The San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) announced today that registration is now open for The Recovery Ride 2017. Kick off your New Year’s resolution to get healthier, and join SDHDF for the second-annual Recovery Ride with routes around the gorgeous San Diego Bay. Whether you are a casual cyclist or training for a “Tour,”…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) today launched We Are The Cannabis Industry, a campaign designed to tell the stories of real people who work in America’s legal marijuana industry and highlight how the emerging business sector is creating significant benefits for both individuals and the economy. “Cannabis businesses generate billions of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus called on the Senate today to reject Sen. Jeff Sessions’s nomination for Attorney General. “The Senate cannot confirm an Attorney General nominee who doesn’t believe in civil rights to oversee our country’s civil rights protections – it’s worse than letting a fox guard the henhouse,” said LGBT…
FORT WORTH, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Monday filed a motion to stay a nationwide court order preventing the federal government from enforcing an Affordable Care Act regulation that protects transgender people and women from discrimination in health care. The ACLU also asked the court to issue a formal ruling on its…
Gospel music undeniably has a queerness at its roots that has not only shaped the genre but it has continued to give gospel music its enduring vibrancy. One of black gospel’s darlings and Pentecostal preacher Kim Burrell was ousted from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, sending shock waves throughout the African American community. Burrell along with…
LOS ANGELES, Calif.- The ever gorgeous and hilarious Loni Anderson stars as Frances, the boozy and inappropriately sexy mother of two middle age children, in the new LGBT themes series dubbed My Sister is So Gay. My Sister is So Gay premieres Jan. 22 on Tello Films. Season One features a total of six episodes. Watch the…
Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for has apologized to LGBTQ employees and their families who were targeted, harassed, and fired as part of the infamous “Lavender Scare” witch hunt in the 1950s and 1960s. In his statement Kerry said, “In the past – as far back as the 1940s, but continuing for decades –…
WASHINGTON — Ahead of this week’s confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for United States Attorney General, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), released a report detailing Jeff Sessions’ alarming record on LGBTQ equality. The report was delivered to Members of Congress with an attached letter from Chad Griffin, President of the Human Rights Campaign, calling…
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced today that its new national legal director, David Cole, will testify at Sen. Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing for attorney general Jan. 11. The ACLU is nonpartisan, and as a matter of longstanding policy does not support or oppose nominees for federal office. As a result, the…
LOS ANGELES – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students seeking financial assistance for their undergraduate or graduate school education are encouraged to apply for a Point Foundation Scholarship. Students enrolling in undergraduate or graduate programs for the 2017-2018 academic year are eligible to apply for Point’s multiyear scholarship. Applications are accepted until 11:59…
