Old Spice ALS: Ice Bucket Challenge (VIDEO)
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New HRC Foundation report exposes anti-LGBT group
WASHINGTON –– The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, today released a new report that exposes one of the most influential groups in America promoting and coordinating the exportation of anti-LGBT bigotry, ideology, and legislation abroad: The World Congress of Families. Labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, and active in several nations across five…
BBC to air first transgender sitcom – ‘Boy Meets Girl’
The BBC is to air Britain’s first transgender sitcom series. The series, entitles Boy Meets Girl is a comedy created by Elliott Kerrigan and co-written by Simon Carlyle and will air on BBC Two. According to the British Comedy Guide, the show has been commissioned to a full series following a screening of a pilot…
HRC Alabama receives Justice and Equality Award from Metro Birmingham NAACP
WASHINGTON —The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) received a notable award Sunday from the Metro Birmingham NAACP chapter. The honor acknowledges HRC’s commitment to advancing equality for all Alabamians. The All in for Justice and Equality Award is bestowed upon advocates, community leaders, and organizations aggressively pushing for equality. “HRC Alabama gladly accepts this honor which highlights…
‘Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth and the Politics of Stigma’ paints mixed picture of the realities that fat gay men face
In his review, Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth and the Politics of Stigma by columnist Mark Joseph Stern of Slate Magazine, he dissects some of the painful (and often surprising) realities that fat gay men face in what he calls “the cruelly stratified” pecking order of gay male existence. In fact, he probably sums it…
Moribund bathhouse industry finds ways to modernize, stay afloat
In its heyday, bathhouses were as common in major cities as discos. It was the 1970s and the sexual liberation movement was at its zenith. Gay men, who were still socially ostracized, had fewer options for hooking up. Sure, cruising parks and truck stops offered a modicum of relief, but were risky and often accompanied…
Advancing an AIDS-free generation by accelerating children’s treatment
From the Office of Science and Technology Policy Blog: Earlier this month, at an event co-hosted by the Office of First Lady Michelle Obama at the African Leaders Summit, several new steps towards advancing the President’s goal of an AIDS-free generation were announced. The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Children’s…
‘Standing up for my gay brother’s rights’
A brother writes how through his business he found a way to stand up and support LGBT rights. When my brother (Craig Ramsay) first confided in me that he was gay it really didn’t come as a surprise. If you truly know someone, as one would know their brother, you’ll already know these types of…
Equality California endorses Rep. Peters
SAN DIEGO — Equality California, the largest statewide LGBT advocacy organization, endorsed Rep. Scott Peters for re-election to Congress yesterday, joining a variety of other LGBT leaders who are backing Peters’ candidacy in the CA-52 district. “I’m proud of this endorsement and for Equality California’s recognition of my long and strong record of standing up for…
HRC: Origins of Internet transphobia originating from Capitol Hill should be investigated
WASHINGTON –– Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) condemned the alleged use of taxpayer-provided equipment on Capitol Hill to spread intolerance over the Internet. Reports that transphobic edits of a Wikipedia site for the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” were made anonymously from IP addresses linked to Congressional office buildings are “deeply troubling,”…