In celebration of its three-decade partnership with Women Make Movies (WMM) and in honor of Women’s History Month in March, the documentary series POV (Point of View) is spotlighting four groundbreaking WMM films. The documentaries are streaming on POV’s website and are available in its lending library for select community screenings through April 10, 2016. The…
Legislators in the Missouri General Assembly have introduced a series of anti-LGBT joint resolutions in both the House and Senate, writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. If passed, these three bills, particularly SJR 39, would put religious refusals on the ballot in Missouri As early as Monday, the Missouri Senate could vote on SJR 39. SJR…
As Black History Month is winding down, Media Matters for America (MMA) looked at Fox News coverage for the past few weeks. It’s pretty grim as MMA reports, “… Fox News has spent February peddling racist tropes about the black community. Fox personalities and guests repeated racist canards about black-on-black crime, out-of-wedlock births, and “black behavior,” mocked a…
New polling released by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute last week involving more than 42,000 interviews in all 50 states found little support for so-called “religious refusal” bills that would allow a small business owner to deny service to LGBT people for religious reasons. Only 35 percent supported such a bill while 59 percent…
SAN DIEGO – San Diegans will come together to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of the transgender community at the 13th Annual Transgender Day of Empowerment Friday, April 8th at The San Diego LGBT Community Center from 6 to 9 p.m. located at 3909 Centre Street in Hillcrest. The San Diego Transgender Day of Empowerment…
As a progressive Christian, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! Recalling our baptism is very meaningful for many of us. I remember, way back in 1969,…
SAN DIEGO – For over a decade, Danielle LoPresti has not only been one of San Diego’s most notable musicians, she is the co-founder and producing partner of one of the city’s signature music events and the nation’s first exclusively independent music and arts festival; San Diego IndieFest. During that time, the event had attracted some of…
DENVER — BluMedia announced Wednesday that the 8-episode reality show BrokeStraightBoys.TV will be made available for free online for the first time this weekend. The blockbuster reality series was previously aired nationally on cable and AT&T U-verse to subscribers of Here TV as a pay-per-view product. After enjoying a successful run in the PPV market, BluMedia…
LOS ANGELES — Equality California (EQCA) have announced the endorsements of 10 strong LGBT allies for office in Congress and the California Legislature. “These candidates represent the length and breadth of the state and come from a variety of backgrounds and experience,” said Rick Zbur, executive director of Equality California. “However, they share a commitment…
WASHINGTON – Wednesday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a federal consumer fraud complaint against People Can Change, an organization that preys on vulnerable LGBT people and families by using damaging and discredited claims that it can change an individual’s sexual…
