June 15, 2025
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Justice Department releases best practices guide to reform HIV-specific criminal laws to align with scientifically-supported factors

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has announced that it has released a Best Practices Guide to Reform HIV-Specific Criminal Laws to Align with Scientifically-Supported Factors.  This guide provides technical assistance regarding state laws that criminalize engaging in certain behaviors without disclosing known HIV-positive status.  The guide will assist states to ensure that their policies reflect contemporary understanding of…

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Women’s Foundation of California selects Surina Khan as next CEO

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

SAN FRANCISCO, — Tuesday, the Women’s Foundation of California announced that Surina Khan, who has worked for the past 20 years as a leader in philanthropy, women’s rights and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, will become the next CEO effective Sept. 15. The Women’s Foundation of California, with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles, strives to increase the economic…

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HHS announces availability of $11 million to better integrate HIV services into community health centers

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today the availability of $11 million, through the Affordable Care Act and the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund, to support the integration of high‐quality HIV services into primary care through innovative partnerships between health centers and state health departments in Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland and New York.  This initiative supports…

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Legal scholars urge President Obama to resist calls for overly broad religious exemption in proposed Executive Order

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

NEW YORK —More than 50 legal scholars have strongly urged President Obama to resist calls for an overly broad religious exemption in a proposed executive order prohibiting sexual orientation and/or gender identity discrimination by federal contractors. The effort is being spearheaded by Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, as part of its recently…

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Largest gathering of LGBT business owners in history to discuss challenges, opportunities at leadership conference

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a year of historic changes and challenges, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender business owners will meet in an unprecedented gathering organized by the National Lesbian & Gay Chamber of Commerce  to brainstorm and get energized about how to take their businesses to the next level of success. The 2014 National Gay…

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Toronto’s controversial mayor Rob Ford stands alone against proposal to address city’s homeless LGBTQ population

Steve Lee, Editor14 mins

In a 37-to-one vote, Toronto’s City Council resoundingly passed a measure that would seek to aid the city’s homeless LGBTQ population. According to the Toronto Star, “The three-part proposal asks the city’s shelters chief to look into allocating 25 percent of beds in an existing youth shelter to people who identify as LGBTQ2S (lesbian, gay,…

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‘Fox & Friends’ laugh at university’s gender-neutral bathrooms (VIDEO)

Steve Lee, Editor02 mins

The hosts of Fox & Friends mocked Illinois State University’s decision to accommodate LGBT students by designating certain campus restrooms as gender-neutral, reports Media Matters for America. During the July 9 edition of Fox & Friends, Fox’s Heather Nauert reported on Illinois State University’s decision to re-label a number of single stall restrooms on campus,…

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Colorado marriage ban struck down in state court

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

Wednesday Adams County District Court Judge C. Scott Crabtree ruled against Colorado’s constitutional amendment banning marriage equality, making the Centennial State the latest to see such a ban struck down in court since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its historic marriage rulings last June.  In Brinkman v. Long, attorneys from Wilcox & Ogden, P.C. and…

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Advocate op-ed: NGLTF withdraws support for current version of ENDA

Steve Lee, Editor18 mins

Rea Carey, the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) Action Fund, penned the following op-ed for The Advocate. The morning the sun rose after the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, we all woke up in a changed and intensified landscape of religious exemptions being used as an excuse to discriminate. The reality is…

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Governor signs Leno Bill recognizing the freedom to marry

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation today that brings state law in line with court rulings that recognize marriage for same-sex couples. While both the California and U.S. Supreme Courts have affirmed the right for same-sex couples to marry, current state laws have not been revised to reflect these changes. Senate Bill 1306, authored…

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