Now that President Obama has enacted new guidelines to help protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees working for private businesses holding government contracts valued at $10,000 or more as of April 15, many others have begun to expand their own policies without waiting for an act of Congress. Reporting for BusinessInsurance.com, Matt Dunning also…
Today, the president released a budget that provides a clear plan to bring middle-class economics into the 21st Century and lays out a blueprint for success in our new economy, including continued support for LGBT Americans. According to The White House the president’s budget will reverse harmful sequestration cuts and instead make the critical investments…
http://youtu.be/Y6XGYifGseg Hallmark is featuring a same-sex couple as part of its new “Put Your Heart To Paper‘ campaign for Valentine’s Day. The series puts the spotlight on a several real-life couples, including Eugenia and Corinna, who have been together for two years. The clip sees the couple reminiscing about how they first met and discussing…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, in partnership with Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC), has released an issue brief detailing the violence facing transgender people, and solutions that can be pursued by policymakers and public and private sector leaders to address the national crisis. “The level of violence targeting transgender people, particularly…
Here’s another video for Super Bowl Sunday: Funny or Die’s Bryan Safi decided to give his dream of being the first gay sportscaster another try with a report right from the game … but did he get tickets? Watch above!
http://youtu.be/gsEXn5Hft4A It’s Super Bowl Sunday and Coca Cola wants to spread positivity and acceptance with their new ad starring Michael Sam. In the video description, Coca-Cola explains, “Michael Sam has experienced firsthand how the Internet has grown increasingly negative. Watch as he channels this negativity into positivity and provides great advice for how to #MakeItHappy. “…
