WASHINGTON, D.C. — In this week’s address, President Obama marked the 15th anniversary of the September 11th attacks and paid tribute to the victims, survivors, first responders, and those who have served our country. The President said that although a lot has changed over the past 15 years, the core values that define us as…
https://youtu.be/DJa3VN_8FAE Bud Light Party debuted “Labels” today – its newest ad featuring Amy Schumer and Seth Rogen – in support of everyone’s right to be whoever they want to be. The spot highlights how all Bud Light drinkers are the same- noting that gender identity is a spectrum and no matter where you fall, everyone…
Whether you admit it or not, whether you did it deliberately, you’ve watched some odd sexual stuff on the Internet. Because as the song goes, “The Internet is for porn.” Some fetish videos aren’t surprising, whether it’s feet or leather or women’s panties. But some are, or at least they’re surprising to most people. When…
SACRAMENTO – On the same day that the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v Texas temporarily blocked implementation of immigration reform executive orders by President Obama, the California State Assembly passed House Resolution 53, proclaiming the month of June 2016 as Immigrant Heritage Month to honor the important role of immigrants in California’s economy and future. California…
JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Jackson Public School Board of Trustees voted unanimously to extend fully-inclusive sexual orientation and gender identity workplace protections to their employees. With almost 30,000 students, the Jackson Public School district is second largest in the state and one of the first in the Mississippi Public School system to grant employment protections to…
The Initiative for Equal Rights in partnership with Asurf Films Limited has released the trailer for a short film themed around the traumatic experiences arising from socially constructed expectations imposed on persons who self identify as lesbian, gay and bisexual. The movie narrates the realities faced by LGBT persons in the Nigerian society where heteronormative…
WASHINGTON – United We Dream, the national network of immigrant youth, has just released its “No More Closets” report, the largest national survey of the LGBTQ immigrant community ever conducted. The report tells the collective and individual stories of some 461 individuals who self identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer and who are…
Texting a friend, using a GPS device or talking on a cell phone while driving – even hands-free – can put lives in danger. Distracted driving has emerged as a major transportation safety problem. To combat it, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine recently received funding for the ninth consecutive year…
SAN DIEGO – Two weeks ago recording artists and founders of San Diego’s IndieFest, Danielle LoPresti and Alicia Champion released a Christmas song that immediately received worldwide attention. The song, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus features LoPresti on vocals complemented by an eleven instrument band. However, what is getting all the attention is the…
“The worst thing you can do to another person is to pretend they don’t exist.” Oprah Winfrey First, let me start off by saying that the AIDS Walk 2015 was a great experience. It was well managed and the weather was great. With an unofficial theme of “Ending the Stigma” it was a great success….
