The Tennessee House Civil Justice Subcommittee has voted down an extreme measure being pushed by anti-LGBT activists which sought to eliminate marriage equality in the state and require the state to defend marriage as “between one man and one woman.” The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) strongly condemned the legislation Tuesday ahead of…
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — With love comes the courage to be yourself in The Danish Girl, coming to Digital HD Feb. 16 and Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand March 1 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, the remarkable love story is “a cinematic landmark,” according to Variety’s…
Anti-LGBT Republican Sen. Greg Kirk has introduced new legislation in the Georgia State Senate that would enable discrimination against same-sex couples. The so-called First Amendment Defense Act of Georgia would go far beyond protecting the right to practice one’s religion – already firmly established in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution – and would…
SAN DIEGO — In recognition of Black History Month, the San Diego LGBT Community Center will host the third presentation of the Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors Friday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. This event honoring local LGBT African-Americans and allies was founded by City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez, national chair of the Bayard Rustin…
WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) partnered with Microsoft and SkyBridge Capital to host a roundtable discussion on LGBT equality on the occasion of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the pro-equality efforts of the businesses represented around the table and highlighted the unique…
Today, Campus Pride and Athlete Ally announced the launch of the Sports Inclusion Project, (SportsInclusion.org), a first-of-its-kind effort that will work toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) inclusion in college athletics and recreational sports on college campuses. The multi-year project will focus on all levels of college athletics and participation within recreational sports, setting…
The LGBT Academy of Recording Arts’ (LARA) 9th OUTmusic Awards were scheduled for production January 19, 2015, but the ceremony was postponed due to the fact that OUTmusic Inc., the 501c3 non-profit organization was the victim of a substantial financial fraud crime. Jan. 1, 2016, Diedra Meredith, CEO of OUTmusic Inc. posted an update addressing…
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP), strongly condemned legislation gaining traction in Tennessee that attempts to defy the Supreme Court of the United States on marriage equality. Being pushed by Rep. Mark Pody (R-46), the so-called Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act attempts to eliminate marriage equality in the state…
WASHINGTON — Implications of the California drought, anti-poverty best practices for San Diego, President Obama’s executive action on curbing gun violence and the conflict between religious freedoms and LGBT rights are chief among local legal issues that will be explored at the 2016 American Bar Association (ABA) Midyear Meeting Feb. 3-8 in San Diego. Local…
Following a six month review the Pentagon has affirmed it will make a determination on the transgender military ban this spring reports The Washington Blade. In response to a Washington Blade inquiry this week for an update on the review Pentagon spokesperson Matthew Allen told The Blade that Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will make a…
