WASHINGTON — Jim Obergefell is among the 12 human and civil rights heroes the National Education Association will recognize at its 2017 Human and Civil Rights Awards on July 1 in Boston. Jim Obergefell has been a staunch advocate for same-sex marriage. Three years ago he was a real estate broker and lived with his…
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Findings from a new Ogilvy survey released Wednesday of over 1,000 Americans including over 400 LGBT allies revealed that nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) believe that LGBT-inclusive brands/businesses are good for the economy and similarly (64%) believe that these initiatives reflect our country’s diversity. However, the majority (68%) report that in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and several of their colleagues in introducing the first-ever Senate Resolution recognizing June as “LGBTQ Pride Month”. The resolution notes major milestones in the fight for equal treatment of LGBT Americans and resolves to continue efforts to achieve full equality for LGBT individuals….
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, people from across the country converged on the offices of Sens. Toomey, (PA – Russell 248), Cotton (AR – Russell 124), Portman (OH – Russell 448), Murkowski (AK – Hart 522), and Gardner (CO – Russell 354) in a desperate attempt to convince them to vote no on the “Better Care…
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Saturday, June 24, Rainbow Fashion Week (RFW) successfully kicked-off NYC Pride Week with the conclusion of its fourth annual carbon neutral fashion week. An eight-day series of curated events which brings awareness to social issues through fashion, film, art and technology, RFW is more than a series of fashion events, but…
The National Association of Social Workers Foundation, a charitable organization created to enhance the well-being of individuals, families, and communities through the advancement of social work practice, has released a series of PSA’s that show how social workers help older adults, people who are single and people who are LGBT. Watch the LGBT video above.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— California Cryobank (Cryobank), a leading organization in frozen donor sperm and egg banking, recently announced the addition of ID Disclosure Donors to their donor sperm services. Along with agreeing to an initial contact facilitated by Cryobank, ID Disclosure Donors consent to having their contact information provided to any future 18 year-old offspring. Historically,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch showed his true stance on equal rights for LGBTQ people after authoring the dissent for the Pavan v. Smith case Monday, which granted married same-sex couples the right to have names of both parents on their child’s birth certificates. Justice Gorsuch’s choice to be the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus has commended the House of Representatives for passing H.Res.351, a bipartisan resolution condemning the detention, torture, and murders of gay and bisexual men in Chechnya. H.Res.351 was introduced by LGBT Caucus founding member and former House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) on May 23rd…
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced efforts to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in 2019. In June 1969, LGBT community members held spontaneous demonstrations at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, considered by many as the catalyst for the modern LGBT rights movement. As part of the…
