WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is planning to release a new plan to rescind federal guidance to protect transgender students from discrimination. The National Education Association, the nation’s largest labor union, reiterated its pledge to double-down on protecting the civil rights of our LGBTQ students and members. Withdrawing the guidance does not change the law. As most…
WASHINGTON — Today, as reports surface that the Trump Administration plans to revoke guidance protecting transgender students nationwide, more than 1,000 parents of transgender children have now signed onto a letter to President Trump calling on him to preserve these vital protections and fully enforce federal civil rights laws. The letter, signed by parents from…
NEW YORK — March 23, The Economist Events will host its second-annual Pride and Prejudice Summit, a 24-hour event spanning three cities, Hong Kong, London and New York, that will catalyse a fresh global discussion on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) diversity and inclusion, particularly by focusing on the economic and business costs of…
The ACLU have just released their latest Anti-LGBT Legislative Roundup which spotlights key anti-LGBT legislation to watch and informs of efforts aimed at restricting the rights of LGBT people. You can find all of the bills at www.aclu.org/LGBTbills. A few noteworthy bills are highlighted below: “State legislatures are at it again, targeting LGBT people and…
SAN DIEGO—Two years after making its debut as part of Balboa Park’s centennial celebrations, the San Diego Sings! Festival will return Saturday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. San Diego Sings! Festival 2017, planned and presented by the Choral Consortium of San Diego, will feature 22 of…
During the Grammy awards last Sunday, the notoriously anti-LGBT restaurant chain Chick-fil-A debuted a new commercial featuring the voice and hit song, “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” of Grace Slick, a member of legendary rock bands Jefferson Airplane and Starship. Chick-fil-A has a well-documented history of funding anti-LGBT organizations through their philanthropic foundation WinShape. In…
