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August 12, 2016

Gonzalez bills designed to reduce poverty, improve working conditions and improve public safety head to Senate floor

Steve Lee, Editor09 mins

SACRAMENTO – The Senate Committee Appropriations forwarded 10 bills authored by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) to the full State Senate, advancing her efforts to bolster the earning power of working families and protect their public safety, regardless of immigration status. The Senate’s committee on fiscal issues released from its suspense file bills…

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World Outgames Miami condemns Daily Beast article targeting LGBT Olympians

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

Thursday morning, The Daily Beast published an article titled “I Got Three Grindr Dates in an Hour in the Olympic Village,” which World OutGames Miami has condemned as ” …a gay witch-hunt that harms LGBT individuals.” World OutGames Miami described the piece written by Nico Hines as, ” …a shameful example of the everyday struggles…

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LGBT military equality champion Aaron Belkin to be honored at AMPA West Coast Gala in San Diego

Steve Lee, Editor06 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military families, announced that Aaron Belkin will be honored with the AMPA Distinguished Leadership Award at the inaugural AMPA West Coast Gala on Saturday, September 17, 2016, in San Diego, Calif. At the incredible…

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Equality PAC denounces Trump’s and Rubio’s appearances at anti-LGBT event in Orlando

Steve Lee, Editor01 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Equality PAC, a political action committee formed by leaders of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, denounced Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio’s decision to appear at gathering of anti-LGBT activists in Orlando, Fla. “It isn’t any surprise that Donald Trump and Marco Rubio have no respect for the LGBT community or its concerns,…

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