WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus has announced the creation of the new Transgender Equality Task Force, to be chaired by Rep. Mike Honda (D-Silicon Valley). “To this day, transgender people face formidable barriers in employment, housing, health, education, and other areas. And to end the ongoing violence and discrimination transgender people experience, we…
WASHINGTION, D.C. –The National LGBTQ Task Force has announced that Victoria Rodriguez-Roldan has joined the organization as the new Trans/Gender Non-Confirming Justice Project Director. Rodriguez-Roldan begins her work at the National LGBTQ Task Force as the organization kicks off a series of actions as part of Transgender Awareness Week. “We’re very excited to have Victoria join…
Today, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 2014, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation. Submitted by 15,494 law enforcement agencies, the data provide information about the offenses, victims, offenders, and locations of hate crimes; however, the UCR Program does not estimate offenses for the jurisdictions of agencies…
In a formidable display of support for the LGBT community, thousands of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints resigned from the church yesterday in protest of a new policy that includes a ban on the baptism of children of same-sex couples. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) responded to the mass resignation…
WASHINGTON – Friday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC) released a comprehensive report on the epidemic of violence against transgender people – particularly transgender women of color. The report comes ahead of the first-ever Congressional forum set for next Tuesday on the scourge of violence against transgender…
WASHINGTON — Friday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) filed a formal complaint and called for a full investigation into now-infamous Utah Judge Scott Johansen, who is reported to have ordered a child removed from the home of her married foster parents because they are a same-sex couple. If Johansen ordered the child be removed because…
Fresh off attending a conference whose host, Kevin Swanson, voiced support for the execution of gay people, Ted Cruz will stage a “Rally for Religious Liberty” in Greenville, South Carolina, today featuring a number of Religious Right activists who have referred to gay rights advocates as demonic enemies, reports Right Wing Watch. The rally is…
https://youtu.be/Af95oEKpCHQ President Obama spoke to the nation and the world this evening in the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris. President Obama was briefed late Friday afternoon by his counter-terrorism adviser Lisa Monaco on a wave of attacks in Paris that has killed dozens, the White House said. Hours before the attacks, Mr….
NEW YORK – The Department of Justice has filed a brief in Chelsea Manning’s case against the United States government challenging her request to grow her hair beyond the two inches allowed by military regulation. Chelsea Manning is currently serving a 35-year prison sentence at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. In…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In Wednesday’s first ever Veterans Awards Ceremony, “Mission Complete” presented SPARTA with the top award in the category of LGBT Veterans. The other four categories were: Veterans Mental Health, Veterans Community, Women Veterans, and Homeless Veterans. Over five hundred organizations were nominated, and narrowed down to three finalists in each category. Winners…
