GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has attempted to deny and walk back her own words suggesting that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v Hodges, the case that led to nationwide marriage equality is the law of the land. Talking Points Memo reported today that Fiorina denied she’d ever called the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that Apple CEO Tim Cook will receive the organization’s Visibility Award at the 19th annual HRC National Dinner Saturday, Oct. 3 in Washington, DC. “Tim Cook is a visionary whose leadership of Apple has been nothing short of remarkable,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “His willingness to bravely and…
The National LGBTQ Task Force has condemned Pope Francis’ meeting with Kim Davis — the Kentucky government official who discriminated against same-sex couples and ignored a Supreme Court Order to follow the law. In a statement issued Wednesday, Russell Roybal, deputy executive director of the Task Force said, “The Pope’s meeting with Kim Davis breathes…
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Supreme Court marriage equality plaintiff Jim Obergefell will head to Capitol Hill to lead dozens of advocates in a day of lobbying for the Equality Act on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). HRC also announced today that it will bring more than a dozen of the top U.S. companies…
Get More: Beautiful As I Want To Be // Logo TV NEW YORK – Logo today announced the premiere of Beautiful As I Want To Be, a digital-exclusive video series spotlighting transgender youth, Wednesday, Oct. 28, on LogoTV.com and Logo’s YouTube. Each of the 4 episodes will be introduced by Geena Rocero, a transgender supermodel…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, weighed in on news reports that Pope Francis met privately last week with Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Ky., public official who continues to violate the law by openly discriminating against same-sex couples seeking to marry in the community they call home. “We hope that this…
SAN DIEGO – Today, Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) credited Assemblymembers Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) and Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) for negotiating legislation with Gov. Brown and bringing the state to the verge of finally having medical marijuana regulations in place. Bonta and Wood, two of the lead authors of the legislation, joined Atkins, along…
LA JOLLA, Calif. – Scripps Health has been named among the nation’s 100 Best Workplaces for Women by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work. The inaugural rankings were based on a survey of more than 135,600 female employees at more than 600 companies across the nation. “We are honored to be recognized as one…
A five-year-old girl in San Diego was sent home from a Christian school for having two moms, according to KGTV San Diego. The child’s parents, Sheena, a stay-at-home mom, and Lashaune, who is in the Navy, were devastated when they found out their child was no longer welcome at Mt. Erie Christian Academy. “It was…
Know Your Rights/California and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare Foundation is hosting two free town hall meetings for LGBT seniors in San Diego County. Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The first meeting is for LGBT military veterans. The second meeting is a…
