LGBTQ advocates convene in Alexandria to build power of movement

Leaders of state-based equality organizations—from Equality California to Equality Maine—and key national partners, will convene at Equality Federation’s 20th annual Leadership Conference in Alexandria, Virginia July 26-29. Rebecca Isaacs, Executive Director of Equality Federation, said this year’s conference is especially consequential: “As our movement resists an extraordinarily hostile Administration and continued attacks on our freedoms…

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With victims’ names reported, President Trump remains silent on anti-LGBTQ attacks in Chechnya

NEW YORK – GLAAD today voiced outrage over President Trump’s continued silence on the attacks against LGBTQ men in Chechnya – even as a list of victims have been released to the media. According to reports, about 27 men are believed to have been killed during the anti-LGBTQ purge that has taken place in Russia-controlled…

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Dianne Feinstein’s prophetic words on gun violence continue to echo coast to coast

I was among 175 constituents at a breakfast hosted by Sen. Dianne Feinstein June 14 when she announced the shooting at an Alexandria, Va., baseball park. The few details she had were the shooter targeted Republican members of Congress who were practicing for a congressional baseball game and many shots were fired. My mind flashed…

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New report cites racial discrimination as primary barrier for LGBTQ people of color in nonprofits

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Building Movement Project (BMP) today released a new report, Working at the Intersections: LGBTQ Nonprofit Staff and the Racial Leadership Gap, analyzing the experiences of people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer (LGBTQ) working in the nonprofit sector. The report builds on data from BMP’s Nonprofits, Leadership,…

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San Diego LGBT Weekly 2017 Pride Guide is available now

Ready for Pride? The San Diego LGBT Weekly 2017 Pride Guide is available now. The only printed guide available for this year’s Pride, the LGBT Weekly Pride Guide is your indispensable reference for all things Pride. The Pride Guide lists community events, speakers, Pride Music Festival entertainment schedules, Pride Music Festival map, Pride workshops and…

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Dozens of venomous reptiles seized in Thousand Oaks

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.— The County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control has announced that dozens of exotic and venomous reptiles were seized Friday during a multi-agency operation in which officials recovered species including several American Alligators, Gila Monsters, Mexican Beaded Lizards and numerous snakes from two locations. Venomous snakes seized included Gaboon…

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200,000 people of faith take pledge to end suicide and homelessness among LGBT children and youth

https://youtu.be/DZeUG_VLwr4 HICKORY, N.C.  – In the lead up to and immediately following Faith in America’s effort to engage the Southern Baptist Convention around the harm LGBT children and youth experience every day from being raised in highly rejecting households and churches, nearly 200,000 people of faith – conservatives and progressives alike – have united in…

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DCCC: Duncan Hunter should apologize for his anti-transgender remarks

https://youtu.be/zz_S_xsA94c WASHINGTON – During congressional testimony on Wednesday night, Duncan Hunter made a series of disturbing remarks concerning trans men and women serving in the military. The five-term incumbent, currently under a congressional investigation for allegedly using tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to pay for family vacations to Hawaii, private school tuition…

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