LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike Tuesday, having secured assurances from the Army that she will receive the medically prescribed treatment for her gender dysphoria. The treatment will begin with the surgery that was recommended by her psychologist in April. Since she was first taken into custody in 2010, Manning,…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Gov. Jerry Brown today signed AB 2819, a bill authored by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) that will prevent innocent tenants from having their credit tarnished by eviction actions that are resolved in their favor. The bills passed both houses of the Legislature by the narrowest of margins, receiving 41 “aye” votes in…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC hailed the NCAA’s decision to stand up for LGBTQ equality and slammed Gov. Pat McCrory for sanctioning a series of attacks on the organization rather than working to repeal HB2. “Governor McCrory is so blinded by his own prejudice that he would rather sanction…
LAGOS, Nigeria – The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, has announced today that U.S. pastor Steven Anderson will be denied entry into South Africa. The decision comes as a result of a campaign launched by global LGBT organization All Out, in partnership with Gay SA Radio. Steven Anderson gained notoriety after celebrating…
SAN DIEGO-CARLSBAD-SAN MARCOS, MSA employers expect to hire at a hopeful pace during Quarter 4 2016, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Among employers surveyed, 27 percent plan to hire more employees from October through December. This number is offset by the 12 percent that plan to reduce payrolls, while 58 percent of employers expect to…
LOS ANGELES – GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students, will honor Jess Cagle, Editorial Director of Time Inc.’s Celebrity, Entertainment and Style Group at GLSEN’s Respect Awards – Los Angeles to be held Friday, Oct. 21, at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills. Jess Cagle joins…
SAN DIEGO – California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) has been named to Politico magazine’s annual list of 50 “thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming politics” in 2016, released today. Declaring “Lorena Gonzalez might be the nation’s most ambitious progressive scientist,” Politico highlighted Gonzalez at #35 on this year’s list, citing her work on California’s New Motor…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In this week’s address, President Obama marked the 15th anniversary of the September 11th attacks and paid tribute to the victims, survivors, first responders, and those who have served our country. The President said that although a lot has changed over the past 15 years, the core values that define us as…
An appeals court in New Jersey Friday threw out the convictions against Dharun Ravi, whose roommate, Tyler Clementi, killed himself after he was captured on a webcam kissing another man. The New York Times reported that the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Newark overturned a lower court’s conviction of the…
WASHINGTON, DC — Friday, the Human Rights Campaign blasted the Trump-Pence campaign for courting anti-LGBTQ activists Friday and today at the so-called “Values Voter Summit” in Washington, D.C. In a marked contrast, the same weekend that Trump and Pence will address the gathering of the nation’s top anti-LGBTQ extremists, Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine…
