WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sunday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) responded to the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas where at least 27 people have been killed and dozens more have been injured. HRC President Chad Griffin released the following statement. “Our hearts go out to those impacted by this senseless tragedy today in Sutherland Springs,…
Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award winning artist and activist Cyndi Lauper Friday released the poignant music video for “Not My Father’s Son,” the heartbreaking and inspiring song from her smash hit, Tony Award winning musical, Kinky Boots. Lauper re-imagined the song, producing and arranging a new, acoustic version of the track, which features original cast…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — City Attorney Mara W. Elliott announced Friday that the San Diego City Attorney’s Office has adopted an office-wide Sustainability Policy to reduce its carbon footprint and lower operational costs. The Sustainability Policy (attached) contains voluntary guidelines to reduce paper use, eliminate disposals, reuse equipment and supplies, minimize energy use, purchase sustainable…
London-based queer singer-songwriter K Anderson has revealed his new single,“Cluttered”. Sounding like Michael Stipe fronting Toni Basil’s ‘Mickey’, the song details the murky area between a casual fling and something more substantial. Speaking of the track, Anderson explained: “Things can get complicated when a one-night-stand becomes a two-night-stand, which becomes a three-night-stand, and then a fifteen-night-stand. I wanted to create a song that…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following President Trump’s meeting with Republican senators to discuss the future of immigrant youth who have been thrust into legal limbo, civil rights leaders from across the country have united to call on President Trump and policymakers on both sides of the aisle to adopt inclusive immigration policies instead of racially divisive…
Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall, who is up for re-election next week, told Religious Right radio host Sandy Rios that he would not refer to his opponent, who is a transgender woman, by using her correct pronouns because he “never flunked biology” and understands the “laws of nature,” writes Jared Holt on Right Wing Watch. Marshall…
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Matthew Shepard Foundation is kicking off its 20th anniversary year at the historic Stonewall Inn, Nov. 16. The event will be part press conference / part benefit for the Foundation. The press conference will be held from 5:30-6:30. Judy and Dennis Shepard will be addressing the media and answering questions….
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a letter from HRC President Chad Griffin to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson about the growing attacks against the LGBTQ community around the world. In the letter, Griffin calls on Secretary Tillerson to speak out against the anti-LGBTQ human rights abuses occurring in Egypt, Chechnya, Bangladesh,…
NEW YORK – As the the race for the governor’s mansion in Virginia goes down to the wire, GLAAD today called out Republican candidate Ed Gillespie’s anti-LGBTQ record leading into next Tuesday’s election. GLAAD states that Gillespie’s actions during the 2017 gubernatorial race so far have proven that he is no “moderate” as he was…
OTTAWA – Science is strongest when all people—regardless of their gender, race or heritage—are encouraged to ask questions, share their ideas and shape how we understand the world around us. The Government of Canada understands this and is committed to fostering greater equity, diversity and inclusion in the sciences so that all Canadians have the…
