Cheli Mohamed returns to The San Diego LGBT Community Center to head volunteer services

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Community Center has announced that Araceli (Cheli) Mohamed has returned to The Center as Director of Volunteer Services and Community Leadership Development. From 1995-2000, Mohamed served in various administrative and programmatic roles at The Center. Most recently, she was the chief operations officer of the United States Police…

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Obamacare achievements celebrated as Republican-led Congress considers hastily concocted Trumpcare

WASHINGTON, D.C.,—The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is celebrating the 7th anniversary of the enactment of Obamacare with a call to action urging members of Congress to stop Trumpcare, the so-called American Health Care Act, a bill that if made law would deprive tens of millions of quality affordable health care. “The Affordable Care…

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LGBT data collection legislation passes first committee

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Assembly Bill 677, a proposal by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) that would help ensure California public policy meets the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) communities, Wednesday passed unanimously out of the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee. “We need real data to better understand the obstacles facing…

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Lambda Legal announces 2017 National Liberty Awards honorees

NEW YORK – Wednesday, Lambda Legal, the nation’s oldest and largest LGBT legal organization, announced Larry Kramer and Javier Muñoz as this year’s Liberty Award honorees. The Liberty Awards National Dinner honors advocates, activists and allies in the fight for LGBT equality. Larry Kramer will receive the Kevin Cathcart Community Legacy Award, an award named…

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HB2 one year later: NC GOP Leadership refuse to allow clean up or down vote on full HB2 repeal

WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality North Carolina have slammed North Carolina’s Republican leadership for their continued refusal to allow a clean up or down vote on the full repeal of HB2. Signed into law a year ago tomorrow by former Governor Pat McCrory — who lost his bid for re-election over…

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