Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) signed a revised version of the state’s Religious Freedom Reformation Act today, one day after refusing to sign an earlier version of the bill over concerns about discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals, reports The Huffington Post. According to the report, the Republican-controlled state legislature passed a new…
Today, the Greater New York Councils of the Boy Scouts of America confirmed that it has hired an openly gay man to serve as a Boy Scout summer camp leader, marking the first time in the history of the national organization that one of its local councils has acknowledged hiring an out gay person. The…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality Florida today strongly condemned a vote by the Florida House Judiciary Committee in favor of an adoption bill that would enable discrimination – with taxpayer dollars – against prospective LGBT parents, and place children seeking a permanent home at continued risk. “This flies in the face…
LGBT Weekly interviews founder and CEO of Tello Films We know, we know. If you hear that we’re in the “Golden Age of Television” one more time, you’ll throw your Hi-Def, interactive, Bluetooth-enabled flat screen out the window. Problem is, tuning out at this point in the evolution of programmed entertainment is about as useful…
It’s no secret that San Diego and the rest of California are in the midst of a drought. Turn on the television or read the newspaper and you will see a reminder of the worsening drought conditions on a regular basis. For the fourth consecutive year, California has experienced lower than average rainfall and the…
When The San Diego LGBT Community Center launched its Latin@ Services program in the fall of 2004, it was the first such program at an LGBT community center anywhere in the county. Since then, the program has continued to make history, serving thousands of LGBT Latino/as, as well as their families, through a diverse…
A City Council committee has voted unanimously to amend the city’s nondiscriminatory policy in contracting to include gender identity and gender expression. “We cannot and should not award contracts to any business that discriminates against anyone, including transgender people,” said committee chairman Todd Gloria. The 4-0 vote by the Budget & Government Efficiency Committee March…
An Ocean Beach man was ordered to attend 12 hours of anger management classes after he pleaded guilty to throwing a cocktail glass at a customer at Flicks which cut the man’s nose. No further jail time was ordered for Raymond Robert Sims, 29, who was placed on three years probation March 20. He was…
The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble will present a Centennial Concert April 25, at the San Diego Woman’s Club, 2557 Third Ave. adjacent to Balboa Park. The concert will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition which celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal. The ensemble will partially recreate the New Years Eve, 1914 concert…
The Transgender Day of Empowerment was established as a way to celebrate, empower and honor the transgender community in San Diego. The idea was conceived by Tracie O’Brien as a way to counter the sadness and pain of the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors those lost due to anti-transgender violence. This year the…
