WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer made comments denying Hitler’s use of chemical weapons when referencing Assad and the people of Syria. Spicer tried to compare Assad to Hitler. “We didn’t use chemical weapons in World War II. You know, you had someone as despicable as Hitler who didn’t even sink to using chemical…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – In response to recent troubling news headlines, The Studio Door art gallery in San Diego announces an LGBTQ positive visual arts exhibition that reminds the community of their inner strength and resilience. A national call for artists has been released for the June 2017 exhibition called Proud, which encourages LGBTQ artists…
NEW DELHI, India—The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has welcomed a new law passed by the Indian Parliament providing strong legal protection against HIV-related discrimination. The law provides a broad legislative framework for the response to HIV in India and is the first national HIV law in South Asia. The legislation prohibits discrimination…
NEW YORK – Today, GLAAD called on Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, to condemn the attacks on LGBTQ men by the Chechen government and investigate reports of possible imprisonment of LGBTQ people in concentration camps because of their perceived sexual orientation. GLAAD’s call to action follows reports which surfaced last week…
https://youtu.be/xGlftOeZDko DELHI, India – The gay dating app Scruff has released vibrant new video footage of Dance for Pride: Breaking the Stereotypes which took place last Saturday and won the hearts of thousands in Delhi. LGBTQ volunteers came together at Hauz Khas Village to dance to the indigenous beats of Dhol – and the atmosphere was…
NORMAN, Okla.– The National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) will address challenging topics of diversity and opportunity this May during its national conference. NCORE, sponsored by OU Outreach at the University of Oklahoma, will host its annual conference at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, from May…
PORTLAND, Ore – Former FBI agent turned surf guitarists / singer/songwriter, Susan Surftone is releasing her brand new EP “Making Waves Again” April 18. “Making Waves Again in a way created itself,” says Surftone. “I worked on the tracks two at a time with Brent Rogers at Rex Studios in Portland. Brian Foxworth played drums and…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has announced that Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter, arranger, producer and musician, Barry Manilow, will be named the BMI Icon at the 65th annual BMI Pop Awards. Manilow, a pop music legend who recently came out as gay, will receive this honor in recognition of his prodigious musical legacy and an unparalleled…
MILWAUKEE — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Wisconsin, and volunteer attorneys from the law firm Hawks Quindel have sued Wisconsin’s state university system and insurance board over their refusal to provide gender-affirming health insurance coverage to state employees who are transgender. The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of Alina Boyden, a graduate student…
1 April, Novaya Gazeta reported that more than 100 men have been arbitrarily detained and at least three have been murdered by Chechen authorities for their alleged “non traditional” sexual orientation. Independent sources have confirmed the mass detention, described acts of torture, and suggested that the number of men killed may be as many as…
