The Tennessee General Assembly recently voted to pass HB 1840/SB 1556. Also known as Hate Bill 1840, HB1840 will permit counselors to deny services and refer clients based on the provider’s “strongly held beliefs.” Not only is the proposed legislation discriminatory in nature, but it is also an unnecessary government intrusion that could result in costly unintended consequences…
Executives from Time Warner Cable, T-Mobile US, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Etsy, Zynga, and others have signed onto an open letter now including over 60 major CEOs and business leaders urging Missouri lawmakers to stop the discriminatory Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 39 from moving forward. SJR 39 would lead to a ballot measure that proposes to…
ATLANTA—Transgender university and college students are at a significantly higher risk for suicide attempts when their campus experience includes being denied access to bathrooms and gender-appropriate campus housing, a Georgia State University study finds. “An alarmingly high proportion of the transgender individuals participating in this study – 46.5 percent – had a history of attempted…
WASHINGTON, DC – LGBTQ Americans have much to celebrate in growing public acceptance and legal victories in recent years, but many worry these gains might be lost in the face of a conservative backlash. This insight on the “tempered optimism” of LGBTQ Americans emerged from a crowdsourcing campaign designed to understand the hopes, fears and…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Relationships bring with them lots of issues: Who will do the laundry? The cooking? Pay the bills? But gay and bisexual men also wrestle with how to handle HIV status and testing. A new University of Michigan study trial is believed to be the first of its kind to use telemedicine…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights today issued a statement regarding recent state laws passed, and proposals being considered, in the states of North Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kansas. The full statement follows: The United States Commission on Civil Rights strongly condemns recent state laws passed, and proposals being considered, under the guise…
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Monday joined individuals from the transgender community, statewide LGBT organizations, local officials, civil rights groups, businesses, faith-based leaders and community members to launch Transform California – a statewide movement founded by Equality California and the Transgender Law Center to promote respect, understanding and safety for the transgender…
Appearing on ‘Meet the Press’ Sunday, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said he wouldn’t support a statewide non-discrimination law for the LGBT community and will not repeal H.B. 2, which removes the ability of people facing discrimination on any basis, including on the basis of race, religion, sex, and national origin, to sue in state…
SAN DIEGO – Returning favorites, important debuts by exciting American artists, bold new productions, and staged works that explore the relevance of opera in the 21st century are all part of San Diego Opera’s 2016-2017 Season. The Company will continue to present three mainstage operas at the San Diego Civic Theatre, but this season has…
Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriter Gwen Stefani will return to the road this summer as she launches her “This Is What the Truth Feels Like” 2016 tour July 12 in Boston, Massachusetts. Gwen’s highly anticipated tour will bring high-energy performances to dozens of cities throughout North America including Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Tampa and Vancouver this Summer…
