The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is opposing the latest Trump-Pence “tax” scheme. The bill was drafted in secret without meaningful public input and is being rushed through the Senate this week. Under the guise of this tax bill, some Republican leaders in Congress continue to play politics with people’s lives, using it as a vehicle…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 50 organizations joined in declaring their support Wednesday for equal dignity under the law for LGBT Americans. The statement of principle comes days before the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Signatories are comprised of national, state, and local civil rights champions…
OTTAWA – In response to the Canadian government’s apology Tuesday that addresses the historic persecution of members of the LGBTQ2 community, Marie-Claude Landry, chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement: “The Canadian Human Rights Commission commends today’s apology to members of the LGBTQ2 communities. This is long overdue for so…
PHILADELPHIA — Coming out and its impact on the sports industry was a career-defining moment, said Jason Collins, retired NBA Player and the first openly gay man to play in the NBA, at an event on Tuesday. The AARP event, hosted in collaboration with SAGE and the City of Philadelphia’s Office of LGBT Affairs, brought…
Tuesday, NASTAD, a non-partisan non-profit association that represents public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs, revealed the #FlyAboveHIV Campaign as a part of World AIDS Day week. The campaign will encourage people from across the world to send in pictures of them “enjoying life and flying high” to coincide with the theme of “Flying High…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Today, Hornet, the world’s premier gay social network, announced the company will join the international Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) campaign becoming the first gay social network to support the initiative. Hornet, which has a longstanding history of community engagement around gay men’s health, is working to combat HIV stigma by continuing…
On Black Friday and Cyber Monday we shop. On #GivingTuesday we give! #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving, when millions of people support nonprofit organizations. With a third of all annual giving taking place in December and the U.S. ranking No. 5 overall in the 2017 World Giving Index, the personal-finance website WalletHub today…
TORONTO – Koskie Minsky LLP in Toronto has announced that survivors of the Canadian government’s LGBT purge have entered into a pan-Canadian settlement with the Government of Canada. The term “LGBT Purge” refers to a prolonged and widespread campaign by the Government of Canada to identify and expel thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The University of California San Diego will recognize World AIDS Day on Friday, Dec. 1 to draw attention to the impact of HIV/AIDS on the San Diego community, the nation and the globe. In honor of the international event, which was established in 1988, the campus will sponsor a number of free activities…
The Gay Latino Arts Initiative has announced that the opening reception for the exhibit Imagine the Angels of Bread Part 1 by Leo Herrera will take place Dec. 12 at the Museum of Photographic Arts, 1649 El Prado in San Diego starting a 6:30 p.m. Imagine the Angels of Bread Part 1 is a visual exploration…
