SAN DIEGO — In recognition of Black History Month, the San Diego LGBT Community Center will host the third presentation of the Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors Friday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. This event honoring local LGBT African-Americans and allies was founded by City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez, national chair of the Bayard Rustin…
WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) partnered with Microsoft and SkyBridge Capital to host a roundtable discussion on LGBT equality on the occasion of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the pro-equality efforts of the businesses represented around the table and highlighted the unique…
Today, Campus Pride and Athlete Ally announced the launch of the Sports Inclusion Project, (SportsInclusion.org), a first-of-its-kind effort that will work toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) inclusion in college athletics and recreational sports on college campuses. The multi-year project will focus on all levels of college athletics and participation within recreational sports, setting…
The LGBT Academy of Recording Arts’ (LARA) 9th OUTmusic Awards were scheduled for production January 19, 2015, but the ceremony was postponed due to the fact that OUTmusic Inc., the 501c3 non-profit organization was the victim of a substantial financial fraud crime. Jan. 1, 2016, Diedra Meredith, CEO of OUTmusic Inc. posted an update addressing…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – GLAAD, today unveiled its second annual Accelerating Acceptance report, a survey conducted on GLAAD’s behalf by Harris Poll, which reveals a startling level of complacency and ambivalence among Americans on LGBT issues. The survey – fielded online from October 5-7, 2015 among 2,032 adults ages 18 and older – also shows…
