Transgender New Yorkers covered by Medicaid can now access the medically necessary health care they have been denied for nearly two decades. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health have officially adopted a new regulation that ends the 17-year-old exclusion of transgender health care from New York’s Medicaid program. The new…
San Diego Indiefest 9 has announced that The Fosters star, Annika Marks will be appearing at the iconic festival. Saturday, March 28, San Diego Indiefest 9 will rock City Heights, featuring over fifty artists on multiple stages for our most diverse bill yet, and our “Indie-est” beer garden ever, thanks to the sponsorship of the…
Today, lawmakers introduced important legislation to curb harassment and cyberbullying at colleges and universities. Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) as well as Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) reintroduced the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, writes Jennifer Pike on the HRC Blog. This legislation would require colleges and universities receiving federal student aid…
San Diego Opera celebrates its 50th anniversary with two celebration concerts Saturday, April 18 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m. at The Jacobs Music Center at Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St. in San Diego, presented by U.S. Bank. Tickets start at $45. A selection of opera’s greatest hits featuring arias,…
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). has announced a change to its constitution that allows for a more inclusive definition of marriage. According to More Light Presbyterians the Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church (USA) now includes all loving and committed couples. Amendment 14F was ratified by 51% of their Presbyteries. Marriage is now between “two…
MONTGOMERY— Tuesday, Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis ignored a federal court order by denying same-sex couples the opportunity to obtain a certificate of marriage. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade again refused to issue a stay in her ruling which struck down Alabama’s discriminatory constitutional amendment, banning same-sex couples from marrying. Earlier…
After intervention today by representatives of the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the Texas Military Forces clarified that three same-sex couples should not have been denied assistance at the federal military identification card enrollment center at Camp Mabry, the headquarters of the Texas Military Forces, near Austin, Texas, writes Chris Rowzee on the AMPA Blog. All…
WASHINGTON – GLIFAA, The Harvey Milk Foundation, and The Human Rights Campaign will be hosting a panel discussion featuring all of the American openly LGBT ambassadors, March 24, 8 p.m. at the Knight Conference Center at the Newseum, 7th Floor, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. Northwest in Washington, D.C. This will be a discussion event, highlighting the…
On tonight’s CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley, former Navy sailor Landon Wilson says he was forced to leave the military for being transgender. The report will be broadcast tonight, March 17 on th eCBS Evening News with Scott Pelley, (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. Watch an excerpt of CBS News Chief…
NEW YORK, NY – Antigone Rising, the harmony driven, song based, road tested all female alt country rock band, today released their new album “Whiskey & Wine – Volume 2” on iTunes and the band’s Web site, together with a brand new video for the album’s first single “Game Changer”. This self-described alt-rock band composed…
