thursday, aug. 25 Michael Yo Michael Yo is a stand-up comedian, coming up under the wings of Chelsea Handler on Chelsea Lately as a recurring comedy panelist. He is headlining the national Hot Mess Comedy tour between his Hollywood reporting. Yo brings his comedy to two top podcast, The Yo & Jo Show and The…
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued final regulations implementing President Obama’s executive order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. Among its provisions, the regulations will help to ensure companies contracting with the federal government comply with non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. “Federal contracts should deliver value for taxpayers in a way…
Monday night The Penthouse Residences at 1 Hotel & Homes South Beach, alongside Sony Music Latin, proudly hosted a private listening party for the debut album of Univision’s “La Banda” winners, CNCO with Ricky Martin. “La Banda” was produced by Simon Cowell, Ricky Martin, and Saban entertainment and judges included Latin American singers, Ricky Martin,…
WASHINGTON – Tuesday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and Whitman-Walker Health, a community health center with special expertise in LGBTQ and HIV-related care, released Safer Sex for Trans Bodies, a comprehensive sexual health guide for transgender and gender expansive people and their partners. The guide fills a significant gap in inclusive, publicly-available sexual health…
LOS ANGELES – Point Foundation (Point) will honor producer and broadcast executive Michael Lombardo with the Point Impact Award at the organization’s annual Point Honors Los Angeles gala Oct. 1. Point presents its Impact Award to an individual who has made a significant impact on improving the lives of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and…
SAN DIEGO, Calif.– San Diego Opera will be presenting Rossini’s La Cenerentola, his opera based on the beloved fairy tale Cinderella that has entertained generations and inspired different versions throughout history from Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm, to Walt Disney. La Cenerentola (Cinderella) opens the maintage season at the San Diego Civic Theatre on Saturday,…
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—With the nation still mourning the hate-fueled massacre in Orlando, a resolution by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) urging Congress to pass the Equality Act was approved late yesterday by the California State Senate. Despite the 2015 United States Supreme Court ruling in support of marriage equality, no federal law establishes discrimination protections for…
Meet a former decorated Marine who is leveraging Silicon Valley to establish the first all-inclusive online resource for Transgender Americans. Born Mark Marquis, Kris (short for “Kristen,” her chosen name) grew up in a suburban town outside of Houston, Texas in the 1970s, 80s, and early 90s, where one didn’t question something as taboo as feeling gender…
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–The California Legislature passed a bill Monday that would establish the nation’s most inclusive restroom access law. Assembly Bill (AB) 1732 was authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) and sponsored by Equality California, the Transgender Law Center and California National Organization of Women (NOW). If signed into law, the bill would require single-occupancy…
JUNEAU, Alaska – Monday night, the Juneau Assembly voted 8 to 1 in favor of a city ordinance prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on sexual orientation or gender identity, along with race, color, age, religion, sex, familial status, disability, or national origin. Juneau is the second major city in Alaska to…
