Today, President Obama’s Executive Order on LGBT Workplace Discrimination went into effect. This executive order prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. For the first time, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people employed by federal contractors will have the right to be judged by the quality…
White House Social Secretary Jeremy Bernard announced that he will step down following a scheduled Japan State Dinner next month. Bernard made headlines in the LGBT community and beyond as the first male, and openly gay, social secretary in White House history. Bernard was featured in a profile in Vogue in February where he talked…
New York, N.Y. — In response to coverage of the conditions faced by transgender inmates in Georgia State prisons, Sir Elton John, the founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation and foundation ally Michael Stipe, musician and activist, issued the following statement: “Transgender women in male prisons have an equal right to protection from violence…
With a wealth of hot celebrities in front of our eyes on a daily basis, it’s no surprise that even straight guys are admitting there’s at least one guy they would go gay for. The new episode of Steam Room Stories features Ray Tezanos and Moronai Kanekoa along with guest star Jordan Raggio. Ray reveals…
WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) highlighted Sen. Rand Paul’s long history of opposing LGBT equality and called on him to take a position regarding Indiana’s anti-LGBT law signed by Gov. Mike Pence. In recent weeks, media reports emerged that Paul said he opposed even the “concept of gay rights” and that despite…
The Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in the Middle District of Georgia in Diamond v. Owens, et al. The plaintiff in that case, a transgender prisoner, alleges that the Georgia Department of Corrections failed to provide adequate care for her gender dysphoria. The statement of interest discusses the unconstitutionality of “freeze-frame”…
WASHINGTON – A delegation from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), this week will participate in the United Nation’s (UN) assessment of human rights in the United States. During the proceedings in Geneva, HRC representatives will take part in consultations related to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a standing UN process in which every country in…
Putting aside all the snarky suggestions that gay and lesbians would sooner divorce than have a same-sex wedding catered by – oh, the horror – a pizzeria, some gay and lesbian patrons are showing their support of the controversial pizza parlor Memories Pizza which recently made news by announcing its closure due to alleged threats…
LONDON — For years, Anderonke Apata has been a fixture of the British LGBT activist scene, agitating for change and pushing for a larger share of the minority community’s stake in civil society. But last weekhttps://lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=58676&action=edit Apata had her lengthy legal tussle to claim asylum in the country thrown out of the highest court of…
Toronto, ON, Canada – Pink Triangle Press (PTP) operator of Squirt.org launched its latest advertising campaign showing three gay men embracing. The three men represent a diversity of races. This campaign was launched in Toronto (ON) on March 23, followed by Dallas (TX) on March 30. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness…
