WASHINGTON D.C. — Earlier this week, Koch-funded LIBRE Initiative launched English and Spanish language TV ads to help boost Sen. Marco Rubio’s re-election bid in Florida. The ads tout Rubio as someone who ‘stands up for “hardworking Floridians.’ The LIBRE Initiative is a 501(c)4 non-partisan, non-profit grassroots organization and aording to its Web site its…
Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of Sweet Cakes bakery have filed a reply brief with the Oregon Court of Appeals. The Oregon couple were fined $135,000 for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex couple. In the brief, the attorneys challenge the Bureau of Labor and Industries argument that the government can compel citizens…
Thursday, Sept. 15, Jim Obergefell the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that brought marriage equality to all 50 states will be speaking at Lambda Archives in San Diego about his experience and his new book, Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers who fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality. Matt Stephens, local attorney, marriage equality…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National LGBTQ Task Force is describing the murder of Daren Seals, a civil rights activist who rose to prominence in the protests in Ferguson, Missouri against the police killing of Michael Brown as “horrifying and disturbing.” Seals’ body was found in a burning vehicle, having been shot. “We are deeply saddened…
When 28 distinguished individuals convened earlier this year to help shape the scientific mission at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of Vice President Joe Biden’s National Cancer Moonshot Initiative, they were given five months to draft guidelines to accelerate cancer research, prevention and care. On Wednesday, the National Cancer Advisory Board approved the Blue Ribbon…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Immediately following the tragedy in Orlando, The Trevor Project saw a 70% increase in the demand for their resources and services. It is The Trevor Project’s goal to raise awareness and funds to support their life-saving resources and services for LGBTQ youth in crisis. “Right now, many LGBTQ young people are…
SACRAMENTO—Before adjourning last week, the California Legislature passed the final bill of Equality California’s 2016 legislative package, a total of eight bills and resolutions sponsored by the organization to win approval since the beginning of the 2016 legislative session. Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 26 passed August 31 with a final, unanimous vote by the Senate….
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the fifth consecutive year, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and prominent food writer David Hagedorn are once again bringing together the capital region’s top chefs, pastry chefs, and mixologists for Chefs for Equality. The evening of food, cocktails, and music to benefit the fight for full LGBTQ equality will be held…
CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8 One of the two women caught on camera vandalizing Urban Mo’s in Hillcrest last month has been identified, CBS 8 in San Diego reports.The women were caught throwing stones at the bar. One of the women has been identified as 23-year-old Raquel…
Phyllis Schlafly, an anti-feminist and opponent of equality who worked to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment, has died at the age of 92. Schlafly was a vocal opponent of the women’s liberation movement that took hold in the United States in the 1970s, and was a key player in the defeat of the dearly-held feminist dream of…
