WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will launch its groundbreaking, new Parents for Transgender Equality Council, a coalition of the nation’s leading parent-advocates working for equality and fairness for transgender people. The council’s launch begins HRC’s commemoration of Transgender Week of Awareness, dedicated to the progress, continued challenges, and unfinished work in the fight…
BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the case in which a florist refused to sell flowers to a gay couple for their wedding. A lower court ruled in 2015 that Arlene’s Flowers violated the state’s anti-discrimination and consumer protection laws by refusing service to the couple. The American…
LYNCHBURG, Va.–Collateral Damage Project (CDP) announced its first official fundraising launch to raise critical funds to treat post-9/11 veterans suffering from life threatening mental health conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), anxiety and depression. This four week intensive program is the first-of-its-kind to offer comprehensive treatment in a residential-like setting. This…
SAN DIEGO – Nearly 30 years since the initial passage of the Uptown Community Plan, San Diego City Councilmember Todd Gloria announced today the City Council’s approval of the Uptown community plan update. The passage of the community plan update brings the Uptown community plan into conformance with the City’s General Plan and the Climate…
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, the world’s largest non-profit dedicated to achieving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace equality, today announced details of its 2016 Out & Equal Brazil Forum, which will take place Nov. 17 in São Paulo. Out & Equal Founder and CEO Selisse Berry will deliver the keynote…
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Community Center has announced it has received a $50,000 challenge grant from Tony Award winner, artist and activist Sara Ramirez. She will match each gift — dollar for dollar up to $50,000 — that is made as part of The Center’s fundraising campaign through the end of the…
Join the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF), 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Nov. 16 for their Glow What Fun event in celebration of Bloomingdale’s 10th anniversary at Fashion Valley and SDHDF’s 20th anniversary. Enjoy sips, bites and a presentation of Stylist Dean Hall’s 10 Glow Getters, the seasons must haves for your holiday gift list. Shop…
For the eighth and final time, First Lady Michelle Obama will invite the 12 winners of the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award to the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m., EST to recognize their programs’ effectiveness in developing young people’s learning and life skills by engaging them in the arts or…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Main Street Alliance small business owners warned of a Donald Trump presidency and the potential impact the election results could have on their businesses in the months and days leading up to the election. They expressed concern over his attacks on women, immigrants, refugees, the LGBTQ community, and people of color, as well…
SAN DIEGO – Danielle LoPresti has released a final teaser video for her upcoming music video Holy. The new teaser features television star John Barrowman, best known for his roles on Torchwood and Arrow, who appears with his real-life husband Scott Gill, actress Anna Khaja (Quantico, Silicon Valley), and LoPresti herself. In this final teaser,…
