With the passage of SB 202 in Arkansas set to go into effect later this year the state, which until recently was ironically known as the ‘Land of Opportunity,’ will effectively bar local communities from enacting anti-discrimination laws. The purpose, its proponents argue, is to level the playing field on civil rights and ensure uniformity…
John Legend joins Sam Smith for this special version of Lay Me Down for Red Nose Day 2015, a biennial event where British residents and celebrities don clown noses to attract funds and awareness for underprivileged parts of the U.K. and Africa. Watch their new video above. The pair will they will appear at Comic…
Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sent letters to prominent business leaders who are scheduled to speak at the upcoming Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC). HRC urged these high-level private sector speakers, many representing companies that have already demonstrated a deep-seated commitment to LGBT equality, to raise the issue of Egyptian human rights abuses in…
A new poll from The Wall Street Journal/NBC News has shown that support for gay marriage has risen to an all-time high. Janet Hook reports in the Wall Street Journal that the poll results reinforce acceptance of gay marriage as one of the fastest-moving changes in social attitudes of this generation. The new survey found…
SYDNEY, Australia — Big names in Australian sport were cheered by the crowds as they helped shine a spotlight on homophobia at Saturday’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Over a dozen elite, professional athletes led this weekend’s parade, including Aussie Rules, Rugby, Cricket, Soccer and Olympic LGBTI athletes. The Mardi Gras parade is one…
Foundations Recovery Network, an innovative behavioral health company and integrated treatment provider, has announced the opening of a new facility for outpatient services in San Diego. City officials and company executives will be on hand to celebrate the event, which will include a speaking program, ribbon cutting and tours of the facility Wednesday, March 11 3-6…
Following on the heels of the Arkansas legislature’s successful effort to ban local communities from enacting LGBTQ non-discrimination measures, a Texas legislator, state Rep. Rick Miller has introduced a similar bill at the Austin Statehouse. House Bill 1556 would bar cities from adopting or enforcing non-discrimination ordinances that include protected classes not contained in state…
Planet Fitness, a successful fitness chain and home of the trademarked ‘Judgment Free Zone,’ has banned a woman who repeatedly complained that a man was using the women’s room. According to a report on MassLive.com, Yvette Cormier of Midland County said this week that corporate officials told her she was no longer welcome after she…
NEW YORK, — Three years after its launch in 2012, Mayors for the Freedom to Marry have signed onto a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to end marriage discrimination nationwide. The brief also includes 226 individually named mayors as well as 40 cities across the country, from towns as small as Thompson, North Dakota,…
OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 25 designers will be unveiling their latest creations featuring up to 20 different looks on the runway during the first-ever Queer Fashion Week, April 16 – 19. Guests can expect to see more than 100 models sashaying down the runway sporting the latest designs from Crookid Mindz, Haute Butch, Im.Butterfly…
