WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne and fiancée Amanda Clifton named ‘The Knot 2017 Dream Wedding Couple’

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Knot, Friday announced 2015 WNBA MVP, Washington Mystics player and Olympic gold medalist Elena Delle Donne and fiancée Amanda Clifton as The Knot 2017 Dream Wedding couple. On the fifth anniversary of The Knot Dream Wedding, this year’s wedding will give back in more ways than one. Elena and Amanda…

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Congressional members form Congressional Cannabis Caucus

WASHINGTON — Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), and Don Young (R-AK) have formed the Congressional Cannabis Caucus to develop and promote sensible cannabis policy reform and work to ease the tension between federal and state cannabis laws. They represent constituents in four of the eight states that have enacted laws…

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Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, Betty Yee introduce legislation to help human trafficking victims get on their feet

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D- San Diego) and State Controller Betty Yee announced Thursday their effort to allow victims of human trafficking to be compensated by the state crime victims fund for the income they lost and for other damages that resulted while they were enslaved. “Whether they are forced to…

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LGBTQ advocates join ‘A Day Without Immigrants,’ condemn raids terrorizing immigrant communities

WASHINGTON, D.C., — Thursday, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund joined lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ)  advocates and immigrant rights activists taking part in “A Day Without Immigrants” actions taking place all across the country. In Washington, D.C., advocates marched to the White House to call on the Trump Administration to stop…

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New study reveals health, aging experiences of LGBT older adults across nation

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the University of Washington’s School of Social Work have released new findings this month on the health and aging of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults in the U.S. Approximately 2.7 million adults age 50 and older self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. This number is expected…

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NM Senate passes legislation to protect LGBTQ youth from practice of ‘conversion therapy’

NEW MEXICO — Thursday, the New Mexico Senate passed SB 121, legislation that would protect LGBTQ youth in the state from the practice of “conversion therapy.” “Conversion therapy,” sometimes referred to as “sexual orientation change efforts” or “reparative therapy,” encompasses a range of practices that seek to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity…

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Award winning trans film director goes viral with trans awareness short film (VIDEO)

HEADSPACE 2017 from Jake Graf on Vimeo. LONDON, U.K., – Tuesday, award-winning trans film director, Jake Graf, released the short film, Headspace online and in four days the film has received 1.2 million views, and overwhelming support from the trans and queer community. Written and directed by Graf, Headspace gives a rare and intimate glimpse…

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Point Foundation to honor Uzo Aduba and Dustin Lance Black

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Point Foundation will honor Emmy Award-winning actress and star of Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” Uzo Aduba, and Academy Award-winning writer and director Dustin Lance Black, at the annual Point Honors Gala at the majestic Plaza Hotel April 3. Aduba will receive the Point Courage Award, which recognizes those who…

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