Following the cancellation of a reading of her book I Am Jazz at a Wisconsin school, transgender activist and HRC Youth Ambassador Jazz Jennings has written a powerful op-ed on the importance of creating safe spaces for all children. Mt. Horeb Primary Center principal, Rachael Johnson had chosen to read Jennings’ book to her students….
Just in time for the election and holiday season, HRC has released their newest accessory: A “Make America Gay Again” hat. Inspired by Donald Trump’s own “Make America Great Again” hat, HRC wanted to send a friendly reminder that while the GOP candidate has sent mixed messages on LGBT issues, our country should be a place…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, in partnership with Advocates for Youth, Answer, GLSEN, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS), called for significant improvements in sex education programs to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth have access to…
A court in the Philippines has convicted a US Marine of killing a transgender woman. Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was found ghttps://lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpuilty of homicide and not murder over the killing of transgender woman Jennifer Laude, reports the Philippine Star. Pemberton will face imprisonment from six to 12 years. Witnesses had testified that Pemberton squeezed…
The deadline to nominate your 2016 LGBT History Month icon is fast approaching. Equality Forum, the organization that coordinates LGBT History Month, invites you to nominate your icon here by Friday, Dec. 11. Nominated LGBT icons may be living or dead, national or international, and are selected based on one or more of the following…
Attending live theater makes lives better. San Diego Musical Theatre (SDMT) is a proud to participant in #GivingTuesday – a global day dedicated to giving back. Today SDMT announced a new partnership initiative for their 2016 season of musicals. Watch the video above for more details. Together with their partners – The Armed Services YMCA,…
Express Scripts announced Tuesday that it will partner with Imprimis Pharmaceuticals to offer a low-cost alternative to Daraprim, a lifesaving treatment for people living with HIV. Two months ago, Turing Pharmaceuticals’ CEO Martin Shkreli bought the rights to Daraprim and hiked the price of this crucial drug by 5,000 percent overnight. Express Scripts, a major…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation in partnership with the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), launched a national public education campaign to sound the alarm on dangerous HIV criminalization laws and the disproportionate harm they cause LGBT people, particularly LGBT communities of…
NEW YORK –The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), a global leader in the fight to end AIDS, commemorates World AIDS Day 2015 by standing in solidarity with the estimated 34 million people around the world currently living with HIV or AIDS and by honoring the lives of the estimated 35 million people who have succumbed…
Today, World AIDS Day unites us in support of those who are surviving with the disease, in commemoration of those who have died and in a shared dedication to finding a cure. Recent scientific efforts have brought an increase in long-awaited treatments that can help to mitigate the effects and rate of transmission of HIV/AIDS. And…
