LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing, showcasing and protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media, has announced its lineup for the 2017 Outfest Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival. Outfest Fusion, the only multicultural LGBT film festival of its kind, will be held March 1-7 at…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California State Assemblymembers Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) and Adrin Nazarian (D-Sherman Oaks) have introduced a legislative package that builds upon California’s efforts to welcome and successfully integrate refugees from around the world. This legislative package will help refugees access educational and employment resources necessary to become integrated and…
Following yesterdays Senate vote to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General, LGBT and civil rights groups were quick to condemn his confirmation. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) said that Donald Trump’s choice of Jeff Sessions to lead the United States Department of Justice places civil rights and equality in jeopardy. “It’s deeply disturbing…
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Equality California (EQCA) today announced the endorsement of two LGBT candidates for re-election to the West Hollywood city council. The candidates are as follows: John Duran (West Hollywood City Council) – John Duran helped found Equality California in 1999, served on its board from 2001 to 2008, and was board president from 2004…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Opera’s 2016-2017 season comes to a close with one of opera’s most beloved classics, Verdi’s La traviata which opens Saturday, April 22 at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Additional performances are April 25, 28, and 30. A roster of young American singers will bring Verdi’s tragic opera to life….
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Alabama House Health Committee put the discriminatory H.B. 24 bill on the fast track to a vote by the full House of Representatives. The bill, titled the “Child Placing Agency Inclusion Act,” would enshrine taxpayer-funded discrimination into Alabama law by allowing state-funded and licensed adoption and foster care agencies to…
A Tennessee Senate Commerce and Labor Committee has voted to advance SB 127 — legislation promoting taxpayer-funded discrimination against LGBTQ Tennesseans and their families. The discriminatory proposal would prohibit state agencies and municipalities from requiring businesses, organizations, contractors and grantees, to not have policies that discriminate against LGBTQ people. SB 127 states, “A government entity shall not…
NEW YORK – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Betsy DeVos’ nomination for Secretary of Education, despite hundreds of thousands of calls, emails and letters from parents, students and advocates for inclusive public education asking senators to vote no. GLSEN’s Executive Director, Dr. Eliza Byard, issued the following statement in response. “During her confirmation…
Join HRC in San Diego for one of their largest and most exciting events of the year – Bowling for Equality! The event is happening Saturday, Feb. 25 at Kearny Mesa Bowl. It’s a fun afternoon of bowling with friends and colleagues, while supporting our fight for equality. Saturday, Feb. 25 1st Shift: 12:30 p.m….
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Michelle-Lael Norsworthy, most notably known for setting a precedent that the state of California needs to provide gender reassignment surgery for trans inmates, is finally undergoing her surgery this Friday, Feb. 10. In April 2015, in the landmark decision of Norsworthy v. Beard, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled the state…
