With almost two hundred people in attendance, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), in conjunction with the Equality Professionals Network (EPN), sponsored a discussion and live panel yesterday to preview their widely anticipated report: Corporate Equality Index 2014. The event was held at the newly constructed auditorium of the Qualcomm headquarters off Lusk Blvd in Sorrento…
Today, the White House Office of Communications released the following statement from Secretary of State John Kerry on the Transgender Day of Remembrance: The State Department joins people around the world in marking Transgender Day of Remembrance, honoring the memory of lives lost to violence provoked by fear and hatred of transgender and gender non-conforming people….
Today, Nov. 20, communities across the country and around the world will mark Transgender Day of Remembrance. This day is an opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives to violence and injustice because of their gender identity or gender expression. The Obama Administration remains committed to preventing violence against all people, including all members…
WASHINGTON – The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) continues to struggle financially as its losses at the U.S. Supreme Court and in states across the country pile up. According to the organization’s latest financial documents, NOM ended the year in the red with roughly a $2 million dollar deficit. Just three donors accounted for roughly two…
WASHINGTON — San Diego has received a perfect score (100 points) in the latest report by the Human Rights Foundation, the 2013 Municipal Equality Index (MEI). The report reveals that from coast to coast, America’s cities are demonstrating a commitment to treating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people with dignity and respect by passing laws and…
DETROIT – A murder victim found discarded in a trash receptacle off Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Nov. 8 has not yet been identified, but is believed to be a member of the transgender community. Equality Michigan, a statewide anti-violence and advocacy organization, supports victims of anti-transgender crime and tracks violence against transgender people throughout Michigan. The…
NEW YORK, — Six hundred panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, will be on display at The City College of New York, Dec. 2-6. This exhibit of sections of the 54-ton, handmade tapestry stands as a striking memorial to the lives of countless individuals lost to AIDS….
In yet another outburst from television and film star Alec Baldwin, a member of the paparazzi who got too close to Baldwin’s family was chased away by the star, but not before being called a “a c–ksucking f-g.” The melee, which was caught on tape by celebrity gossip site, TMZ.com, shows the clearly angered star…
Yesterday the United States Senate unanimously confirmed HRC board member James “Wally” Brewster, Jr. to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. When nominated for the ambassadorship, Wally Brewster served as Senior Executive for SB&K Global, a global consumer dynamics strategy consulting firm, where he worked with clients on global expansion and growth. Through his professional…
WASHINGTON – Buzzfeed reports that House Speaker John Boehner today secured meeting space for the top American supporters of Russia’s anti-LGBT laws. The news comes after Sen. Mark Kirk withdrew their original meeting space with a spokesperson saying, “Senator Kirk will not host groups that advance a hateful agenda.” The World Congress of Families –…
