NEW YORK —More than 50 legal scholars have strongly urged President Obama to resist calls for an overly broad religious exemption in a proposed executive order prohibiting sexual orientation and/or gender identity discrimination by federal contractors. The effort is being spearheaded by Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, as part of its recently…
SINGAPORE –– Singapore’s highest court is hearing the case of a gay couple appealing against the dismissal of their challenge that the anti-gay ‘Section 377A’ law is unconstitutional, reports GayAsiaNews.com. A two-day hearing before a three-judge panel began July 14 as lawyers for Kenneth Chee and Gary Lim argued that the ban, first adopted under…
http://youtu.be/DaFDrGi4Rno INDIA — The trailer of India’s upcoming independent crowd-funded Hindi film called My Son is Gay has been released with a call for funds, reports GayAsiaNews.com. The film, directed by Lokesh, an independent film maker explores the emotional journey of a mother who gets to know that her son is gay and struggles to…
From the White House blog comes this post by Todd Larson. With June’s Pride month celebrations behind us, I reflect on the reasons I celebrated. Reverberations continue from President Obama’s ground-breaking Memorandum of December 2011, which outlined the U.S. Government’s commitment to the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) folks around the world….
San Diego commercial photographer, Grey Lockwood, will be opening his home studio in the heart of Hillcrest to anyone who would like a professional individual or couple portrait shot during Pride weekend – free of charge*. “I’ve been a Hillcrest resident for three years and originally thought of the idea as a way to give…
San Diego Pride’s official cultural event, Expressions of Pride, will kick off the 40th anniversary Pride weekend with a free exhibition and literary festival organized by the LGBT Literary Foundation and Lambda Archives the Friday afternoon of Pride weekend (July 18) before the Stonewall Rally and Awards. The exhibition will be open 1-5 p.m. at the Diversionary…
SAN DIEGO — Westfield Horton Plaza and Westfield Mission Valley shopping centers have announced their partnership with GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, to offer in-center initiatives in celebration of San Diego LGBT Pride Friday, July 11 through Monday, July 21. The centers will show their support with fun,…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a year of historic changes and challenges, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender business owners will meet in an unprecedented gathering organized by the National Lesbian & Gay Chamber of Commerce to brainstorm and get energized about how to take their businesses to the next level of success. The 2014 National Gay…
HRC has announced that the applications for the 2014 Fall HRCU Internship program are now live. An internship at HRC is an excellent opportunity to live and work in Washington, D.C., meet new people and jump start on a career in one of HRC’s 25 areas of work. The priority deadline to apply for an…
The 40th anniversary of San Diego Pride kicked off in the Gaslamp Quarter Wednesday. Mayor Kevin Faulconer together with members of the Gaslamp Quarter Association and San Diego LGBT Pride raised dual rainbow flags over Fifth Avenue. The flags are among 124 that will fly over downtown streets. The celebration took place Wednesday afternoon on…
