April 5, 2016

State legislators join American Counseling Association and Tennessee Equality Project to denounce discriminatory religious counseling bill

Steve Lee, Editor9 years ago08 mins

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—As the House prepares to vote tomorrow on HB1840, state legislators joined the American Counseling Association and the Tennessee Equality Project at a press conference today to discuss the negative effects of House Bill 1840. HB 1840, also known as Hate Bill 1840, would permit counselors to deny services and refer clients based on the provider’s “strongly…

Mississippi governor signs law attacking LGBT people and families

Steve Lee, Editor9 years ago07 mins

JACKSON, Miss. – Today, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law H.B. 1523, “The Religious Liberty Accommodations Act.” National corporations and businesses have spoken out against the horrific measure, that would allow individuals, religious organizations and private associations to use religion to discriminate against LGBT Mississippians in some of the most important aspects of their…

Deal in Georgia not a slam dunk for equality ya’ll

Steve Lee, Editor9 years ago9 years ago08 mins

San Diego LGBT Weekly publisher Stampp Corbin makes a convincing editorial case, “North Carolina and Georgia,” for the economics of inclusion and non-discrimination with GOP Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s veto of an anti-gay bill that might have triggered an unofficial economic boycott in the Peach State of Georgia. Mr. Corbin’s greater argument Deal’s veto signals…

New UC San Diego Center will focus on heart health among Latinas

Steve Lee, Editor9 years ago9 years ago08 mins

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have launched a new four-year, $3.7 million multidisciplinary research center to investigate the relationship between sedentary behavior and cardiovascular risk factors in Latinas, who have a disproportionately higher chance of developing heart disease than the general population. The study is part of a new…

Michael Silverman to step down as TLDEF’s executive director

Steve Lee, Editor9 years ago9 years ago05 mins

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has announced that Michael Silverman plans to step down as Executive Director of the organization. Silverman will be leaving the organization he founded in 2003. Under Silverman’s leadership, TLDEF has been at the forefront of transgender legal advocacy. The organization is known for…

Anti-LGBT bill heads to Mississippi governor’s desk

Steve Lee, Editor9 years ago9 years ago08 mins

JACKSON, Miss, – Monday, the Mississippi State Legislature voted to approve the anti-LGBT bill H.B. 1523, a measure opposed by some of the state’s largest employers. Major corporations are among those urging Gov. Phil Bryant, House Speaker Philip A. Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves to stop to this discriminatory measure that would put the…

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State legislators join American Counseling Association and Tennessee Equality Project to denounce discriminatory religious counseling bill

Mississippi governor signs law attacking LGBT people and families

Deal in Georgia not a slam dunk for equality ya’ll

New UC San Diego Center will focus on heart health among Latinas

Michael Silverman to step down as TLDEF’s executive director

Anti-LGBT bill heads to Mississippi governor’s desk