LOS ANGELES – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students seeking financial assistance for their undergraduate or graduate school education are encouraged to apply for a Point Foundation Scholarship. Students enrolling in undergraduate or graduate programs for the 2017-2018 academic year are eligible to apply for Point’s multiyear scholarship. Applications are accepted until 11:59…
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Heading straight toward the big three-oh, Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend (aka The Dinah) continues to make its presence felt across our country and around the world by raising the visibility of women in all facets of life, from artists, to comics, to filmmakers, to athletes and beyond. For over a…
Since November, The New York Times’ Editorial Board has been chronicling the disturbing incidents of hate crimes and harassment around the country. In its most recent weekly installment, the Times relates the details of a violent attack on a black transgender man on a Manhattan subway, and several troubling anti-Semitic and racist incidents. The following…
HRC has announced a partnership with the Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) to correct misinformation about HIV in the news media through a new joint initiative called the Accuracy Watchdog. PAC is one of a growing number of organizations, including HRC, to champion the fact that people living with HIV cannot transmit the virus to a…
GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau will launch a new global marketing and advertising campaign Jan. 9 featuring three transgender models, and will become the world’s first destination to use transgender models in mainstream destination advertising. Greater Fort Lauderdale’s campaign, which also features straight, gay and lesbian models, follows the…
ORLANDO, Fla. – Proposed legislation to ban assault-style weapons in Florida were unveiled Thursday at a news conference held by the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. Sen. Linda Stewart and Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith will introduce the bills, which also include banning large ammunition feeding devices. “Assault weapons are the gold standard for mass murder. They…
Affordable and invaluable health care is available for uninsured Californians in 2017. But the deadline to enroll is drawing near: Covered California’s open enrollment ends on Jan. 31. Those who enroll by Jan. 15 will have their coverage begin on Feb. 1. Those signing up between Jan. 16 and Jan. 31 will have coverage starting…
LOS ANGELES — In response to Thursday’s announcement by House Speaker Paul Ryan that he intends to target Planned Parenthood funding in his attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Equality California (EQCA) Executive Director Rick Zbur issued the following statement: “Equality California is calling on all members of the LGBT community and our allies to…
Despite recent gains in visibility, more trans people were killed in 2016 than in any other year on record and a long-standing lack of trust in the police means many other crimes in the LGBT community go unreported. But a few pioneering transgender police officers, and their departments, are helping to bridge that divide. VICE News…
SAN DIEGO — Saturday, Jan. 21, thousands will gather to march at the San Diego Women’s March, held in solidarity with the Women’s March On Washington. The march will start with a gathering in front of Civic Center Plaza, at 1200 Third Avenue. Marchers will then proceed on Broadway to Harbor Drive. The march will…
