BEIJING — A report based on a survey of nearly 30,000 respondents from all provinces in China reflecting the life experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people was launched today at the United Nations Compound in Beijing to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). Entitled “Being LGBTI in China —…
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer has endorsed Anthony Bernal, who is running to replace his boss, District 3 Councilman Todd Gloria. Gloria, the only member of the LGBT community currently serving on the council, will be termed out of office at the end of his current term. Bernal, who is straight, is a senior field…
Today, the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the United States Department of Justice issued guidance on Title IX and the right of transgender students to attend school free from discrimination based on sex. The guidance affirms that schools, colleges, and universities must provide transgender students with a safe and…
WASHINGTON– Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the following statement after Donald Trump declined this morning to support the Obama Administration’s important announcement that school districts should ensure that transgender students are treated with dignity and allowed equal access to facilities, such as restrooms, consistent with their gender identity. “Trump’s reckless anti-LGBT suggestion is to turn the…
The Massachusetts State Senate has voted to extend commonsense non-discrimination protections to the state’s transgender residents and visitors. While Massachusetts state law already prohibits anti-transgender discrimination in housing and employment, the new legislation will extend the same crucial protections to public accommodations. Following expected approval by the Massachusetts House of Representatives, the bill will head…
SAN DIEGO – Equality California will celebrate LGBT families at its annual San Diego Equality Awards Friday, June 17. Receiving Equality Awards for their leadership, courage and service to the LGBT community will be transgender teen Zoey Luna, her mother Ofelia Barba and her sister Letty Barba; Naval Base Coronado’s 2016 Military Spouse of the Year…
WASHINGTON – Bullying is a serious public health problem, with significant short- and long-term psychological consequences for both the targets and perpetrators of such behavior, and requires a commitment to developing preventive and interventional policies and practices that could make a tangible difference in the lives of many children, says a new report from the…
The U.S. Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit against North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, the state’s Department of Public Safety and the University of North Carolina and Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina. The U.S. Department of Justice also requested the judge prohibit the state from enforcing HB2 in regards to discriminating…
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is suing the federal government in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s determination that North Carolina’s discriminatory HB 2 violates federal civil rights law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. “The Obama administration is bypassing…
https://youtu.be/5BCsU6uPX4Q NEW YORK –As part of the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s (EJAF) strategy to strengthen the resilience of the HIV/AIDS movement and to support initiatives that empower community-based leaders from diverse backgrounds, EJAF has joined the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in announcing the inaugural HIV 360° Fellowship Program. Ten outstanding young leaders will receive nine…
