University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe resigned Monday after calls from students, faculty and lawmakers for him to step down. Wolfe faced pressure to resign because of how he has handled racial tensions on campus, as well as other issues, reports The Huffington Post. The decision comes after months of peaceful protests organized by the…
One of the featured stories at the GLAAD Gala San Francisco at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square on Saturday was #BlackLivesMatter activist DeRay Mckesson, who talked about his activism, social media, and the intersection of being Black and gay, writes Ross Murray, GLAAD director of Programs, Global and US South on the GLAAD Blog….
The Church of Latter Day Saints last week announced a new policy regarding gay couples and their children. The Church now labels married same-sex couples as apostates and bars their children from a naming blessing, baptism or mission call without the approval of the faith’s top leaders. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that late Friday,…
SAN DIEGO – Scripps Health has been named one of the nation’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work. In addition, Scripps has been named one of the 10 Best Workplaces for Hispanics and Latinos by Fortune and People en Español. Scripps was the only San Diego-based organization selected…
The VL Action Network released a video that shows the alarming impact of Donald Trump’s harmful words. The #RacismIsntFunny petition was a response to Saturday Night Live’s decision to provide Donald Trump an important platform for hate and further demagogue Latinos in the mainstream media. Earlier this week, the coalition delivered the petitions to NBC Studios located at…
Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear seven appeals from various religious organizations claiming that a contraceptive “accommodation” under the Affordable Care Act burdens their religious beliefs. According to ScotusBlog: “On Friday, for the fourth time in three years, the Supreme Court agreed to rule on challenges to the new federal health care law…
Today in Iowa candidates Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee and Bobby Jindal are scheduled to address the nation’s largest “religious liberty” gathering at the Freedom 2015 National Religious Liberties Conference. Radio Host Kevin Swanson, who organized the event, has a long history of anti-LGBT rhetoric from suggesting “the nazi party had their birth in a homosexual…
SAN DIEGO – Urban Pride-San Diego, along with Common Ground Theatre (CGT), in collaboration with SDCCD Continuing Education Division, will host a special Friends of Dorothy – LGBT Night” for the production of The Wiz Dec.12 at 7 p.m. at The Educational Cultural Complex in San Diego. This iconic musical, with the book by William…
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan is leading a national study to learn more about how transgender and gender nonconforming youth navigate the health care system for HIV prevention services and care. The U-M School of Public Health Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities study, Affirming Voices for Action, will help identify optimal HIV services to…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) responded to the latest attack on the LGBT community by leading GOP candidate for president Ben Carson. In an interview today with Fusion’s Jorge Ramos, Carson suggested creating transgender bathrooms. Questioned about Houston voters’ rejection of a law banning LGBT discrimination this week, Carson said: “How about…
