice have applauded today’s victory for marriage equality in New Jersey. Alan van Capelle, CEO of Bend the Arc issued the following statement “Let me begin by first offering my most heartfelt congratulations to all of New Jersey’s gay and…
SAN FRANCISCO — Aaron Fricke, the Rhode Island native who made international headlines in 1980 when he battled in court for the right to bring a same-sex date to his high school prom, has published an expanded edition of his award-winning memoir Reflections of a Rock Lobster. Reflections of a Rock Lobster is now available through Amazon by…
NEW YORK – Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund today announced the 3rd annual “Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home for the Holidays” benefit concert Saturday, Dec. 7 at New York City’s historic Beacon Theatre to help raise awareness about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth homelessness and funds for the organization’s Forty to None Project. Cyndi Lauper will be…
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The David Kato Vision & Voice Award has partnered with AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF), and the City of West Hollywood to co-sponsor an upcoming screening of the critically acclaimed film, Call Me Kuchu. The Oct. 29 screening will be followed by a panel discussion…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, in partnership with the Dave Thomas Foundation and the National CASA Foundation, today announced the expansion of the highly successful All Children – All Families (ACAF) project. ACAF was established in 2006…
Today New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie instructed his attorney general to withdraw the state’s appeal of a court decision bringing marriage equality to the Garden State. This action makes New Jersey the 14th state in the nation, as well as the District of Columbia, where lesbian and gay couples can marry. In a statement the…
