EQCA condemns backdoor effort to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In response to last week’s vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to overturn an Obama-era rule prohibiting states from denying federal family planning funding to Planned Parenthood or other organizations because they also offer abortion care, Equality California is asking all members of the LGBT community and allies to sign…

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World surf champion and international DJ Keala Kennelly to bring her turntables to The Dinah

World surf champion now turned cutting edge DJ Keala Kennelly is about to pack the Dinah dance floor with high voltage vibes taking the epic all-girl party to a whole new zenith. Kennelly not only made a big splash playing herself in the 90s cult movie Blue Crush but also made history for female surfing winning the first women’s…

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NBA warns Texas lawmakers anti-LGBTQ bills could affect All-Star Game bids

The National Basketball Association, has warned Texas lawmakers that any legislative attack on LGBTQ people would factor into a decision as to where big-ticket games, such as the All-Star Game, would be played. The NBA joins the NFL in issuing a warning to lawmakers in Texas, after the National Football League cautioned last week that…

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HRC Mississippi releases #LoveYourNeighbor video campaign

JACKSON, Miss. — Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the first video in a series titled #LoveYourNeighbor, a storytelling project focused on sharing the experiences of LGBTQ people and allies in Tupelo, Miss. The project was funded by a grant from Toyota, which has a manufacturing plant in Blue Springs, Miss, just outside of…

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WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne and fiancée Amanda Clifton named ‘The Knot 2017 Dream Wedding Couple’

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Knot, Friday announced 2015 WNBA MVP, Washington Mystics player and Olympic gold medalist Elena Delle Donne and fiancée Amanda Clifton as The Knot 2017 Dream Wedding couple. On the fifth anniversary of The Knot Dream Wedding, this year’s wedding will give back in more ways than one. Elena and Amanda…

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Congressional members form Congressional Cannabis Caucus

WASHINGTON — Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), and Don Young (R-AK) have formed the Congressional Cannabis Caucus to develop and promote sensible cannabis policy reform and work to ease the tension between federal and state cannabis laws. They represent constituents in four of the eight states that have enacted laws…

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