SACRAMENTO, Calif., – The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee today approved Assembly Bill (AB) 71, a measure authored by Assemblymember David Chiu (D – San Francisco) that will create an ongoing, permanent state funding source for affordable housing by eliminating the state mortgage interest deduction on vacation homes. The bill received aye votes from…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the National LGBTQ Task Force joined 40 national organizations in taking part in a protest in front of the White House against President Donald Trump’s global gag rule. Trump’s global gag rule, one of the first actions he took as president, is a massive expansion of a failed policy that prohibits non-U.S. organizations…
MIAMI, Fla. – World OutGames Miami 2017, a 10-day multi-sport, human rights and cultural event to be held May 26 through June 4, has announced Amini Fonua, Surat-Shaan Knan and Debbie Wasserman Schultz as plenary speakers for its Global Conference on Human Rights. The three-day conference (May 26-29) will feature as many as 25 notable…
GENEVA— Today, on International Women’s Day UNAIDS has released a new report which shows that there is an urgent need to scale up HIV prevention and treatment services for women and girls. The report, When women lead, change happens, shows that globally in 2015, there were 18.6 million women and girls living with HIV, 1…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego LGBT Pride, in partner with Art of Pride and The Trevor Project, will be hosting their first LGBTQ+ youth art show this Saturday. We Are Here: Reflections of LGBTQ Lives is an art show hosted by San Diego Pride youth volunteers as an opportunity for young people in our…
FRANKFORT, Kentucky — An anti-LGBT bill has passed the Kentucky House in an 81 to 8 vote after passing through the Senate last month. SB 17, is a bill that would, among other things, allow student groups at colleges, universities, and high schools to discriminate against LGBTQ students. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called…
The first annual Lambda LitFest Los Angeles is a celebration of contemporary voices honoring and expanding on the rich, diverse tradition of LGBTQ writers and readers in the Southland. Featured speakers include: Diane Anderson-Minshall・Noel Alumit・Luis Alfaro Ryka Aoki・Tre’vell Anderson・Lucy Bledsoe Susie Bright・Melissa Chadburn・Bernard Cooper D’Lo・Zachary Drucker・Alex Espinoza・Bryan Fuller Julie Goldman・Marga Gomez・Ian Harvie Our Lady J・Cheryl…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – At a ceremony held in the California State Capitol Monday, California State Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego) named San Diego City Attorney Mara W. Elliott as the 2017 Woman of the Year for the 78th Assembly District. “I believe City Attorney Mara Elliott epitomizes everything the Assembly seeks to recognize in its…
SYDNEY, Australia — The Dutch diplomatic missions in Australia proudly participated in the 39th Sydney Mardi Gras parade Saturday, March 4. The Netherlands champions improvements in the legal position and safety of lesbian women, gay men, bisexuals, transgenders and intersex people (LGBTQIs) worldwide. The Dutch diplomatic missions in Australia once again participated in the popular…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a statement released today, the AIDS United Public Policy Committee—the largest and longest-running national coalition of community-based HIV/AIDS organizations—strongly affirmed the conclusive evidence proving that people living with HIV who have achieved a sustained, undetectable viral load cannot transmit HIV to sexual partners. This evidence-based declaration reinforces AIDS United’s programmatic, policy…
