RALEIGH, N.C. — Last week, Republican lawmakers introduced a so-called “compromise” bill they claim would repeal HB2 and end the NBA and NCAA boycotts of North Carolina. However, HB186 does not at all resemble a full repeal of HB2, which was a clear condition set by the NBA and NCAA for ending the boycott. HB186…
Looking for more information about the new LGBT-affirming senior housing development? The next information session will be held at The Center on Wednesday, March 1 from 5:30-7pm. For more information, contact LaRue Fields at seniors@thecentersd.org or 619.692.2077 x205.
Moonlight took Best Picture at last nights Oscars ceremony but not without an unprecedented gaffe by organizers as they gave co-presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty the wrong envelope. As Dunaway announced La La Land the winner and the movies’ team arrived on stage there was a flurry of activity behind them as organizers realized…
LOS ANGELES – Last night during the 89th annual Academy Awards, celebrities and influencers took to the red carpet wearing a little something extra – an ampersand (“&”) pin. Singer and songwriter Sting, ‘Moonlight’ actor Jaden Piner, costume designer Colleen Atwood, and E!’s Brad Goreski all wore the “&” to express solidarity against hateful and…
BERWYN, Pa., — Recent developments have prompted Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) to revise and reissue its position statement on the protections of transgender and transitioning people under Title IX. The arguments for inclusion remain largely unchanged, however the history of the issue has been edited to reflect changes in the current political winds. This ATIXA…
On Ash Wednesday, March 1, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral clergy and volunteers will be offering “Ashes to Go,” a new approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition, at time and place. St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral is part of a new nationwide movement that has clergy and lay people visiting transit stops, street corners, coffee shops, and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Cannabis Industry Association executive director Aaron Smith has called Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s comments regarding the Trump Administration’s marijuana policy a ploy to “overthrow the will of the voters.” Spicer made the comments in the press briefing Thursday. “It would be a mistake for the Department of Justice to overthrow the…
The South Dakota Senate has passed Senate Bill (SB) 149 — discriminatory legislation targeting LGBTQ people and other minorities. SB 149 would enshrine taxpayer-funded discrimination into state law by allowing state-funded adoption and foster care agencies to reject prospective LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents based on the agency’s purported religious beliefs. SB 149 would allow state-licensed…
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The City Council of the City of West Hollywood, at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21, approved an item that directs City of West Hollywood staff to take steps in prohibiting West Hollywood City Hall from doing business with entities that provide financial or other benefits to the President of…
In the past 48 hours, the world was reminded in three gruesome incidents that transgender people are subjected to violence and discrimination every day. Wednesday, the Trump Administration revoked the Obama administration’s guidance policy allowing trans students to use bathrooms congruent with their gender identity; on Tuesday, a trans woman named Keke Collier was murdered…
