Indiana lawmakers Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne, and House Speaker Brian Bosma R-Indianapolis, held a press conference to announce the “fix” to the conflict between the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act (RFRA) and LGBT civil rights. The leaders repeated several times that they wanted to correct the “misinterpretation” and “misperception” of the…
Recently Eddie Reynoso, former Hillcrest Business Association board member, took to his Facebook page to accuse me of mismanagement of the scholarship money from Hillcrest Mardi Gras. In the ultimate act of cowardice, Reynoso made accusations that he hoped I would not see since he did not tag me in his post. Reynoso asks, “When…
This post first appeared on The Huffington Post Blog. What the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) controversies have underscored is the need to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act established classes that are protected from discrimination: race, color, religion, sex and national origin. For…
SAN DIEGO – The Serial Inebriate Program (SIP), developed by San Diego-based Mental Health Systems and the San Diego Police Department to address the issue of chronic homelessness, has gained national attention. The non-profit was recently tapped to help the cities of San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Jersey City, NJ and Billings, MT develop…
In addition to other forms of discrimination, lesbian and bisexual women in Cuba face unequal treatment from public health services. Their specific sexual and reproductive health needs are ignored, and they are invisible in prevention and treatment campaigns for women. Many lesbian and bisexual women are afraid of gynecological instruments and procedures which they experience…
In a HuffPost Live interview today, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich joined host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani and slammed the opposition to the recently passed religious freedom bills in Indiana and Arkansas. Gingrich claimed the resistance to the legislation is part of a liberal “lynch mob” mentality and is an example of “selective outrage.” Gingrich:…
Ryan Amador (of 2013’s “Define Me”) has just released a new LGBT-related video for Spectrum, a soul/pop tune that celebrates the diverse scope of human sexuality. Spectrum is a celebration of sexuality and the broad range of different kinds. The track was produced by LA-native Daniel Weidlein and features “Define Me’s” Jo Lampert and NPR’s…
Today, in response to a host of anti-LGBT bills pending or signed in to law in states around the country, tech industry leaders signed an unprecedented joint statement supporting the addition of non-discrimination protections for LGBT people to civil rights laws. Other leaders are also expected to sign on later today. “This unprecedented and historic…
ABC57 News – See the Difference Michiana A pizza restaurant in Walkerton, Ind. is saying they will not provide pizzas to a same-sex couple on their wedding and that they agree with Gov. Mike Pence’s signing of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act. ABC 57 reported that the O’Connor family, who owns Memories Pizza, says…
In a surprising announcement Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said that he will not sign a religious freedom act into law requesting that the state legislature make changes to the bill in the wake of criticism that the legislation could be used to facilitate discrimination against LGBT citizens and other groups, reports The Huffington Post. Hutchinson…
