NEW DELHI– More than 100 community stakeholders and activists came together today for a national consultation on Section 377 and the launch of Pehchan’s new advocacy campaign, ‘207 against 377’. The ‘207 against 377’ campaign initiated by Pehchan brings together the 207 organizations implementing the Pehchan program on a common platform to undertake advocacy at…
CHICAGO, — Professional Diversity Network , Inc. (Nasdaq:IPDN) has released its first Diversity Jobs Report, which provides statistical data specific to the nation’s employment situation for various workforce segments by a range of criteria such as education, industry sector and geography. The report also includes a new Diversity Jobs Index (DJI) that sheds light on the monthly…
Chris Kluwe, the highly respected former punter for the Minnesota Vikings and outspoken supporter of LGBT rights, has penned a scathing editorial for Britain’s The Guardian. In the widely read piece, Kluwe goes to great lengths to underscore how the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has threatened to dethrone any athlete who speaks out against Russia’s anti-gay…
Pink Triangle Press, operator of gay adult dating site Squirt.org is launching its social media campaign just in time for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. The campaign portrays images of Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in explicit gay sexual acts with quotes from Putin himself. The goal of the campaign is to protest against Russia’s anti-gay…
The plaintiffs in a Michigan district court case challenging the state’s ban on marriage equality are calling for Mark Regnerus to be barred from testifying because of the roundly rejected junk science he peddled in a 2012 report demonizing gay and lesbian parents. In their motion, the plaintiffs cite Regnerus’ “flawed methodology” in his biased research,…
http://youtu.be/effb2JYiKXM Once you see this, you’ll never look at the luge the same again. Check out The Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion commercial in support of all athletes at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Diversionary has announced that they’re running a photo contest! Enter to win two free tickets to the opening night of Boys and Girls Saturday, March 1. Enjoy complimentary drinks and hors-d’oeuvres as we kick-off our first Main Stage show of the season. Meet the cast and mingle with some of the coolest patrons in San Diego…
There are those who feel that I have demonized Candidate Kevin Faulconer. That is simply not true. What I have done is simply represent the majority of our community that believes any Republican who wants our vote needs to repudiate his or her party with respect to LGBT issues, as well as the party leaders…
From Media Matters for America comes an amazing response from local anchorwoman, Brenda Wood to conservative criticism of Coca Cola’s Super Bowl ad. Many conservatives lashed out at Coca-Cola for their Super Bowl advertisement featuring a multilingual rendition of “America the Beautiful.” Fox contributor Allen West declared that America is “on the road to perdition,” Fox host…
HRC is unveiling a new banner on its national headquarters in Washington, D.C., to highlight Russia’s anti-LGBT law as the Olympic Games are slated to begin. The banner reads: “In Russia if you support LGBT equality President Putin says you can be fined, you can be arrested, you can be deported. During the OLYMPICS, join…
