WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Moran and Lee have refused to vote on the so-called Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), erasing the Republican party’s hope of gaining 50 votes in favor, and effectively ending the third attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). If passed, the bill would have destabilized the insurance market, gutted Medicaid spending, defunded Planned…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A judge suspended criminal proceedings Friday (July 14) against Jon David Guerrero in the murders of four homeless people including a man who attended the Metropolitan Community Church. San Diego Superior Court Judge Michael Smyth set a mental competency hearing for July 24 by another judge for Guerrero, 40, in which…
SINGAPORE — As The Straits Times has reported July 18, the Registry of Marriages (“the Registry”) has voided the marriage of a transgender woman and her partner in an unprecedented case in Singapore condemned by OutRight Action International. Known as FK and BS, the couple were married in October 2015 while FK was still designated…
ATLANTA, Ga.– Spelman College alumna and professor, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ph.D., has established the Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Scholars Program as well as a companion lecture series at Spelman that will explore contemporary issues of race, gender and sexuality, beginning in 2018. The scholars program and lecture series were launched with a pledge of $100,000 in May…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) announced Tuesday the world premiere of Families Like Yours, a powerful documentary exploring the love, compassion, sacrifice, and success of LGBT families in America. Bristol-Myers Squibb, Dk Realizadores, NGLCC, and Wells Fargo underwrote the film’s production. Deutsche Bank and Hilton presented the premiere…
Today, NMAC Launches “Save Our Services,” an innovative campaign created to empower Americans across the country in fighting the proposed federal budget cuts that would cause severe harm to vital HIV treatment and prevention services. SOS will enlist the advocacy of community volunteers to contact their representatives in Congress both in their home offices during…
Gay Of Thrones S7 E1 Recap: Dragonweave from Gay of Thrones Returning for an all new season, Jonathan Van Ness is back to recap everyone’s favorite fantasy series “Game of Thrones” with his own LGBT perspective. The newest episode of Gay Of Thrones proves Jonathan loves three things – Top knots with intention, Ouai wave spray…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The GLBT Historical Society has launched a new oral history project under the guidance of historian Joey Plaster to chronicle, preserve and share the history of ACT UP/San Francisco and other AIDS direct-action groups in the city from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The San Francisco ACT UP Oral History Project…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State lawmakers have approved a 10-year extension for California’s cap-and-trade program. Cap and trade requires companies to buy permits to release greenhouse gas emissions. The legislation approved Monday, AB 398, will continue the program until 2030. “Republicans and Democrats set aside their differences, came together and took courageous action,” Gov. Jerry Brown…
NEW YORK – GLAAD today called out Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for making misleading statements this afternoon that the Texas economy has not and would not be impacted if anti-transgender legislation is passed during a “special discrimination session” that’s expected to begin tomorrow. Patrick made the remarks during a policy orientation event hosted by…
