WASHINGTON, D.C, — Today, Rep. Ted Deutch (FL-22), chair of the LGBT Aging Issues Task Force, and a bipartisan group of 75 members of the U.S. House of Representatives demanded the Trump Administration reinstate a demographic question relating to participants’ gender identity to the National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). “We have to…
https://youtu.be/lY3G0Bn5G5U LOS ANGELES, Calif. – LGBT+ Studio Together Magic Films has debuted their award-winning films “Adamantine” and “Nobody’s Child” on Amazon Video US/UK/DE/JP. Written and directed by Art Arutyunyan, “Adamantine” is a stop-motion fairytale set in Uzbekistan. The official synopsis reads: “In this gay fairytale set in rural Uzbekistan, a young shepherd longs to find…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Benjamin F. Dillingham and Bridget Wilson LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor recognizes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender veterans with ties to San Diego who have taken the oath to serve our country and have done so honorably, and with distinction, acting as role models in advancing equality. The Center is…
On the heels of Pride Month this past June, a new survey published in Time magazine finds LGBTQ+ Americans feel increasingly vulnerable and at risk of losing hard-fought social and legal gains. The community’s growing fear seems discouraging. But if members of the LGBTQ+ community believe their interests aren’t being protected by politicians and the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alliance for Justice (AFJ) today released a report on Judge Ralph Erickson, a North Dakota federal district court judge who has been nominated by Donald Trump for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. AFJ President Nan Aron released the following statement: “We request that Senators carefully scrutinize…
MBABANE/GENEVA, — UNAIDS has congratulated the Kingdom of Swaziland on the findings of the Swaziland HIV Incidence Measurement Survey (SHIMS 2) announced by Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini today in Mbabane, Swaziland that 73% of the adult population aged 15 years and older are virally suppressed—76% of adult women and 68% of adult men. The…
AUSTIN, Texas — Five anti-transgender bills were filed last week to kick off Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s “special discrimination session” at the Texas Capitol in Austin. Gov. Abbott called for a special session of the Texas state legislature largely to pass legislation that openly targets and discriminates against transgender Texans. The debate is already having…
