WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday, President Donald Trump accepted the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price following numerous reports of Price using close to $1 million dollars of taxpayer money to pay for the more than two dozen private and chartered jet trips across the world. LGBT and civil rights organizations welcomed the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a historic set of housing bills to address the affordable housing crisis in California. Among the bills signed by the governor are SB 2 (Atkins), SB 3 (Beall), SB 35 (Wiener) and AB 1505 (Bloom/Chiu/Gloria). Assemblymember Todd Gloria co-authored SB 2, SB 3, and SB 35 and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, the US Census Bureau reversed a previous decision to exclude a question on sexual orientation from the Census Barriers, Attitudes and Motivators Study. In response to this decision, Rea Carey, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, issued the following statement: “Make no mistake – public pressure on the Trump…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a letter calling on Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley to oversee the investigation into the brutal murder of Ally Steinfeld. HRC called on the attorney general to take action due to statements by Missouri’s Texas County Sheriff James Sigman and prosecutor Parke Stevens Jr. which suggest…
GENEVA — United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein Tuesday launched an unprecedented set of global standards to support the business community in tackling discrimination against lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex people. Addressing an audience of business leaders, activists and journalists at Microsoft’s New York City headquarters, Zeid called on…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The overdose death of 26-year-old Gemmel Moore and community relations with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department dominated the testimony at a recent public hearing of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission on policing and human relations in the LGBTQ community and among women of color. Jasmine Abdullah of the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Susan Davis has taken action to protect Dreamers and force a vote on the bipartisan DREAM Act, which would provide a permanent solution to allow young undocumented immigrants brought here as children to remain in this country legally. Rep. Davis and over 100 of her House Democratic colleagues signed a discharge…
RAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday signed Senate Bill 214, legislation authored by Sen. Toni Atkins that will strengthen the capacity of the San Diego River Conservancy to protect and enhance historic, cultural and natural resources within the watershed along the 52-mile San Diego River. SB 214 builds upon Assembly Bill 392, legislation authored…
Arch-conservative former judge Roy Moore won Alabama’s Republican Senate nomination Tuesday over incumbent Luther Strange. Both President Trump and Vice President Pence had campaigned for Strange and a Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC had spent millions of dollars to help the senator, but to no avail. “While we were honored to have fought hard for Big…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Joint Chiefs Chairman Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford indicated in testimony that he opposes President Trump’s transgender military ban. Dunford told the Senate Armed Services Committee today, “I believe that any individual who meets the physical and mental standards … should be afforded the opportunity to continue to serve.” As reported…
