City Councilman Todd Gloria announced today that he will run for the State Assembly 78th District seat in 2016. The seat is held by Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, who will be termed out. In an email to his supporters Gloria wrote, “I was truly humbled to serve as interim mayor of San Diego and to…
The U.S. Small Business Administration San Diego District Office in association with the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) today announced a no cost LGBT Business Builder event April 17 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Council for Supplier Diversity. The purpose of the LGBT Business Builder is to remove barriers…
Reflecting an ever-increasing wave of support for LGBT equality, more than 100 technology industry leaders and counting have joined in an unprecedented statement to legislators calling for the addition of non-discrimination protections for LGBT people to civil rights laws. Launched last week in response to a host of anti-LGBT bills pending or signed into law…
Following an all-day sentencing Friday, a judge handed down 18 years to a Pacific Beach man who ran a “revenge porn” Web site that featured nude photos of two men but mostly women whose ex-boyfriends or others submitted the photos without their consent. Kevin Christopher Bollaert, 28, was ordered to pay $15,488 to six females…
Top Web site development company, Drupal Connect has announced that it is spearheading a massive nationwide fundraising campaign to help efforts to combat recent legislative measures that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning individuals. John Florez, President and CEO of Drupal Connect, said the company has been concerned by measures such as Indiana’s…
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California State Teachers’ Retirement System’s (CalSTRS) Investment Committee has updated their Corporate Governance Principles to expand the definition of board diversity to include sexual orientation and gender identity. The CalSTRS Corporate Governance Principles outline the basis for how the fund implements governance initiatives with its portfolio companies. Today’s action aligns…
When Joshua Alameda Franklin, a gay father of two, found out that his sons were being bullied at school he decided to do something about it. The Huffington Post reported that Franklin says he needed his community on the Big Island of Hawaii to know that violence and bullying his children over his sexual orientation…
In March, first lady Michelle Obama yesterday called on the nation to “flip the script” on mental health by breaking through the silence and stigma surrounding these conditions. Obama gave a ringing endorsement to Mental Health First Aid as a key tool in this fight, noting that “it really gives you the skills you need…
The cover of Thursday’s Forum of Fargo-Moorhead made a bold statement for LGBT equality, featuring the photos of North Dakota House Representatives who voted against non-discrimination protections, writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. According to the Forum, this was the third time in six years the House failed to pass a measure that would prohibit bias in…
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has announced updates to its health benefits policy to assist employees in same-sex relationships. Effective immediately, employees who cover same sex domestic partners under Delta’s healthcare plans will no longer be responsible for any federal or state income or payroll tax burden associated with this coverage. Instead, Delta will…
