Today the White House released the following presidential proclamation regarding World Hepatitis Day, July 28, 2015: Around the world, doctors, medical researchers, and other professionals dedicated to health care and public health are working hard every day to combat disease and build healthier communities. Their efforts have led to improved sanitation, cleaner water, better access…
KMPH FOX 26 | Central San Joaquin Valley News Source FRESNO, Calif. — A 66-year-old transgender woman was murdered in Fresno, Calif. Thursday night in what appears to be a brutal premeditated attack. KMPH reports that surveillance video shows Kenton Haggard of Fresno walking down Blackstone near Cornell in central Fresno. An SUV with several…
WASHINGTON – In advance of this afternoon’s introduction of the historic Equality Act in Congress, today 3 major American companies announced their support for comprehensive federal non-discrimination legislation that would establish full, federal equality for all LGBT Americans. Each of the leading corporations – which include Apple, The Dow Chemical Company, and Levi Strauss &…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the results of a new Democracy Corps survey from Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, demonstrating that 59% of likely 2016 voters are less likely to support a candidate who opposes non-discrimination protections for LGBT people. These results come just before a new federal LGBT non-discrimination bill is…
Today, the European Court on Human Rights ruled that all signatories to the European Convention of Human Rights – including countries like Turkey and Russia, where discrimination and violence against LGBT people has recently made headlines – should recognize same-sex partnerships. This ruling, which could impact 47 countries, and 800 million people, is a major…
WASHINGTON – Today, in the first major vote on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality since the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision, the Senate failed to pass the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) – a bill that would prohibit public schools from discriminating against any student on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The…
DALLAS — A group of anti-LGBT leaders today launched a coalition to fight the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. Calling themselves “REAL MARRIAGE: One Man/One Woman For Life,” the group aims to target unnamed businesses and politicians who don’t stand up against LGBT rights. John Wright reported in the Texas Observer…
WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the establishment of a working group to study the “policy and readiness implications” of allowing transgender service members to serve openly. Earlier today the Associated Press broke the news that the Department of Defense would soon announce a plan for lifting the ban. The working group…
The Associated Press have reported that the Department of Defense will soon announce a plan for lifting the ban on open service by transgender people in the military. According to the Associated Press, an announcement is expected this week, and the services would have six months to assess the impact of the change and work…
WASHINGTON – As part of the White House Conference on Aging today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued guidance to better serve and help avoid discrimination to LGBT Americans seeking HUD-assisted or HUD-insured housing. The guidance will help clarify the Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation…
