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HRC releases Corporate Equality Index with record 609 companies earning perfect scores
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A record number of the nation’s major companies and law firms are advancing vital policies and practices to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workers around the world, according to the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) released today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the…
California State Board of Education approves LGBTQ inclusive textbooks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Yesterday, the California State Board of Education adopted ten LGBTQ-inclusive history and social studies textbooks for K-8 classrooms and rejected two which failed to include LGBTQ people. The state’s subject matter frameworks require LGBTQ inclusion following the 2011 passage of the FAIR Education Act, authored by Senator Mark Leno. The FAIR Education…
State of California asks to intervene as plaintiff in Equality California’s transgender military ban lawsuit, Stockman v. Trump
LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the State of California in Stockman v. Trump, Equality California’s federal lawsuit challenging Trump’s transgender military ban. The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)—the organizations that secured a nationwide preliminary injunction against…
Federal court hears arguments in ACLU challenge to Trump’s ban on military service by transgender people
BALTIMORE — The American Civil Liberties Union was in federal court today for a hearing in its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals. The court heard arguments on the ACLU’s motion for a preliminary injunction that would immediately halt all aspects of the ban. “Today was another step on…
GLAAD release TV diversity report
NEW YORK – GLAAD today released its annual Where We Are on TV report. Where We Are on TV analyzes the overall diversity of primetime scripted series regulars on broadcast networks and assesses the number of LGBTQ characters on cable networks and original streaming series on the services Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix for the 2017-2018…
Woman says police shrugged off her assault because she’s trans
Thom Senzee, author of this article, is a West Coast-based freelance journalist, and a regular contributor to San Diego LGBT Weekly. Jasmine Dominguez took an umbrella when she left her house one wet Friday in December, 2014. “I was glad I had my umbrella,” she tells San Diego LGBT Weekly. “It was raining by the…
Dex Starr wins Mr. Gay San Diego 2017
Eight contestants ran for the title of Mr. Gay San Diego 2017 last Sunday night at The Rail in San Diego. Dex Starr won the title of Mr. Gay San Diego 2017 with Travis T the first runner up. The event, produced by Robert Rodriguez and Big Mike raised over $1,700 to benefit the annual…
Historic Election Night victories make 2017 the year of the trans candidate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Transgender candidates across the nation won historic races Tuesday night – including Danica Roem, who will become the first openly trans person to win and serve in a state legislature. Four trans candidates won their state and local elections, with one more possible as results trickle in, almost doubling the number of…
Virginia voters reject Trump’s politics; elect Northam, Fairfax and Herring
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) celebrated the outcome of Virginia’s statewide election where HRC-endorsed candidates Ralph Northam, Justin Fairfax, and Mark Herring all claimed victory in their respective races. “By electing Ralph Northam for governor, Justin Fairfax for lieutenant governor, and Mark Herring for attorney general, Virginia voters have resoundingly rejected Donald Trump’s and…