Nevada Sen. Harry Reid will retire from the U.S. Senate after the completion of his current term. As leader of the Democratic Caucus since 2005, Reid has played a key role in ensuring legislation critical to the LGBT community passed the Senate, from new Hate Crimes protections, to ENDA, to the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t…
The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) views the passage and signing of Indiana’s new “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” as nothing less than reprehensible. “The law is morally offensive and detrimental to business climate of the Hoosier State. Laws allowing religious exemptions to discriminate are a desperate and callous backlash against the success…
Country singing group Little Big Town has created a controversy with their new song “Girl Crush.” On the heels of their number one single “Day Drinking,” the group’s new single is being misinterpreted on country radio. Stations are refusing to play the single because some think the song is about a lesbian relationship. Nothing could…
Friday, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, decried Indiana’s new anti-LGBT law allowing individuals to use religion as an excuse to discriminate against LGBT people and other minorities while calling on Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to veto a similar bill being sent to his desk. Cook tweeted: “Apple is open for everyone. We are deeply…
According to the USA Sports Fan Association, 3.8% of the U.S. population are part of the LGBT community and 56% of this community are avid sports fans – that’s 5.4 million people. LGBT involvement in sports is huge – and yet, no platform existed to bring members of this community together – until now. LGBTSportZdate.com,…
Dear LGBT community member, I need your help. Our community is so giddy with the recent gains in rights for LGBT people that we have taken our eye off the ball. We all remember the children’s story of the tortoise and the hare. The tortoise challenges the boastful hare to a race because he is…
UPDATE: This is satire folks, from a comedy political website! Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann’s husband stepped in it today simply by being himself. While shopping for his wife, Marcus Bachmann was refused service by a store owner because of her anti-gay religious beliefs. The owner of Dotty’s Dress Den thought that Marcus Bachmann was gay and…
Over the next two months, the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) will host four regional forums across the country that will inform the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy for 2016-2020. Central to achieving the Strategy’s goals is sustained and ongoing dialogue with communities around the country, including state and local health officials, community based organizations,…
SAN DIEGO – Today, Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) spoke at the Outserve-Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) Annual Leadership Conference in Downtown San Diego. At the event, Peters thanked Outserve-SLDN for its history of advocacy on behalf of LGBT servicemembers and their families. Congressman Peters also fielded questions from members of the audience. “Our military should…
LITTLE ROCK— Today, the Arkansas Senate passed H.B. 1228, an Indiana-style bill that will open the door to discrimination against LGBT people, people of color, religious minorities, women and other minority groups across the state. After a formal procedural hurdle, the bill will be on its way to Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s desk. The Human Rights…
