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…
In an exclusive interview with the Washington Blade, Hillary Clinton went on record with her commitment to LGBTQ people. She told the Washington Blade’s Chris Johnson, “We have so much more work to do, and I want LGBT people in every corner of this country to know that as president, I will always have your…
BERKELEY, Calif. – A preliminary analysis of Web site traffic to the comprehensive online voter guide Voter’s Edge California reveals that some of the most high-profile propositions on the statewide ballot are garnering less attention from users of Voter’s Edge California than ballot measures largely outside the public spotlight. An analysis of Voter’s Edge site…
LA JOLLA, Calif. — La Jolla Playhouse has announced that Native Voices at the Autry will continue their stint as the Playhouse’s Resident Theater Company for a second year, continuing through the 2017/2018 season. As part of the residency, the Playhouse will host Native Voices’ sixth annual Short Play Festival, entitled Take Back the Land,…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The third teaser trailer for Danielle LoPresti’s new music video, Holy was released Friday and features herself, with real-life wife Alicia Champion and actress Anna Khaja, who is best known for her roles on, Quantico and Silicon Valley. Watch the video above. In the video Champion, who viewers might remember from…
