NEW YORK– Path2Parenthood (P2P), formerly The American Fertility Association, has kicked off its 2015 HIV & Parenthood Initiative. “Dreams to Reality” is an education and outreach program highlighting medical advances that allow HIV-positive men and women to have genetically-linked children without passing along the virus. Funded by a generous grant from the Elton John AIDS Foundation…
Can’t wait to get that next Dolce & Gabbana outfit or luxury accessory? You may want to think again. Following an interview with Italy’s Panorama magazine in which Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana declared, “The only family is the traditional one. No chemical offsprings and rented uterus: life has a natural flow, there are things…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a new report released yesterday by a broad coalition of research and advocacy organizations, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) women are among the most at risk of poverty in America. Due to discriminatory laws, America’s 5.1 million LGBT women face lower pay, frequent harassment, compromised access to health care,…
OKLAHOMA CITY — This afternoon, a bill introduced to the Oklahoma State House by Representative Sally Kern that would legalize anti-LGBT therapy died without coming to a vote. The defeat follows months of extensive grassroots organizing by national and state organizations working in coalition to educate parents and families about the ineffective and harmful practices…
After a marathon evening session, the Utah legislature gave final approval to S.B. 296, a non-discrimination bill extending existing employment and housing protections in Utah law to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill was introduced last week, the result of a milestone compromise between LGBT advocates in Utah…
In an interview with HuffPost Live’s Roy Sekoff on Wednesday, Sean Penn said he’s surprised at how “slowly” the cultural zeitgeist on same-sex marriage is moving. Penn, who nabbed an Oscar in 2009 after starring as Harvey Milk in Gus Van Sant’s “Milk,” discussed the progression of LGBT rights and how the it could affect…
The writer-director of the Alzheimer’s drama Still Alice Richard Glatzer died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 63. Glatzer co-wrote and directed the movie alongside his husband, Wash Westmoreland, while battling ALS. The Huffington Post reported that the pair took on the project of Still Alice in a very early stage of Glatzer’s disease. Their…
Grassroots non-profit Canvass for a Cause, in conjunction with the Black Students Justice Coalition, has launched a letter writing campaign this week to engage the San Diego community in pressuring District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis to honor Proposition 47 and release nonviolent offenders whose offenses have been reclassified under the new law. In the fall, Canvass…
BERKELEY, Calif. — April 16-17, the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS) at Pacific School of Religion will host a symposium addressing the ways in which the concept of “religious liberty” is being used to justify and further discriminatory actions, such as denying service to same sex couples or limiting…
An E! series documenting Bruce Jenner’s transition to a woman has been put on hold reports Variety. The untitled project had not been given a premiere date and E! had not confirmed development of the series although the Variety report stated that E! had consulted GLAD on transgender issues. In recent months the tabloid press…
