SAN DIEGO – Long-time Latino gay activist Nicole Murray Ramirez was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 30th Anniversary Dinner of the Border Angels of San Diego, Nov. 5. The sold out event was held at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. Ramirez and international stage producer and director William A. Virchis were…
Friday, a federal judge in Pittsburgh sided with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) position that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation. In the case of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Scott Medical Health Center, Judge Cathy Bissoon ruled, “There is no more obvious…
TORONTO – The Canadian Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) has awarded its first-ever Chairperson’s Award to Chance Mitchell and Justin Nelson, co-founders of the Washington-based National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). The Chairperson’s Award recognizes an organization or individual that has made a significant contribution to the LGBT+ business movement in…
The California Democratic Party has released television and radio ads featuring Michelle Obama encouraging San Diego voters to turn out for local Democrats running for Congress. This announcement comes at a time when Col. Doug Applegate, the Democratic candidate for the 49th Congressional District, is making great strides against Republican incumbent Darrell Issa. Issa’s support…
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund and the National Coalition for LGBT Health have published a new guide on health issues important to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. Released in advance of the 2016 presidential election, the “10 Key LGBTQ Health Advocacy Priorities Guide” is intended to educate voters on…
All Day: slate.com News outlets have traditionally avoided announcing election results until the polls in a state have closed, out of fear that voters might stay home if they knew what was happening. Believing the point of journalism is to provide citizens with information, not protect them from it, slate.com has partnered with VoteCastr to…
