SAN DIEGO — Thursday, the Engage San Diego Action Fund, a new 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to enhancing civic engagement and social justice in underserved San Diego communities through issue education and public policy advocacy, announced its first ever candidate endorsements. The Engage San Diego Action Fund supports local candidates who strongly believe in reflective democracy…
SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK — StartOut, a national non-profit organization that supports, educates and connects LGBTQ entrepreneurs, today announced the launch of its online platform, the StartOut Community. It is designed to address the multifaceted needs of LGBTQ entrepreneurs. The primary goals of this digital portal are to accelerate the ability of LGBTQ founded and…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced the latest push in the organization’s largest get-out-the-vote effort in its more than 35-year history. It’s a multi-state targeting campaign that for the first time reaches well beyond the nation’s nearly 10 million LGBTQ voters to mobilize the growing ranks of allies and others with a…
DALLAS, Texas — Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, Texas Latino Gay Pride returns to Reverchon Park in Dallas to host their 3rd Annual Gay Latino Pride Festival entitled Azucar! – a celebration of music, dance and culture. The goal of the festival is to unite communities through music and art, and to connect the broad range…
NEW YORK, NY–Like HBO’s Looking or Girls, but set in Memphis, Tenn. That’s how creator Morgan Jon Fox characterizes Feral, a Dekkoo.com original TV series that debuts today exclusively on the subscription streaming service dedicated to gay men. In Feral, Fox (who also serves as the series writer and director), weaves a tale of survival…
Virgin Holidays today publishes the findings from its LGBT travel report into the issues faced by LGBT travelers worldwide. The study reveals more than one in three (37%) LGBT travelers have experienced some form of discrimination whilst on vacation, with 6% experiencing a threat of physical violence due to their sexuality. The report also highlighted…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Equality PAC, a political action committee formed by leaders of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, expressed disappointment that neither of the general election debates have included any discussion of the specific issues facing LGBT Americans. “It was disappointing that Gov. Pence’s extreme anti-LGBT record was not raised in last night’s debate questions,” said Equality PAC Managing Director…
To celebrate National Coming Out Day Tuesday, Oct. 11, Match reveals data from its 2016 LGBTQ in America study, the largest U.S. national study of American singles who identify as LGBTQ. The data uncovers new insights around singles’ personal journey of realizing their sexual orientation and coming to terms with who they are. “The data…
Today the White House issued the following Presidential Memorandum on promoting diversity and inclusion in the national security workforce: Since the beginning of his Administration, President Obama has deepened the commitment of the United States Government to draw upon the talents and skills of all parts of our society. Diversity has always been one of…
Lambda Archives has announced the following dates for their Hillcrest Historic Walking Tours. The dates to the end of the year are: Sunday, Oct. 16 at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 19 at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday, Dec. 18 at 11 a.m. The tours are a great way to learn why Hillcrest became the center of…
