Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has once again refused to affirm that schools that receive funding from the federal government would be held accountable for discriminating against LGBTQ students. DeVos’s statement was an answer to Sen. Jeff Merkley’s question on the issue and came before a subcommittee within the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. Her statement immediately follows…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Self Care Catalysts – a patient intelligence, analytics and solutions company has partnered with SAGE, the country’s largest organization for LGBT elders, to announce the release of the latest addition to its suite of Health Storylines™ self-care tools. Health Storylines™ is a unique disease management platform that enables individuals to put…
As part of a Pride Month celebration, Billboard has filmed a four-part drag queen kiki, Spilling the Tea. The series features RuPaul’s Drag Race favorites Derrick Barry, Manila Luzon, Mariah Balenciaga, Pandora Boxx and Willam, and is moderated by singer and Drag Race guest judge Tamar Braxton. Check out the first part above.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a community-created consensus statement released today, AIDS United provides critical guidance for clinical providers, funders and social service providers to strengthen their understanding of how best to engage and support transgender communities. The statement provides concrete and measurable steps organizations can take to improve their approach to HIV work in transgender…
LGBT Network CEO David Kilmnick Sunday blasted President Donald Trump, who has yet to declare June as Pride Month despite issuing more than a dozen proclamations – even one for “Financial Capability Month” since he took office in January. “It’s shameful that the president of the United States has failed to recognize such a historically…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Celebrating its 35th Anniversary, Outfest – the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBT stories on the screen –Friday announced the complete programming lineup for the 2017 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival presented by HBO. The nation’s leading LGBT festival will be held July 6–16,…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) Friday invited her colleagues in the California Legislature to reaffirm the state of California’s commitment to reaching the targets of the Paris Climate Agreement that the Trump Administration withdrew the United States from Thursday, while also calling upon other states and cities to…
When June approaches, I always like to reflect on the pantheon in our LGBTQ community. However, when it comes to Caitlyn Jenner it is difficult to fathom how she went from icon to outcast. Is it transphobia? Is it because she was once part of the over exposed Kardashian clan on their forever running TV…
WASHINGTON (NNS) — The Navy joins the nation in recognizing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Pride Month throughout June. ALNAV 006/17 encourages participation in all the heritage celebrations and special observances throughout the year. The Department of Defense (DoD) began observing LGBT Pride Month in 2012. Initially established as “Gay and Lesbian Month” by…
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign has proclaimed the month of June as #UniteResistEnlist Month as follows: WHEREAS, the month of June has long been observed as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride month in recognition of the 1969 Stonewall Riots with Pride celebrations being held across the nation in cities large and…
