April 19, 2025
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2016

New HRC report reveals unprecedented onslaught of state legislation targeting transgender Americans

Steve Lee, Editor06 mins

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a report detailing an alarming onslaught of legislation nationwide targeting transgender people, and particularly children. An unprecedented 44 anti-transgender bills are being considered in 16 states, and the quantity of these harmful bills is as striking as their diversity: some undercut the ability of transgender people to access gender-affirming health…

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SDHDF to send representatives to U.S. capitol for AIDSWatch 2016

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

SAN DIEGO – With this year’s presidential election underway, San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) has announced that in addition to supporting local agencies and programs through grants, the organization will be partnering with the San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative to support six consumers living with HIV/AIDS through the national advocacy initiative, AIDSWatch. This is…

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Advocacy groups call on Georgia lawmakers to put a stop to discriminatory ‘First Amendment Defense Act of Georgia’

Steve Lee, Editor06 mins

WASHINGTON –  The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Georgia Equality have called on House Leadership and Gov. Nathan Deal to put a stop to the so-called “First Amendment Defense Act of Georgia,” H.B. 757. The bill, which  passed the Georgia Senate Friday by a vote of 38 – 14 goes far beyond protecting the right to practice…

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Study finds testosterone improves sexual activity, walking ability and mood in men over 65

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering supplements of the hormone to older men have been inconclusive. Now, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and 12 other medical centers in the United States have shown that testosterone treatment for men over the age…

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San Diego Opera to present the West Coast premiere of ‘Great Scott’

Steve Lee, Editor06 mins

SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera will continue its tradition of presenting new or rarely performed works when it presents the West Coast premiere of Great Scott, the new opera from composer Jake Heggie (Moby-Dick, Dead Man Walking, Three Decembers) and librettist Terrence McNally (Dead Man Walking, Three Decembers, and the plays Mother and Sons,…

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Historic Zion Square to honor gay pride victim but not without controversy

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

Zion Square, the iconic center in the heart of downtown Jerusalem, is also at the center of a huge controversy over plans by the Jerusalem Municipality to redesign the public space in honor of then 16-year-old Shira Banki who was fatally stabbed in 2015 during the city’s Gay Pride Parade by a religious extremist. Reporting…

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Mississippi House passes ‘Religious Liberty Accommodations Act’

Steve Lee, Editor15 mins

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi House of Representatives has advanced H.B. 1523. Sponsored by House Speaker Philip Gunn, this piece of legislation will allow individuals, religious organizations and private associations to use religion to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Mississippians, in some of the most important aspect of their lives, including at…

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