The question of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s health due to her bout with pneumonia has put the concept of health care privacy to the test. HIPAA, the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was passed in part to ensure that your personal health information is protected. So your employer cannot ask information about your health. For…
thursday, sept. 15 Julian McCullough Julian McCullough is a nationally touring comedian, host and actor. He has appeared on Inside Amy Schumer and co-starred with Whitney Cummings on the E! series Love You, Mean It. Julian is a frequent panelist on Chelsea Lately and contributor to The Soup Investigates. He also has his own Comedy…
SAN DIEGO — Equality California (EQCA) today announced endorsements of 11 strong pro-equality candidates for Congress, the California Legislature and local offices throughout the state including the endorsement of two local candidates: Doug Applegate (Congressional District 49 – San Diego) – A former U.S. Marine Colonel, Iraq veteran and current attorney, Doug Applegate strongly supports…
NEW YORK, NY – NewFest today announced the lineup of their 28th annual celebration of the year’s best LGBT films from around the world. The festival’s largest program to-date features over 100 narrative features, documentaries, and shorts that shine a light on the LGBT experience. Programmed in partnership with Outfest, the festival runs October 20-25th at…
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike Tuesday, having secured assurances from the Army that she will receive the medically prescribed treatment for her gender dysphoria. The treatment will begin with the surgery that was recommended by her psychologist in April. Since she was first taken into custody in 2010, Manning,…
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced today that it will be moving championship games out of North Carolina due to the state’s anti-LGBTQ HB2 law. The ACC announced: “As members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the ACC Council of Presidents reaffirmed our collective commitment to uphold the values of equality, diversity, inclusion and non-discrimination. Every…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Gov. Jerry Brown today signed AB 2819, a bill authored by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) that will prevent innocent tenants from having their credit tarnished by eviction actions that are resolved in their favor. The bills passed both houses of the Legislature by the narrowest of margins, receiving 41 “aye” votes in…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC hailed the NCAA’s decision to stand up for LGBTQ equality and slammed Gov. Pat McCrory for sanctioning a series of attacks on the organization rather than working to repeal HB2. “Governor McCrory is so blinded by his own prejudice that he would rather sanction…
SAN DIEGO – AIDS Walk & Run San Diego has announced its premier sponsors for 2016 — Gilead Sciences, the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation and Sempra Energy. The 27th annual AIDS Walk will take place on Sat., Sept. 24. “We are so grateful for the generous investment that Gilead Sciences, the San Diego Human…
LAGOS, Nigeria – The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, has announced today that U.S. pastor Steven Anderson will be denied entry into South Africa. The decision comes as a result of a campaign launched by global LGBT organization All Out, in partnership with Gay SA Radio. Steven Anderson gained notoriety after celebrating…
