WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) expressed outrage at a vote by the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee in favor of discriminatory legislation targeting transgender students. By a vote of 10-3 this morning, the committee voted to advance HB 1008 to the House floor. The legislation seeks to prevent transgender students in…
LOS ANGELES — Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the LA Film Festival, has selected 30 filmmakers for Project Involve, the organization’s signature diversity mentorship program which fosters the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry. Film Independent also announced major new studio support…
WASHINGTON – The workforce development system is the backbone of job training in the U.S. It provides millions of jobseekers and workers the opportunity to learn new skills and obtain new and better jobs. The system also serves a critical role in our nation’s labor market, bringing together workers and businesses to ensure that workers…
Jewish groups have expressed outrage that a Friday evening Shabbat service and program was disrupted by protesters at the Creating Change Conference in Chicago this past weekend. The National LGBTQ Task Force, which hosts the annual conference, had canceled the long planned reception last week, but reinstated it after LGBTQ and Jewish leadership across the…
NEW YORK — The United Nations human rights office has expressed concern over recent developments in Malawi, after the spokesperson of one of the country’s main political parties recently called for gay and lesbian people to be killed, describing them as “worse than dogs.” The spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for…
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A new study of the quality of healthcare provided to transgender patients in the New York City correctional system revealed significant areas for improvement and reported a greater than 50% decrease in patient complaints after the healthcare staff at 12 jail clinics received LGBT training. Within six months of implementing a…
