National LGBTQ Task Force announces award recipients for the 28th annual Creating Change conference

CHICAGO, IL — The National LGBTQ Task Force has announced the award recipients for the 28th annual Creating Change conference—the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy conference—set to take place Jan. 20-24, 2016 at the Downtown Chicago Hilton. “We are proud to announce our 2016 Creating Change award recipients—all of whom have made significant contributions to advance…

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Dictionary.com names ‘Identity’ 2015 Word Of The Year

OAKLAND, Calif. — Over the past year, headlines tied to gender, sexuality and race dominated the news. In particular, many of the year’s biggest stories focused on the way in which individuals or members of a group are perceived, understood, accepted or shut out. Reflecting the rapidly expanding and increasingly fluid nature of conversations about…

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The ‘Angel’ you won’t see on the Victoria’s Secret runway

Rain Dove, whose curvy figure is a breathtaking 32DD-26-34 would surely fit in perfectly amongst the Victoria’s Secret Angels. But the model, who like many women wears her hair close-cropped, and has strong features that are often considered “masculine”, knows she would never be accepted despite her figure as she doesn’t fit the feminine archetype…

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National LGBTQ Task Force condemns Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call to block Muslims from entering the United States is being met with a chorus of near-universal condemnation from across the country and around the globe. The National LGBTQ Task Force condemned Trump’s remarks issuing the following statement, “We wholeheartedly condemn and reject Donald Trump’s call to stop Muslims from…

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‘What’s It Like Being Transgender?’ VIDEO

Today, Jake Graf, the London based award winning actor, writer and director released his latest project together with actor and comedian Lewis Hancox and others sharing their experiences as transgender men and women in a short video in association with FTM Magazine and Up & Up Productions. “We wanted to do something a bit different…

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Now Nordstrom features a gay couple in their Holiday ad (VIDEO)

https://youtu.be/wMT4oWqcr2c Nordstrom has released their latest Holiday ad starring a gay couple and their dog. The company which has a 100 percent approval rating from the Human Rights Campaign Buyers Guide have created a beautiful ad titled “The Homecoming”. According to LGBTQ Nation the two handsome men featured in the video are a couple in…

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Toronto District School Board takes action to support trans students

TORONTO – The Toronto District School Board is moving to strengthen its supports for trans students and has successfully resolved a Toronto mother’s human rights application on behalf of her son. The application was filed when her son was the target of bullying which took place in the boys washroom at school. “As we collectively learn…

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HHS Partners with LGBT organizations to promote open enrollment activities during LGBT Week of Action

With the Dec. 15 deadline for coverage starting in January 2016 fast approaching, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced partnerships with key national organizations to support LGBT outreach and enrollment efforts during 2016 Open Enrollment. As part of LGBT Week of Action from Dec. 7 – 11, Out2Enroll and other organizations…

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New Allstate ad profiles gay couple becoming parents for the first time (VIDEO)

Allstate Insurance’s latest ad profiles a gay couple as they recall their journey to parenthood. The heartwarming ad, part of Allstate’s #Here’stoFirsts campaign features Danny and Andrew as they talk about their memorable firsts in 2015. “Within our lifetime, we have gotten married and had a child,” Danny said in the clip. “Twenty years ago,…

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As president Marco Rubio would reverse LGBT executive orders and appoint anti-gay SCOTUS judges

In an interview with David Brody at the Christian Broadcasting Network published Saturday GOP presidential hopeful Marco Rubio told Brody that as president he would reverse President Obama’s LGBT executive orders that stop religious business owners from discriminating against gays, appoint SCOTUS judges that believe that there are no constitutional rights to an abortion, or…

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