New report: LGBT Americans face greater social and economic disparities in the South, Midwest, and Mountain states

LOS ANGELES — LGBT Americans face greater social and economic disparities in the South, Midwest, and Mountain states, according to a new Williams Institute report sponsored by Credit Suisse, a longtime partner of the Williams Institute. The report reviews social climate, demographic, economic and health indicators, and highlights disparities between the 21 states that currently…

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Attorney General Holder announces Justice Dept will recognize transgender discrimination as sex discrimination

WASHINGTON –  Attorney General Eric Holder announced yesterday that the Department of Justice will no longer assert that “Title VII’s prohibition against discrimination based on sex does not encompass gender identity per se (including transgender discrimination).” Holder wrote that the “best reading of Title VII’s prohibition of sex discrimination is that it encompasses discrimination based…

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Liberace to be resurrected in first full length live hologram show in Las Vegas

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Hologram USA has announced its partnership with the Liberace Foundation for the Performing and Creative Arts to produce a full scale, long running hologram show featuring Liberace. While most recent hologram projects have been short one time appearances, this will be the first to use Hologram USA’s patented technology to present…

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