Thursday, by a vote of 23 to 7 the Missouri Senate advanced Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 39 to the House of Representatives. Gaining national attention after a historic filibuster by Democrats earlier this week, the measure proposes to allow individuals, organizations, and businesses to use religion as a valid excuse to discriminate against LGBT people. Similar…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has announced the launch of their Business Coalition for the Equality Act, a coalition of 60 major employers that have officially endorsed the bipartisan Equality Act. Since HRC joined with lawmakers and advocates last July to introduce the Equality Act in Congress, HRC has continued to build support…
San Francisco Pride has announced the winners of the 2016 Public and Member’s Choice Vote for Community and Organizational Grand Marshals of the 2016 San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade. Larry Yang has been chosen as the Community Grand Marshal. A teacher of meditation and mindfulness, Yang is committed to serving multicultural, queer and…
In celebration of their 10th annual Dining Out For Life The Center have announced that this year’s event will donate 15% of its net proceeds to the San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative. “Dining Out For Life® has enjoyed such tremendous community support from the very beginning,” said Dr. Delores A. Jacobs, chief executive officer of…
