NEW YORK, N.Y. – Logo, the leading entertainment brand for the LGBTQ community, today released the second annual ‘Trailblazing Companies’ list, a ranking of companies and brands that have demonstrated a public commitment to LGBTQ people and issues through advertising, communications, and other public initiatives. The campaigns and marketing endeavors on the list showcase a range of personalities, stories and experiences…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Grassroots climate advocacy group SanDiego350 is urging President Trump to keep the U.S. a signatory to the international Paris Climate Agreement, in which most of the world’s nations united to reduce carbon emissions. The group, which last month brought together over 5,000 San Diegans for the People’s Climate March at Waterfront Park,…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Front Runners & Walkers San Diego have announced that their annual Pride 5k Run and Walk will be held Saturday, July 15 with a start time of 9:30 a.m. This annual 5k race and walk is held along the parade route through Hillcrest and Balboa Park and is a USA Track…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that GOP Rep. Scott Taylor (VA) will co-sponsor the Equality Act — legislation that would finally guarantee explicit protections for LGBTQ people under our nation’s existing civil rights laws. 242 members of Congress and more than 90 corporations now back the bipartisan legislation. “The growing support for…
CHICAGO — The U.S. Court of Appeals for 7th Circuit in Chicago ruled today that a transgender high school student in Wisconsin has both a constitutional and statutory right to use the bathroom that aligns with his gender identity. The ruling is the first of its kind and could lead the way to protecting all…
The Jehovah’s Witnesses have just released a series of videos that will play at the religions upcoming series of 2017 worldwide conventions. One of the videos is a three part drama entitled “Remember the Wife of Lot.” In the video above Lloyd Evans, the founder and senior editor of JWsurvey.org – a Web site that…
NEW YORK – Former technology manager at IBM, and marriage equality champion Edie Windsor will be honored with The Trevor Project’s Icon Award at the 2017 TrevorLIVE New York fundraising gala June 19. The Trevor Project is the nation’s only nonprofit crisis intervention and suicide prevention organization focused on ending suicide among LGBTQ+ youth. “Edie has proven…
OTTAWA – The Government of Canada has announced support for Travel Gay Canada in its work to attract more LGBTQ2 tourists to Canada. The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and Tourism made the announcement during Tourism Week. She was joined by Colin Sines,…
College students who belong to sexual minority groups are more likely to seek help for mental health problems than their straight peers, but they still face many barriers to using on-campus mental health services, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Researchers found that students who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer or questioning…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, May 30, at 11 a.m. EDT, veterans and supporters will mass at the Lincoln Memorial. Speakers include Veterans For Peace President Barry Ladendorf, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Medea Benjamin, David Swanson, Chris Hedges, Brian Becker, Col. Ann Wright, Mara Verhayden Hilliard, Michael McPhearson, Jonathan Hutto and Matt Hoh. Music will be provided…
