WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Lambda Legal and 46 other national, state, and local LGBT groups from across the country strongly opposed the confirmation of Eric S. Dreiband to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Dept. of Justice, citing his “overwhelmingly anti-civil rights record” and his efforts to “diminish…
WASHINGTON ― The Trump administration today announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The program will officially terminate in six months when the matter will be handed over to Congress. Nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants are at risk of deportation if the president and members of the House and Senate…
Last year was a particularly rough one. Every time you open a newspaper or turned on the computer or TV, it seemed as though someone – a Hollywood actor, singer, or stage performer you liked – had died. Even now, whether it was six months, a year or, as in Somebody to Love by Matt…
Thom Senzee, author of this article, is a West Coast-based freelance journalist, and a regular contributor to San Diego LGBT Weekly. In the weeks since news outlets across the globe picked up a story that WeHo Times broke about the death of a 26-year-old Texas youth at the home of politically influential West Hollywood resident,…
Independent singer-songwriter Tom Goss just released a super fun music video called “Click,” an interactive video on YouTube that allows YOU to be the star… The video first takes you to a party with dozens of beautiful guests, and along the way you’re asked to click a number of thumbnails that will eventually lead you…
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–The Senate Appropriations Committee Friday passed a bill authored by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) and sponsored by Alameda District Attorney Nancy O’Malley that would help reduce the number of untested sexual assault evidence kits throughout California. AB 41 will for first time require law enforcement agencies to report to the California Department of…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Citing escalating hate crimes by both organized hate groups and individuals, Equality California joined eight other major civil rights organizations to call on the California Legislature to order a comprehensive evaluation of law enforcement agencies’ efforts to protect Californians from hate crimes. The civil rights groups support a request by Assemblymember Kansen…
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month—a time to share resources and stories in an effort to shed light on this highly taboo and stigmatized topic. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) uses this month to reach out to those affected by suicide, raise awareness and connect individuals with suicidal ideation to treatment services….
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) today announced the winners of its Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards (EMMA). The competition recognizes excellence in marketing efforts designed to attract and retain culturally diverse audiences and customers among African American, Asian, Latinx, LGBTQ, disabilities communities and other market segments. This year’s EMMA…
