Since November, The New York Times’ Editorial Board has been chronicling the disturbing incidents of hate crimes and harassment around the country. In its most recent weekly installment, the Times relates the details of a violent attack on a black transgender man on a Manhattan subway, and several troubling anti-Semitic and racist incidents. The following…
HRC has announced a partnership with the Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) to correct misinformation about HIV in the news media through a new joint initiative called the Accuracy Watchdog. PAC is one of a growing number of organizations, including HRC, to champion the fact that people living with HIV cannot transmit the virus to a…
GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau will launch a new global marketing and advertising campaign Jan. 9 featuring three transgender models, and will become the world’s first destination to use transgender models in mainstream destination advertising. Greater Fort Lauderdale’s campaign, which also features straight, gay and lesbian models, follows the…
ORLANDO, Fla. – Proposed legislation to ban assault-style weapons in Florida were unveiled Thursday at a news conference held by the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. Sen. Linda Stewart and Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith will introduce the bills, which also include banning large ammunition feeding devices. “Assault weapons are the gold standard for mass murder. They…
Affordable and invaluable health care is available for uninsured Californians in 2017. But the deadline to enroll is drawing near: Covered California’s open enrollment ends on Jan. 31. Those who enroll by Jan. 15 will have their coverage begin on Feb. 1. Those signing up between Jan. 16 and Jan. 31 will have coverage starting…
