A judge reduced the original 18-year jail term by 10 years Monday for Kevin Bollaert, who was convicted of extortion and identity theft with a “revenge porn” web site that published the nude photos of many women and two gay men. The projected release of Bollaert, 29, was changed from 2024 to Jan. 31, 2019…
Monday, Shadi Petosky, a transgender woman, was detained unexpectedly at Orlando airport by TSA officials. Petosky live tweeted her experience where she reported she was publicly humiliated and repeatedly questioned about her gender identity after clearly stating that she is a transgender woman in an encounter lasting for more than 40 minutes. As reported by Vox, she…
SACRAMENTO – California State Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) observed today’s National Voter Registration Day celebration by calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to sign into law the California New Motor Voter Act that was passed by legislators earlier this month. The Act, known as Assembly Bill AB 1461, would expand voter registration…
LOS ANGELES – Saturday, Oct. 3, Point Foundation, the nation’s largest provider of financial support, leadership training and mentoring to LGBTQ students of merit, will host their signature gala Voices On Point, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Caitlyn Jenner will present the Point Horizon Award to two Point Alumni, Rhys Ernst…
WASHINGTON – Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin today issued an open letter to Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli, calling on him to rescind his outrageous 5,000 percent price increase for Daraprim, a drug used to treat people with compromised immune systems, including those living with HIV. The drug, called Daraprim, was acquired in…
After Sunday’s 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, YouTube LGBT content creator Raymond Braun caught up with the cast and crew of Transparent, the winner of five Emmy Awards, live on the red carpet at Amazon’s Emmy celebration. Watch above as Raymond talks with the cast and creators of Transparent, including Emmy winners Jeffrey Tambor (Outstanding Lead…
Today Athlete Ally, a nonprofit focused on educating and activating athletes to champion LGBT equality, announces it will honor basketball legend Grant Hill, tennis champion Dr. Renée Richards and corporate leader Salesforce at this year’s Athlete Ally Action Awards. Grant Hill is an ally to LGBT people, who most memorably spoke out in a PSA video…
And another one bites the dust. According to a report in The New York Times Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin plans to drop out of the 2016 GOP presidential race. Walker has called a news conference in Madison at 6 p.m. Eastern. “The short answer is money,” said a supporter of Mr. Walker’s who was…
A British prison official is going to jail after selling information about George Michael to the British tabloid, The Sun. Amanda Watts, 43, will be sentenced next month after admitting to supplying The Sun five pieces of information about Michael while he was serving time in Highpoint Prison, reports The Guardian. She was paid £2,100 ($3,200)…
Who’s at risk if trans people have equal access to restroom facilities? In Houston and across the country, Mike Huckabee and friends love to claim that nondiscrimination bills mean that “men could use the women’s bathroom,” which simply isn’t true. In his latest video, Matt Baume pushes back against the transphobic lie that men are…
