New Honey Maid ad shares stories of acceptance in Hispanic LGBT community (VIDEO)

https://youtu.be/Z5Yslch_wJo EAST HANOVER, N.J., — Although society has made strides to acknowledge all families despite differences, a lack of true acceptance remains a reality for many Americans. Honey Maid, a Mondelēz International brand with a legacy of celebrating the diverse fabric of the American family, is embarking on the third year of its “This Is…

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Demi Lovato, Ruby Rose honored at 27th annual Glaad Media Awards in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – GLAAD honored Demi Lovato, Ruby Rose, and the best in film and television at Saturday’s 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift, Nick Jonas, Patricia Arquette, Queen Latifah, Lilly Wachowski and Caitlyn Jenner were among the special guests. Multi-platinum selling recording artist Demi Lovato delivered…

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Pet Shop Boys drop their latest brilliant electronic pop masterpiece: ‘Super’

30 years after their debut album Please was released to international acclaim, the Pet Shop Boys drop their latest brilliant electronic pop masterpiece Super that beats as an ode to their house music roots with a nod to today’s youth generation. Picking up where their best selling album in 20 years, 2013’s Electric left off,…

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Global study finds neighborhood design helps put best foot forward for health

More walkable neighborhoods, parks and public transit could all reduce your chance of becoming one of the 600 million adults who battle obesity worldwide, according to researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The study, published online in The Lancet, found a neighborhood’s design plays a critical role in physical activity and…

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Federal judge halts enforcement of Mississippi ban on adoptions by same-sex couples

JACKSON, Miss. – U.S. District Court Judge Daniel P. Jordan III in Mississippi has declared unconstitutional the state’s ban on adoption by same sex couples, citing the Supreme Court of the United States’ 2015 marriage equality ruling in the historic case Obergefell v. Hodges. The federal lawsuit, Campaign for Southern Equality v. Mississippi Department of…

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‘Mad Men’ actor marries longtime partner

LOS ANGELES – Actor and filmmaker Kit Williamson announced Thursday that he has married his longtime partner John Halbach, and at the same time has expressed disappointment in the antigay “Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act” (also known as HB 1523) that passed the senate in his home state of Mississippi.  House Bill…

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List of major CEOs and business leaders urging North Carolina to repeal discriminatory anti-LGBT law grows to more than 120

WASHINGTON – Friday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC announced that executives from Hyatt, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Northrop Grumman, American Apparel, Qualcomm, Twilio, Udacity, Pandora Media, and EMC Corporation have signed onto an open letter that now includes more than 120 leading CEOs and business leaders calling on Gov. Pat McCrory and the North Carolina General…

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Tennessee clergy speak out against HB1840

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — This week, clergy from across the state added their voice to the growing outcry over Tennessee House Bill 1840, also known as Hate Bill 1840. Hate Bill 1840 would permit counselors to deny services and refer clients based on the provider’s “strongly held religious beliefs.” Not only is the proposed legislation discriminatory in nature, but…

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