Navy celebrates 2017 LGBT Pride Month

WASHINGTON (NNS) — The Navy joins the nation in recognizing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Pride Month throughout June. ALNAV 006/17 encourages participation in all the heritage celebrations and special observances throughout the year. The Department of Defense (DoD) began observing LGBT Pride Month in 2012. Initially established as “Gay and Lesbian Month” by…

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Dalai Lama to address record number of UC San Diego graduates

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, will be the keynote speaker at the University of California San Diego All Campus Commencement where he will share with a record 9,000 graduating students and more than 15,000 guests “The Value of Education, Ethics and Compassion for the Well-Being of Self and…

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NBC Out launches inaugural #Pride30 list

NBC Out, part of NBCNews.com is releasing its inaugural #Pride30 list, recognizing LGBTQ Americans of all ages, backgrounds and industries who are making a difference in their communities. Each day in June, Pride Month, a different profile of these 30 individuals will be released. The list includes artists and educators, advocates and athletes, politicians and…

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Love is GREAT Britain: Celebrating the UK government’s largest participation in Pride activities in the Americas

NEW YORK — As part of VisitBritain‘s Love is GREAT campaign, the British government will celebrate LGBT rights by participating in local Pride events in 16 cities across the US, Mexico, and Canada this year, and will launch a nationwide sweepstakes  June 10 to win a trip to Great Britain. The UK is proud to be…

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Look good, do good and make a statement with Bows 4 Pride

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Look good, do good, and make a statement! #Bows4Pride is a fundraising campaign that was created in collaboration with the SF LGBT Center, SAGE, Free2Luv, and Bows-N-Ties. 100 percent of the sales from these bow ties will support LGBTQ rights. With your help we aim to sell 10,000 of these pride themed bow…

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Local advocates urge Trump to keep US in Paris Climate Agreement

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Grassroots climate advocacy group SanDiego350 is urging President Trump to keep the U.S. a signatory to the international Paris Climate Agreement, in which most of the world’s nations united to reduce carbon emissions. The group, which last month brought together over 5,000 San Diegans for the People’s Climate March at Waterfront Park,…

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Groundbreaking 7th Circuit ruling in favor of transgender student seeking access to correct bathroom

CHICAGO — The U.S. Court of Appeals for 7th Circuit in Chicago ruled today that a transgender high school student in Wisconsin has both a constitutional and statutory right to use the bathroom that aligns with his gender identity. The ruling is the first of its kind and could lead the way to protecting all…

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