LGBT activists from around the world came to Washington, D.C. this week to take part in events surrounding the World Bank’s annual meeting to advocate for more LGBT-inclusive policies at the Bank, writes Jeremy Kadden on the HRC Blog. They hail from places as far-flung as Uganda, India, Venezuela, Kyrgyzstan, China, and The Philippines, and…
An iPad user tested Siri’s knowledge of gay nightlife in Russia after Apple’s rudimentary artificial-intelligence program learned to speak Russian. He found homophobia lurking in her code. The recently released Russian-speaking version of Apple Inc.’s voice-interactive personal assistant for iOS devices, such as the iPhone and iPad, was quite homophobic according to online media outlet,…
The rapid increase in use of e-cigarettes has led to heated debates between opponents who question the safety of these devices and proponents who claim the battery-operated products are a useful cessation tool. A study, published online April 16 in the American Journal of Public Health, suggests proponents are in error. University of California, San…
Advocates for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender couples and modern families are adding another victory to their list, with 36 states, along with Washington D.C., to allow marriage among same-sex couples. A critical turning point came in October last year, when the Supreme Court chose not to hear appeals against lower court rulings that had…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign has sent a new case study to state lawmakers across the country urging them to reject anti-LGBT bills like the religious refusal bill in Indiana that would put LGBT people at risk for discrimination. The case study comes after the Indianapolis Star reported this week that the state “plans…
Key LGBTQ resource providers and 2-1-1 San Diego have begun planning the launch of an LGBTQ resource navigation line. This discussion will take place over the next several months with the end goal being a line staffed by specialists who are not only knowledgeable of available resources, but are also keenly aware of the particular…
The current push for expanded state “religious freedom” laws is thanks in large part to the work of the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), an extreme right-wing legal group that’s worked to criminalize gay sex across the globe, reports Rachel Percelay for Media Matters for America. A $39 million non-profit Christian legal group, ADF bills itself as an organization that works…
SAN DIEGO– The California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) has welcomed recent statements and efforts made by President Obama, the U.S. Surgeon General and congressional leaders regarding the ban of conversion therapy for minors. The President’s statement supports CAMFT’s position on sexual orientation change efforts released in September 2014. “CAMFT emphatically supports the statements and…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and five leading national child welfare organizations joined forces to repudiate as harmful to children and families anti-LGBT legislation introduced in states across the nation. The joint statement warned that the shameful measures, including a virulently anti-LGBT adoption measure a Florida Senate committee is scheduled to…
A judge April 13 set sentencing for May 11 for a 30-year-old gay man who pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of spreading HIV to a former boyfriend. Thomas Miguel Guerra, of San Diego, faces a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, said his attorney, James Fitzpatrick. The probation…
