The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has released its annual report documenting the level of hate violence experienced by LGBTQ and HIV-affected persons in the United States in 2014. The report, Hate Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Communities in the United States in 2014, is the most comprehensive report on…
A transgender woman who was a prominent activist in El Salvador has been murdered. In a press release, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) stated that Francela Méndez “… was killed by unknown persons on May 30, 2015, when she was at a friend’s house, who was also killed.” Méndez, a trans woman and…
NEW YORK, NY –Today, the Unite for Marriage coalition launched the national countdown to #DecisionDay — the day the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the issue of marriage for same-sex couples living in all 50 states. In preparation for the Court’s ruling later this month, the coalition has relaunched its website and developed new resources in support of a growing list of what will be over 100…
Councilman: Demolition of historic LGBT house ‘not … illegal’ District 3 Councilman Todd Gloria says there appears to have been nothing illegal about the allegedly deceptive manner in which the so-called Michels-Carey House, the initial headquarters to San Diego’s fledgling LGBT-rights movement, was demolished to make way for future development. However, Gloria has referred the…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) condemned Michigan Governor Rick Snyder for signing a package of extreme anti-LGBT adoption bills into law. In the name of “religious freedom,” the dangerously broad bills have enshrined special taxpayer-funded discrimination into Michigan law and permit rampant discrimination against committed and loving LGBT couples, putting thousands of…
Today, by a vote of 69-41, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of SB 2 – a law allowing “magistrates, assistant registers of deeds, and deputy registers of deeds to recuse themselves from performing duties related to marriage ceremonies due to sincerely held religious objections.” McCrory said he…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late last night, U.S. Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) proposed an amendment on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives calling for LGBT equality and non-discrimination provisions in federal transportation and housing programs. The amendment passed with bipartisan support on a 241-184 vote. “No American should be fired or denied a job…
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed a motion introduced by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl to deliver Pre‑Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) throughout the County. The vote was almost unanimous with four of the five supervisors voting yes, reports Frontiermedia.com. Mayor Mike Antonovich abstained instead of voting no. The report continued, “Antonovich did offer an…
Today, ignoring the outcry around the nation to stop the attacks on LGBT people and their families, the Michigan Senate passed three dangerously broad and extreme anti-LGBT adoption bills that would enshrine special taxpayer-funded discrimination into Michigan law. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has urged Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to veto the toxic legislation that…
WASHINGTON– SPARTA, the association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who currently serve or have served in the U.S. armed forces and their families has called Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s failure to mention transgender military service in yesterday’s speech at the Pentagon’s event to commemorate LGBT Pride Month a “slap in the face”….
