The recent transgender protest at Creating Change in Denver, led by activist Bamby Salcedo, created quite the stir at the event and in the media. Salcedo cried from the stage “We are here demanding intentional, meaningful investment in our community.” The uncovered story is what was going on behind the scenes and how it sheds…
In a move to promote a culture that embraced diversity, the Australian bank chain ANZ has unveiled four “GAYTMs” in Auckland and Wellington to celebrate diversity and inclusion for New Zealand’s LGBT community. The concept originally appeared last year when ANZ in Australia introduced GAYTMs to celebrate Sydney Mardi Gras. Dripping with rhinestones, the customized…
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has made revisions to the state’s certificate of marriage, which allows loving, committed LGBT couples to marry in the state. According to published news reports, the forms will also enable the state to track and record how many LGBT couples marry. Despite statements and arguments by the Attorney…
SAN DIEGO – Frenchie Davis will join the San Diego Women’s Chorus (SDWC) for an exclusive performance at the Balboa Theatre Sunday, May 17 at 7 p.m. The concert, Broadway, Our Way is a fundraising event benefiting the Lesbian Health Initiative of the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation. Broadway, Our Way will present songs from…
WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has announced its support for an ethics complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Commission of Alabama seeking the removal of Chief Justice Roy Moore from the state supreme court for violating the obligations of his office. “Chief Justice Roy Moore is lawlessly disregarding the binding ruling of a federal judge, and…
WASHINGTON—Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) issued a report and resource guide compiling more than two dozen new, sweeping and seemingly-coordinated pieces of legislation in more than a dozen states across the country—all geared toward undermining LGBT equality in a shroud of religious language. The bills—many modeled on a failed attempt in Arizona last year…
On the evening of February 5, 2015, nearly 100 transgender activists led by Bamby Salcedo commandeered the stage at Creating Change, the National LGBTQ Task Force annual event that provides a forum for community activists across the United States. Salcedo, President of Coalicion Translatina, led activists in a protest of the shooting death of Jessica…
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 5, 2015—Recognizing the business imperative to embrace diversity, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) launched the first initiative of its kind focused on LGBT business owners. LGBT Business Builder will bring together expertise and resources from staff at SBA district and regional…
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.– ViiV Healthcare has announced the launch of a four-year, $10 million initial investment to fuel a concerted community response to the HIV epidemic among Black Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Baltimore, Maryland and Jackson, Mississippi, two U.S. cities hard hit by HIV/AIDS. The goal for this new initiative named…
SAN FRANCISCO – Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to achieving workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees, honors the Golden Globe-winning television show, “Transparent,” at its 8th annual fundraising gala, Momentum. Hosted by comedian Kate Clinton, Momentum is Out & Equal’s annual leadership celebration and gala dinner…
