Over the weekend a group of Texas legislators pushed through two discriminatory efforts that, if signed by the governor, could impact the economy of the state and cause harm to LGBTQ people and their families. In a cynical move, because anti-LGBTQ discrimination is widely unpopular, politicians took action last Sunday night, when they thought fewer…
NEW YORK – GLAAD have responded after President Donald Trump released the administration’s 2018 fiscal year budget, which highlights their key objectives and priorities in the upcoming fiscal year. The budget includes proposed slashes to programs and departments critical to the LGBTQ community, including Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, and the Center of Disease Control’s HIV and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), both members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to United States Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson requesting more information on the Census Bureau’s processes it uses to include subjects fairly and accurately in the 2020…
President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal has called for trillions of dollars in cuts on many safety net and other domestic programs that focus on everything from the environment and education to student loans and scientific research, whilst upping the spend on defense, border security and infrastructure. In a statement, Rea Carey, National LGBTQ Task…
LOS ANGELES, Calif.– Black AIDS Institute (BAI), the U.S.’s only national think tank focused on HIV impact in Black communities, has announced “30 Days Of HIV” a national, digital, community campaign to raise awareness, educate and mobilize Black communities around the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis in Black communities across America. Launching on May 27 through National HIV…
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers in Austin took aim at transgender Texans, vulnerable children, and LGBTQ families late Sunday night by advancing HB 3859, which allows adoption agencies to turn away LGBTQ couples, and SB 2078, which includes an anti-transgender amendment that bars students from using the restroom that matches their gender identity. In a…
More than 50 graduates of Notre Dame University in Indiana participated in a walkout protest during Vice President and former Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s commencement address Sunday. The students cited his history of anti-LGBTQ actions including passage of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in 2015, which legalized discrimination against LGBTQ people and families. Video…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – State Treasurer John Chiang and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) said Thursday that California’s Secure Choice program remains on track to provide retirement security to nearly 6.8 million private-sector workers who do not have access to a retirement savings plan from their employer. Earlier this month, the U.S….
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, NASTAD released the 2017 National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report (The Report) and corresponding infographics. Since 1996, NASTAD has provided comprehensive information on AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) through The Report, which contains background information as well as detailed findings and corresponding charts and tables. All the resources related to the…
Chelsea Manning has shared a photo of herself on social media the day after she was released from military prison. Captioning the photo, “Okay, so here I am everyone!! 😜 . . #HelloWorld” this is the first picture the public has seen of the whistle-blower in years. Manning was sentenced Aug. 21, 2013 to 35…
