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October 2, 2017

GLAD and NCLR join as co-counsel in Equality California lawsuit against President Trump’s transgender military ban

Steve Lee, Editor012 mins

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Equality California announced today that the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), the LGBT legal organizations leading the fight against the Trump Administration’s transgender military ban, have joined as co-counsel in its lawsuit challenging the ban, Stockman v. Trump. Equality California is a plaintiff in the suit together with seven…

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Conversion therapy documentary to premiere on National Coming Out Day (VIDEO)

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

BALTIMORE, Md. – The upcoming feature-length documentary film, The Sunday Sessions, will have a special one-day premiere in 15 cities on Wednesday, Oct. 11 in recognition of National Coming Out Day. The Sunday Sessions is an intimate portrait of one man’s struggle to reconcile his religious conviction and sexuality. The observational documentary chronicles the turbulent journey…

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HRC statement on mass shooting in Las Vegas: ‘It’s time for Congress and the White House to act’

Steve Lee, Editor13 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) responded to the mass shooting in Las Vegas where at least 58 people have been killed and 515 injured. HRC President Chad Griffin said: “After Newtown, our nation called for action. After Tucson, Virginia Tech, Aurora, San Bernardino, Charleston, and Alexandria, we called for action. After the shooting…

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Estonia’s craft cocktail makers stand up for LGBTQ rights

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

ESTONIA — Although gender-neutral civil partnership law was passed in Estonia in 2014, the law has still not been properly implemented. With municipal elections happening in just a few weeks, the civil partnership law together with LGBTQ rights have once again become fiercely debated topics in Estonia. Last week the Legal Affairs Committee of the…

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LGBT and civil rights organizations respond to resignation of Tom Price as HHS secretary

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday, President Donald Trump accepted the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price following numerous reports of Price using close to $1 million dollars of taxpayer money to pay for the more than two dozen private and chartered jet trips across the world. LGBT and civil rights organizations welcomed the…

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State lawmakers hail signing of bills to address affordable housing crisis in California

Steve Lee, Editor06 mins

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a historic set of housing bills to address the affordable housing crisis in California. Among the bills signed by the governor are SB 2 (Atkins), SB 3 (Beall), SB 35 (Wiener) and AB 1505 (Bloom/Chiu/Gloria). Assemblymember Todd Gloria co-authored SB 2, SB 3, and SB 35 and…

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