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HRC and West Elm partner on Giving Tuesday ‘Love Is Love’ effort in support of LGBTQ equality
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is joining forces with West Elm to launch a special “Love is Love” effort one week from today on Giving Tuesday, a global day that encourages giving back to your community — with time, a donation, a gift or speaking up on important issues. To honor the…
Federal Court blocks all aspects of Trump’s transgender military ban
BALTIMORE — A federal court Tuesday granted the American Civil Liberties Union’s request for a complete halt to implementation of the president’s directive banning transgender service members from serving in the military while the ACLU’s lawsuit challenging it moves forward. The preliminary injunction stops the president from kicking out transgender people currently serving in the…
‘TransMilitary’ becomes the first feature length project to receive grant from GLAAD Media Institute
GLAAD has announced a grant for TransMilitary on the heels of Trans Awareness Week, which marks the first feature length film project to receive funding from the GLAAD Media Institute. Deadline.com just broke the news. The documentary chronicles the lives of four American transgender troops defending their country’s freedom while fighting for their own, and…
‘The Last Word’ by Quentin Crisp, published worldwide today
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – MB Books, LLC, (MB Books) today announced the worldwide publication of The Last Word, the third and final installment of Quentin Crisp’s autobiography. Today is the eighteen-year anniversary of Quentin’s passing. The Last Word is available in paperback and as an e-book, exclusively on Amazon. The Last Word was written by…
Grindr adds new transgender inclusive features
LOS ANGELES — Grindr, the world’s largest queer mobile social network, today announced changes to its app to be more inclusive of transgender users. The changes include profile fields for gender identity and pronouns, system-wide gender-neutral language, and an FAQ to help non-transgender users interact respectfully. They were informed by a community engagement process that centered…
NGLCC renamed ‘National LGBT Chamber of Commerce,’ reaffirms mission as business voice of LGBT community
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The business voice of the LGBT community, formerly known as the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, has announced that the organization will formally shorten its name to its acronym “NGLCC” and be known as the, “National LGBT Chamber of Commerce.” This change, which is accompanied by an organizational visual rebranding,…
SF Gay Men’s Chorus heart-warming journey – Fighting bigotry and discrimination in the South
With a divisive political climate in the United States, marked by an increase in dangerous and hostile rhetoric against the LGBTQ and other marginalized communities, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus cancelled their European tour in favor of taking its message and music on the road across five southern states to promote universal equality and…
Canada to offer a formal apology to LGBTQ2S+ Canadians
Nov. 28, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be apologizing for the history of discrimination by the Government of Canada against LGBTQ2S+ persons. The apology will take place at Parliament Hill in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, ON (Algonquin Territory). “For many of us the apology does not represent the end, but rather the…
Nominate 2018 LGBT History Month Icons
Submit your nomination for LGBT History Month 2018 by filling out the form here. The deadline is Friday, Dec. 8. Criteria for choosing LGBT History Month Icons are as follows. They may be living or deceased, recognized for their achievements in their field of endeavor; for their status as a national hero; or for their…