WASHINGTON – Bullying is a serious public health problem, with significant short- and long-term psychological consequences for both the targets and perpetrators of such behavior, and requires a commitment to developing preventive and interventional policies and practices that could make a tangible difference in the lives of many children, says a new report from the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Two Equality California-sponsored bills advancing the civil rights of LGBT people in California and across the country were approved by the California Assembly Monday. Assembly Bill (AB) 1887 was approved by a vote of 54-21 and AB 1732 passed by 55-19. AB 1887, authored by Asm. Evan Low (D-Campbell), would prohibit state-funded or sponsored…
NEW YORK – GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students, today announced that it will honor Colorado teacher Amber Schweitzer with the Educator of the Year Award and New York City’s Academy for Young Writers Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) with the GSA of the Year Award…
LOS ANGELES — Jackson Browne will perform two previously postponed and rescheduled shows in North Carolina May 28 and June 1. The shows in Asheville, NC and Wilmington, NC were originally scheduled for Jan. 8 and 22, earlier this year, but both shows were postponed due to illness and weather, respectively. Jackson will be donating the…
Androgynous supermodel Rain Dove has joined the fight against North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law HB 2. Dove just released a video fighting HB2 with Elliott Sailors, Benjamin Melzer, and many more, in which she spent the day wearing diapers. “Laugh and Help SHARE AND SAVE A LIFE,” wrote Dove on Facebook. “The oppressive “Bathroom Bill” in…
The U.S. Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit against North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, the state’s Department of Public Safety and the University of North Carolina and Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina. The U.S. Department of Justice also requested the judge prohibit the state from enforcing HB2 in regards to discriminating…
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is suing the federal government in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s determination that North Carolina’s discriminatory HB 2 violates federal civil rights law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. “The Obama administration is bypassing…
The 11th Tel Aviv LGBT Film Festival, ‘TLVFest’, will take place May 29 through June 7 in the Tel Aviv Cinematheque. This year’s edition hosts numerous guests including actor Alan Cumming, Orange is the New Black’s Lea DeLaria, trans activist Buck Angel, as well as visual artist and adult actor Colby Keller. The festival will…
The Board of Directors of the Imperial Court de San Diego has announced that Ms. Summer Lee has been named the 44th reigning emperor of the Imperial Court de San Diego. Ms. Lee succeeds James Von Rothschild, whose abdication was recently announced. Summer Lee becomes the second lesbian to become emperor of San Diego’s oldest…
https://youtu.be/N-tW3k5hCXQ Cyndi Lauper’s celebrated musical journey takes an unexpected southern turn on DETOUR, her 11th studio album, which finds the Grammy®, Emmy® and Tony®-winning singer-songwriter putting her signature spin on a dozen classic country songs. DETOUR showcases Lauper’s unmistakable voice on country classics from the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s and features guest appearances from county…
