WASHINGTON – Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin today issued an open letter to Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli, calling on him to rescind his outrageous 5,000 percent price increase for Daraprim, a drug used to treat people with compromised immune systems, including those living with HIV. The drug, called Daraprim, was acquired in…
After Sunday’s 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, YouTube LGBT content creator Raymond Braun caught up with the cast and crew of Transparent, the winner of five Emmy Awards, live on the red carpet at Amazon’s Emmy celebration. Watch above as Raymond talks with the cast and creators of Transparent, including Emmy winners Jeffrey Tambor (Outstanding Lead…
Today Athlete Ally, a nonprofit focused on educating and activating athletes to champion LGBT equality, announces it will honor basketball legend Grant Hill, tennis champion Dr. Renée Richards and corporate leader Salesforce at this year’s Athlete Ally Action Awards. Grant Hill is an ally to LGBT people, who most memorably spoke out in a PSA video…
And another one bites the dust. According to a report in The New York Times Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin plans to drop out of the 2016 GOP presidential race. Walker has called a news conference in Madison at 6 p.m. Eastern. “The short answer is money,” said a supporter of Mr. Walker’s who was…
A British prison official is going to jail after selling information about George Michael to the British tabloid, The Sun. Amanda Watts, 43, will be sentenced next month after admitting to supplying The Sun five pieces of information about Michael while he was serving time in Highpoint Prison, reports The Guardian. She was paid £2,100 ($3,200)…
Who’s at risk if trans people have equal access to restroom facilities? In Houston and across the country, Mike Huckabee and friends love to claim that nondiscrimination bills mean that “men could use the women’s bathroom,” which simply isn’t true. In his latest video, Matt Baume pushes back against the transphobic lie that men are…
This week is Bisexual Awareness Week (#biweek) which works to accelerate the cultural acceptance of bisexual people. Sept. 23 is Celebrate Bisexuality Day (CBD), an international awareness day that is also referred to as Bi Visibility Day and Bisexual Pride Day. Three bisexual advocates–Wendy Curry, Michael Page and Gigi Raven Wilbur–conceived of the event as a…
NEW YORK, NY – NewFest, in partnership with Outfest, today announced the lineup of their 27th annual celebration of the year’s best LGBT films from around the world. The program of nearly 100 narrative features, documentaries and shorts runs October 22-27 at the newly renovated Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas, and at the recently completed screening room at…
Munich’s famous Oktoberfest got underway on Saturday with a gay Bierfest on Sunday. Thanks to ‘Gay Sunday’ – Oktoberfest is now a very gay affair. 8,000 gay (mostly men) poured into an enormous tent, dressed in gingham shirts and tight lederhosen – and danced the night away to the sound of brass bands and disco….
Jeffrey Tambor won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the Emmys Sunday night for his role in Transparent. Tambor, who plays a trans woman on the Amazon show dedicated his award to the transgender community. “I’ve been given the opportunity to act because people’s lives depend on it,” Tambor said….
