Dept. of Education reaches settlement with Illinois Township High School District 211 to remedy transgender discrimination

The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it has entered into a resolution agreement with Township High School District 211 based in Palatine, Illinois, after finding the district in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for discriminating against a transgender high school student by denying her access to the girls’…

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DelBene Resolution designates June 26 as ‘LGBT Equality Day’

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today introduced a resolution (H.Res. 549) to designate June 26, as “LGBT Equality Day,” honoring the anniversary of three significant victories won at the Supreme Court for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans. “In the last two decades, our nation has seen the Defense of Marriage Act…

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Watch: ‘The Danish Girl’ – new featurette and clip released

Focus Features today released a new featurette and clip for The Danish Girl, the movie that charts the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne [The Theory of Everything] and Alicia Vikander [Ex Machina]), directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper…

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LGBT seniors: What are your needs? Take this survey today

Health Assessment and Research for Communities (HARC), a nonprofit research and evaluation organization, has partnered with the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation and the Alliance Healthcare Foundation to develop a survey about the healthcare experiences of LGBT adults age 50 and older in San Diego County. To take the survey go to surveymonkey.com/r/SD-LGBT The objective…

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Kylie Minogue reunites with Stock, Aitken and Waterman with release of ‘Every Day’s Like Christmas’ (LISTEN)

Today, Kylie Minogue released ‘Every Day’s Like Christmas (Stock Aitken Waterman Remix)’. Remixed by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman the track is their first mix in decades and the reunites Kylie with the legendary  producers that she worked with at the very start of her career. ‘Every Day’s Like Christmas’ is taken from…

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