I have to laugh as the Republican Party deals with the “birther” issue of Sen. Ted Cruz. There is nothing more amusing than seeing Republicans hoisted by their own petard, or simply put, being hobbled by tactics they developed. When President Obama was attacked for years about being born in Kenya, not one Republican leader…
The U.S. Department of Education has decided to publish a searchable database in the coming months of educational institutions who have sought and/or received an exemption from federal civil rights law in order to discriminate against LGBT students. To help increase transparency and accountability, HRC called on the Department of Education in December to take…
The Tennessee House Civil Justice Subcommittee has voted down an extreme measure being pushed by anti-LGBT activists which sought to eliminate marriage equality in the state and require the state to defend marriage as “between one man and one woman.” The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) strongly condemned the legislation Tuesday ahead of…
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — With love comes the courage to be yourself in The Danish Girl, coming to Digital HD Feb. 16 and Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand March 1 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, the remarkable love story is “a cinematic landmark,” according to Variety’s…
Anti-LGBT Republican Sen. Greg Kirk has introduced new legislation in the Georgia State Senate that would enable discrimination against same-sex couples. The so-called First Amendment Defense Act of Georgia would go far beyond protecting the right to practice one’s religion – already firmly established in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution – and would…
The LGBT community’s oldest organization, The Imperial Court de San Diego, will be celebrating another successful year of “Noble Deeds” Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Marriott Hotel in Mission Valley. This royal event, that has become one of the longest LGBT traditions in San Diego, will elect San Diego’s 44th monarchs and celebrate the reign…
thursday, jan. 21 Wildside Experience Wildside, San Diego’s hottest cover band playing your favorite tunes including such artists as Teena Marie, Cameo, Bruno Mars, Rick James, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Amy Winehouse, Justin Timberlake, The Gap Band, Michael Jackson, Too Close, Santana and Prince among many others. No matter how big…
SAN DIEGO — In recognition of Black History Month, the San Diego LGBT Community Center will host the third presentation of the Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors Friday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. This event honoring local LGBT African-Americans and allies was founded by City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez, national chair of the Bayard Rustin…
WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) partnered with Microsoft and SkyBridge Capital to host a roundtable discussion on LGBT equality on the occasion of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the pro-equality efforts of the businesses represented around the table and highlighted the unique…
Today, Campus Pride and Athlete Ally announced the launch of the Sports Inclusion Project, (SportsInclusion.org), a first-of-its-kind effort that will work toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) inclusion in college athletics and recreational sports on college campuses. The multi-year project will focus on all levels of college athletics and participation within recreational sports, setting…
