Since 1996, the goal of the annual National Day of Silence has been to illustrate the silencing effect of bullying and harassment on LGBT students. This year the the National Day of Silence will be observed tomorrow, Friday, April 15. According to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) 2013 National School Climate Survey, nearly…
San Diego-based premiere consumer electronics audio company 1MORE USA Inc. has announced it will be boycotting sales to North Carolina until HB2 is repealed. Just a few weeks ago the North Carolina Senate passed HB2, a law that effectively excludes protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. There are many groups, companies, businesses, and…
Tennessee's Anti-Gay Tourism Commercial from Funny Or Die Not slow to respond to the rash of anti-LGBT legislation being passed in the South, Funny or Die now turn their attention to Tennessee! So, visit Tennessee, home of the Volunteers, Elvis Presley and a new anti-LGBT counseling bill signed into law by Republican Governor Bill Haslam…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, TurnOUT! North Carolina announced a series of town hall meetings across the Tar Heel State, focused on engaging and mobilizing pro-equality North Carolinians against House Bill 2 (H.B. 2) in the upcoming legislative session. A joint effort of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC TurnOUT! NC has been working…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – GLAAD announced today it will honor Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York at the Waldorf Astoria New York May 14. The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo. The GLAAD…
NEW YORK — More than 400 guests joined Olympians and stars of stage and screen to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students at the annual Point Honors gala the landmark New York Public Library Monday night. The evening celebrated the accomplishments of Point Foundation‘s (Point), higher education scholarship recipients….
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National LGBTQ Task Force is calling on Gov. Phil Bryant of Mississippi to resign. One week ago today, the governor signed a law, HB 1523, that legalizes discrimination against LGBTQ people. This new law may also lead to discrimination against unmarried people raising children, unmarried people having sex, and others. “Mississippi has once…
Following a huge backlash against the anti-LGBT House Bill 2 North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory today signed an executive order modifying the bill, albeit somewhat modestly. McCrory’s action affirms that private businesses, nonprofits, and local governments can establish their own employment nondiscrimination policies — for their own workers. And it expands the state’s employment nondiscrimination…
The Steam Room Stories guys have a serious message in the brand new episode of the hit web series. The latest episode, is doubling as a PSA to raise awareness for testicular cancer. Hunks Raif Derrazi, Jordan Jones and Josh Wise talk about the importance of checking yourself for testicular cancer, the most common cancer…
In response to HB2, North Carolina’s new law limiting anti-discrimination protections, the global community of nearly 1,700 Certified B Corporations announced Tuesday it will relocate a cluster of October events out of North Carolina. Those events include the annual global gathering of B Corp CEOs and executives; a series of public talks and street festival…
