Speaker Atkins’ bill protecting domestic violence victims to become law

SACRAMENTO —Victims of domestic violence will soon be able to gain full control of the wireless telephone accounts they share with their abusers. Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 1407 by Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins, which allows telephone service providers to transfer conjoined accounts or family plans away from those who commit domestic violence….

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Sir Ivan to launch campaign to raise awareness of transgender issues

NEW YORK, — Pop-dance recording artist Sir Ivan aka “Peaceman” announced Thursday that he is kicking off a campaign to raise awareness of transgender issues.  This is also a new area of focus for The Peaceman Foundation, Sir Ivan’s philanthropic organization, which has been a longtime supporter of LGBT issues, fighting hate crime, bullying and Post…

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Carly Fiorina denies her own words on marriage equality

GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has attempted to deny and walk back her own words suggesting that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v Hodges, the case that led to nationwide marriage equality is the law of the land. Talking Points Memo reported today that Fiorina denied she’d ever called the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell…

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Tim Cook to be honored at the 19th Annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that Apple CEO  Tim Cook will receive the organization’s Visibility Award at the 19th annual HRC National Dinner Saturday, Oct. 3 in Washington, DC. “Tim Cook is a visionary whose leadership of Apple has been nothing short of remarkable,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “His willingness to bravely and…

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National LGBTQ Task Force condemns the Pope’s meeting with Kim Davis

The National LGBTQ Task Force has condemned Pope Francis’ meeting with Kim Davis — the Kentucky government official who discriminated against same-sex couples and ignored a Supreme Court Order to follow the law. In a statement issued Wednesday, Russell Roybal, deputy executive director of the Task Force said, “The Pope’s meeting with Kim Davis breathes…

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Logo TV announces new transgender-themed web series ‘Beautiful As I Want To Be’

Get More: Beautiful As I Want To Be // Logo TV NEW YORK – Logo today announced the premiere of Beautiful As I Want To Be, a digital-exclusive video series spotlighting transgender youth, Wednesday, Oct. 28, on LogoTV.com and Logo’s YouTube. Each of the 4 episodes will be introduced by Geena Rocero, a transgender supermodel…

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HRC critical of Papal meeting with Kim Davis; urges church to embrace LGBT Catholics

WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, weighed in on news reports that Pope Francis met privately last week with Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Ky., public official who continues to violate the law by openly discriminating against same-sex couples seeking to marry in the community they call home. “We hope that this…

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