Amnesty International (AI) said Wednesday that a draft anti-homosexuality bill in the Republic of Chad, a landlocked country in Central Africa, will represent a major step backwards for human rights in the country if passed into law. The proposed amendment to the penal code would criminalize same-sex conduct in Chad, carrying the threat of jail…
At a closed-door, invitation-only meeting, the Clark County School District, the fifth largest in the nation, is proposing changes to their sexual education programs that would include teaching children between the ages of five and eight about gender identity, homosexuality and masturbation. The proposals, which have been met with near universal condemnation, were, for many,…
Most people think of New York’s 1969 Stonewall riots as the flashpoint that launched the modern LGBT rights movement. But demonstrations — and even riots — protesting police abuse of lesbian gay, bisexual, and transgender people occurred on the West Coast years before a collection of Stonewall patrons line-kicked their way into history. Still, Stonewall’s…
WASHINGTON– The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and Promised Land Film have announced that they have awarded $4,000 grants to four historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The grant will allow institutions to use the award-winning documentary, The New Black, (watch the official theatrical trailer above) as a tool to advance on-campus LGBT inclusion. “Engaging…
WASHINGTON – This Friday the Family Research Council (FRC) is set to kick off its “Values Voter Summit,” an annual conclave of politicians, candidates, thought leaders and activists who gather in our nation’s capital to discuss a myriad of issues and ideas germane to FRC’s extremist agenda. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has deemed…
Thursday, Sept. 25 at 12:30 p.m., “Concerned Students” will stage a second rally in front of San Diego State University’s Hepner Hall to protest against SDSU’s lack of action in the fight against sexual violence happening on their campus and also to call for Gov. Brown to sign the new ‘Yes Means Yes’ legislation. With…
ISRAEL: Hundreds rather than thousands of LGBT people and their friends took part in Jerusalem’s 13th annual Gay Pride parade, Sept. 18 after the event was postponed not once but twice, reports GayAsiaNews.com The event had to be postponed once due to the Israel Defense Forces’ 50-day offensive in the Gaza Strip when Hamas fired…
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins reminded employers Tuesday they will have one month starting next Monday to apply for a share of $45 million in tax credits to help expand and make new hires. The program, California Competes, is available to businesses of any size, and a quarter of the money has been…
WASHINGTON – A ground-breaking report published today by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation reveals that 40 percent of more than 10,000 LGBT youth surveyed by the organization identify as bisexual — and many of them say they face more challenges coming out and gaining acceptance than their lesbian and gay peers. The Supporting and Caring…
San Diego’s bicycle lovers, beer connoisseurs and carnival fiends bring out their strangest attire and rejoice because Tour de Fat is back. The event kicks off with a costumed bicycle parade that winds through city streets and ends in Golden Hill Park, where the rest of the day’s entertainment shines with musical acts, yo-yo performers,…
