Lawyers have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal on behalf of Michelle Kosilek, a transgender woman who has been denied essential health care while serving a prison sentence in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC). The DOC has denied Kosilek gender affirming surgery for decades, despite the fact that experts…
As millions around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, LGBT advocates in Ireland are hard at work preparing for May 22, writes Ashley Fowler on the HRC Blog. In a little over two months, Ireland will become the first nation in the world to hold a national referendum for marriage equality. Irish advocates have joined together…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) today released new polling data showing strong support for a federal non-discrimination law protecting LGBT people from discrimination in employment, housing, access to public places and other areas. “The simple and unfortunate reality is that for all the progress made in recent years, LGBT Americans still lack fundamental federal legal protections…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Opera has announced the final Opera on the Concourse of the 2014-2015 season will be Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 12 p.m. Opera on the Concourse is a free lunchtime concert held for the public on the San Diego Civic Concourse with the stars of San Diego Opera’s season….
OutServe-SLDN and San Diego Pride have announced a partnership for Outserve-SLDN’s 4th Annual leadership conference that will be held in San Diego from March 26 – March 28. “We are delighted to partner with San Diego Pride” said Matt Thorn, interim executive director. “This partnership will help to continue our annual conference as a global…
Dolce & Gabbana designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have responded to the backlash over statements they made about same-sex families, saying that their views are just “traditional” and not judgmental. The pair had caused outrage when they declared last week in an interview with Italy’s Panorama: “The only family is the traditional one. No…
CHARLESTON – On Saturday in West Virginia, the legislative session came to an end at midnight, in effect killing extreme anti-LGBT bills which had failed to move forward – including a bill to abolish local liberty (HB 2881) and two so-called “religious freedom” bills (HB 2508 and SB 487). Fairness West Virginia, the statewide civil rights advocacy organization dedicated…
A bill that would discriminate against transgender Floridians and force employers and business-owners to police the use of their restrooms will get a second committee hearing in the Florida House on Tuesday morning. The Government Operations Subcommittee will meet at 8 a.m. Tuesday in Webster Hall (212 Knott). H.B. 583 is the second item on…
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s son was arrested Sunday for drug possession. Alabama.com reported that Caleb Moore, 24, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Officers had responded to a break-in call and found Moore and four other men outside the house near a pick-up truck that smelled strongly of…
At the fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, being held in New York March 9-20, a Kenyan campaign to stop new HIV infections among children has been highlighted as an example of what committed political leadership can achieve in improving women’s access to health care. The First Lady of Kenya, Margaret…
