Do you know someone who is raising the bar for excellence in the legal profession? The LGBT Bar is looking for unsung heroes, champions of justice and others who deserve to be treated like a V.I.P. The National LGBT Bar Association is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists,…
Reflecting an ever-increasing wave of support for LGBT equality, more than 100 technology industry leaders and counting have joined in an unprecedented statement to legislators calling for the addition of non-discrimination protections for LGBT people to civil rights laws. Launched last week in response to a host of anti-LGBT bills pending or signed into law…
Today, in response to a host of anti-LGBT bills pending or signed in to law in states around the country, tech industry leaders signed an unprecedented joint statement supporting the addition of non-discrimination protections for LGBT people to civil rights laws. Other leaders are also expected to sign on later today. “This unprecedented and historic…
HRC is working to counter a wave of anti-LGBT bills that have been filed by state legislators across the country, writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. More than 85 bills have been filed in 26 state legislatures. There are currently four major types of anti-LGBT bills being filed in state legislatures. These bills would:…
In 1991, Mariah Hanson held the first Dinah in the Palm Springs Museum. It was out of control: 1,500 girls were climbing the walls, the ceiling reverberated, shirts came off and the party-goers brought the roof down. Needless to say, Hanson was no longer invited to the museum. Twenty-five years later, the City of Palm…
Puerto Vallarta’s annual LGBT event “Vallarta Pride” will have a number of new initiatives this year, including an Andre Christian fashion show, an International Film Festival Screening and the participation of Orange is the New Black’s Lea DeLaria as Grand Marshal. The eight-day event will take place from May 17 to 24 and participants will…
For all lesbians, springs means one thing: The Dinah! Hallmarked by the hottest lineup of celebrities and entertainers, lavish locations at deluxe hotels, major corporate sponsors, participants totaling a record-breaking number of 15,000-plus, and the world’s largest all girl pool parties, The Dinah has cemented its status as the undisputed biggest lesbian event of its kind in the…
The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) have been given an invitation to speak at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) as part of the panel “Putin’s Russia: A New Cold War?” The invitation comes after several days of back and forth between the LCR and the American Conservative Union (ACU), which organizes CPAC. In response, LCR…
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Directors of the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. (SNAPI) have announced the appointment of their 2015 Pride Royalty. Joining the Las Vegas Pride Royalty Family this year are two new royalty titles, Miss Orgullo Latino Las Vegas 2015 and Mr. Orgullo Latino Las Vegas 2015. The title of Miss…
PFLAG San Diego County has teamed up with their members, non-profit supporters of LGBT youth and individual sponsors to offer scholarships to San Diego County residents. This is the 17th year! The purpose of these scholarships is to recognize outstanding LGBT seniors in high school, undergraduate and graduate students; to encourage them to continue post-secondary…
