San Diego business community launches ‘Supporting America’s Finest’ campaign in support of law enforcement

SAN DIEGO–  The Supporting America’s Finest campaign kicked off Thursday in downtown San Diego at ‘SDPD Appreciation Night’, and raised more than $10,000 between GoFundMe and direct contributions toward a $150,000 fundraising goal.  The campaign encourages San Diegans to show their support for America’s Finest, the San Diego Police Department. “As Mayor, I know that…

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Chris Christie laughs off his veto of trans bill

Today, during an interview with conservative radio host Michael Medved, Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie laughed about his recent veto of legislation that would have streamlined the process in his state for transgender people to change the gender marker on their birth certificates. On the show, Christie defended the veto by…

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Flight attendants upset as Jennifer Aniston becomes brand ambassador for homophobic airline

The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) is upset over Jennifer Aniston’s decision to become a brand ambassador for Emirates, the biggest airline in the Middle East. It’s believed that she has already shot an ad for the company in a deal rumored to be worth $5million for the Friends actress, reports Gay Star News….

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Meet the gay basketball player removed from his Kentucky high school’s yearbook (VIDEO)

Today, YouTube content creator Raymond Braun spoke with Dalton Maldonado about his recent exclusion from his high school yearbook in rural Kentucky for being gay. Dalton attends Betsy Layne High School where he’ll be starting as senior point guard for the boys’ basketball team this coming year.  Dalton was intentionally excluded from the yearbook spread…

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Equality Florida Institute heads back to court on behalf of LGBT families

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Just days ago, Cathy Pareto and Karla Arguello—the first same-sex  couple to be married in Florida—celebrated the birth of their twin son and daughter. But the couple’s joy was soon mixed with fear and frustration when the hospital denied Cathy the right to add her name to the children’s birth certificates. Almost a year…

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Kentucky county clerk violates federal judge’s order to issue marriage licenses

Despite a ruling from a federal judge that requires a Kentucky county clerk to process marriage licenses for all couples, this morning Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis violated that order by refusing to process a same-sex marriage license. Zack Ford writes on Think Progress Davis refused to have her name on same-sex couples’ marriage licenses…

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International Transgender Conference anticipates 1,000 participants

SEATTLE, Wa. — Gender Odyssey, an international conference focused on the needs and interests of transgender and gender-nonconforming (GNC) people, will be held in Seattle, WA Aug. 19 – 23. The conference is expecting approximately 1,000  diverse set of participants, from practitioners to activists to families to trans and GNC individuals of all ages. This…

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