LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Equality California Institute have announced its 2017 class of Equality California-Comcast Fellows, and the commencement of the program’s seventh year. The Equality California-Comcast Fellowship is a leadership development program in which six exceptional LGBT or ally college students are placed in the offices of California legislators or other government officials. Fellows…
https://youtu.be/zGIPJm10T1s Ian Harvie, the transgender comic, recently spoke with People Magazine about making the first trans comic stand up special, starring on the Amazon series Transparent, and protecting women’s rights. He tells People, “Body Autonomy Should Be a Right for All Women and All Trans People.” “As a trans man, with a proud female history,…
NEW YORK, NY – Today, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), announced that the workers at Pleasure Chest locations in New York City voted to be represented by the RWDSU in their fight for a voice for fair treatment in the workplace, security protections and procedures, and fair wages through a collective bargaining…
All community members are welcome to walk with The San Diego LGBT Community Center in the San Diego Pride Parade Saturday, July 15, kicking off at 11 a.m. The Center’s CEO, Dr. Delores Jacobs, is being honored as this year’s Champion of Pride, and she will walk with Center contingent members including board members, staff,…
As a progressive Christian, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! Did you know that God wants you to enjoy your life right now? You don’t have…
There are many transgender specific conferences every year with different focuses, such as the Black Trans Advocacy Conference in Dallas, Texas, Transgender Lives: The Intersection of Health and Law Conference in Farmington, Conn., and the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference in Philadelphia, Pa. Although conferences often begin serving just one niche, these often grow to over more…
Though same-sex marriage is now the law of the land, true parity in many areas is not. When it comes to the purchase of a home, LGBT couples need to be mindful of these and plan accordingly when seeking or closing on a home. First and foremost, we need to be cognizant of the current…
My mindset began binary. During the early years of my coming out journey, I felt it mandatory to choose a label within the LGBT acronym. I feared being seen as confused or uninformed and sought to fit in. I needed to convey to others that I was not straight, and I saw the L, G,…
In 2010, the Tea Party used congressional recesses to hammer members of Congress on the evils of “Obamacare.” Though it eventually passed, energized activists carried Republicans to sweeping victories in the midterm elections, and have kept repeal (and replace?) at the forefront of conservative politics ever since. Having ridden the same wave to become majority…
Money bail has created a two-tiered system of justice in California, one for the rich and one for the poor. Currently, more than 60 percent of the California jail population is unsentenced, most are awaiting trial and many do not pose risk of flight or re-arrest. Nationally, bail amounts are set 30 percent higher for…
