SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Leading experts in transgender legal concerns, Professors Erin E. Buzuvis and Jennifer L. Levi of Western New England University School of Law Center for Gender & Sexuality Studies filed briefs in support of Virginia high school student Gavin Grimm who sued his school for excluding him from using the boys’ restroom facility…
https://youtu.be/Uxv6NpHP8X0 During this week’s Republican Presidential debate Ben Carson once again demonstrated he is no friend of the LGBT community by refusing to take sides on the issue of Turing Pharmaceuticals’ massive price hike of an HIV drug. CNBC host Jim Cramer asked Carson, “In recent weeks, another pharmaceutical company has been accused of profiteering,…
SAN DIEGO – In memory of Kurt Cunningham and his passion for ensuring that all community members, regardless of ability to pay, have access to counseling services, the Kurt Cunningham Counseling Services Fund has been established in accordance with his wishes. The purpose of the fund is to provide assistance to community members seeking counseling…
San Diego LGBT Weekly won a record 12 awards at the San Diego Press Club 42nd Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards Tuesday night. With the new awards, LGBT Weekly has now won a total of 47 awards for journalism excellence since it was founded in 2010. The sold-out gala event, held at the Jacobs Center…
https://youtu.be/R9IvvbsdAjs Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) is one of the biggest votes facing the LGBT community this election day. The ordinance will protect the city’s residents and visitors from discrimination in housing, employment and business services based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion and 11 other characteristics. YouTube LGBT content creator Raymond Braun recently…
Racial profiling has become a pressing issue in the media and several celebrities have taken a stand on the topic. Comedian Orlando Jones posted a video about his experience with racial profiling via his WhoSay account. Watch the video above.
SAN DIEGO – The third and final honoree has been selected to receive an award of distinction from the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) to be presented at their upcoming Nov. 7 Aston-Brooks Gala. Archbishop Rev. Carl Bean, D.Min. will receive the Sunshine Brooks HIV/AIDS Advocacy Award. As a young singer, Carl Bean brought…
Blasting aboard space shuttle Challenger in 1983 to become the first American woman—and at age 32, the youngest American in space—the late Sally Ride captured the nation’s imagination by breaking barriers. Her legacy also includes inspiring generations of students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through Sally Ride Science, a science education company…
Earlier this year, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery installed the portrait of Sylvia Rivera in the “Struggle for Justice” exhibition. Rivera is the first transgendered person in the museum’s collection. A forerunner in the fight against gender identity discrimination, Ray Rivera rechristened himself as Sylvia as a teenager. When cast out by her family, she…
San Diego Musical Theatre announced today the final production of their 2015 season, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Nov. 27 – Dec. 6 at the Spreckels Theatre. Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaption features seventeen Irving Berlin songs, played by a live 22 piece orchestra! Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have…
