WASHINGTON — A new grassroots group, 50 Bills 50 States, launched this week seeking to protect LGBT youth from the practice of conversion therapy. The discredited therapy seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity using what many consider torturous techniques. Samuel Brinton, a survivor of conversion therapy and one of the group’s…
Gender-bending as a cinematic device offers a fertile pasture upon which to graze. Many successful films over the years have explored the idea that we inherently embody both male and female identifies. To what extent they manifest themselves in our actual lives is really the luck of a DNA crap shoot. But it presents both…
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — African Americans, women, and LGBTQ individuals – those more likely to experience social discrimination in their lifetime – are less likely to participate in the stock market and also allocate less of their wealth to equities, says new research from the University of Miami School of Business Administration. The findings, presented…
SAN FRANCISCO — Queer Arab-American public interest attorney and musician Nyla Moujaes is no stranger to the courtroom. But today (Dec. 12), she will pursue social justice in a new role – as a plaintiff in a civil rights and police misconduct trial in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California – Oakland Division. A lawyer…
JACKSON, Miss. – Saturday, LGBTQ advocates and opponents of House Bill 1523 (HB 1523) – the so-called “Religious Freedom” bill that gives special rights to opponents of marriage equality and encourages discrimination against the LGBTQ community – rallied to raise their voices for equality and acceptance. Although HB 1523 was blocked by a federal court,…
OAKLAND — In the aftermath of the tragic fire at the Ghost Ship artist community Dec. 2 that claimed the lives of more than 35 people, local authorities and media have continued to disrespect transgender victims by not honoring their correct names and gender identities. The following joint statement was issued by Equality California, National…
The first day your toddler said he could dress himself was a day you’ll never forget. He tried; you have to hand it to him. When he was done, part of his outfit was out of season and the other part was out of style, the colors were painful together, and nothing matched except his…
NEW YORK — In the most comprehensive investigation of transgender-related homicide to date, Mic Thursday released “Unerased: Counting Transgender Lives,” a project looking at trans murder in America. Working in collaboration with transgender advocacy organizations, activists, academics and victims’ loved ones and families, a team of reporters at Mic has launched an interactive database of…
According to a new report, Donald Trump will stay on as an executive producer of NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice. Media Matters for America (MMA) has put out a Call to take action citing that the president of the United States having a financial relationship with a major media conglomerate is a clear conflict of interest…
https://youtu.be/CnOJgDW0gPI LOS ANGELES — K Rocco Shields, director and co-writer of the provocative film Love Is All You Need? is creating a one million dollar fund to be distributed to twenty nonprofits that partnered with her during the film’s “MovieMent” tour. Love Is All You Need? toured twenty cities in tribute to true events depicted…
