The openly gay CEO of clothing brand Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries, has announced he is stepping down. Jeffries has headed the clothing brand for over two decades – and was one of the only openly gay business leaders in the US, reports Pink News. Jeffries will retire immediately as CEO and a member of the board, the …
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Voters in Fayetteville, Ark. Tuesday passed a measure to repeal Ordinance 119, an anti-discrimination city policy, reports Ozarksfirst.com. The now-repealed Civil Rights Administration ordinance was to protect against specific types of discrimination because of sexual orientation, gender identity and several other criteria. It would have also created a municipal civil rights administrator…
WASHINGTON — There are nearly 700,000 people who identify as transgender in the U.S., according to The Williams Institute at UCLA, yet there has not been a handy, accessible tool for the millions of other Americans, all current or prospective trans allies, to know how to engage respectfully with trans people—until now. PFLAG National—the nation’s largest…
Conservative media are criticizing the Minnesota State High School League for adopting a policy that will allow transgender student athletes to play on the sports teams that correspond with their gender identity, warning that the policy will cause gender confusion, inappropriate behavior in locker rooms, and unfairness for female athletes, reports Media Matters for America….
Join host Nicole Murray Ramirez, Thursday, Dec. 11 at Bourbon Street, 4612 Park Blvd. in San Diego for Bingo! The evening will benefit the Imperial Court de San Diego’s annual Christmas Toy Drive and is from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. It’s $5 to play or a donation of an unwrapped new toy. Come join the…
The nominees for the NAACP Image Awards were announced this morning and include nods for several LGBT artists and inclusive series and films, reports GLAAD. The Image Awards celebrate outstanding achievements by people of color in arts as well as those who work to promote social justice through their creative efforts, this year’s show will…
SAN DIEGO – Classic cocktail parties will have a new sparkle this season, when one of San Diego’s most beloved neighborhoods serves up a festive way to enjoy the holiday season. Thursday, Dec. 11 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., take in the holiday decorations and crisp air, while you embark on a self-guided walking…
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released its annual Hate Crime Statistics for 2013, including for the first time statistics for hate crimes reported based on gender identity. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) responded to the report by urging all law enforcement to report hate crimes in their jurisdiction in order to…
Billing itself as the first of its kind in China, Blued, a popular gay dating app, is anything but with news that a group of American venture capitalists will be investing 30 million dollars in the start-up. The app combines the immediacy and locality-based functionality of similar applications like Grindr and Scruff, but also enables…
The great thing about politics is all can participate. Unfortunately most don’t. I recently wrote an Open Letter to City Council, regarding Todd Gloria. In it I stated that the vast majority of the LGBT community supports Gloria for council president to honor his leadership during one of the most difficult times in San Diego…
