February 12, 2025
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LGBT advocacy groups publish new employer resource to help end transgender employment discrimination

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The National LGBTQ Task Force and the District of Columbia (DC) Office of Human Rights today published a first-of-its-kind resource to help eliminate workplace discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming people. The guide, titled “Valuing Transgender Applicants and Employees,” provides in-depth best practices intended to help employers across the nation create a genuinely…

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New survey reveals the impact of marriage equality on wedding planning

Steve Lee, Editor07 mins

CHEVY CHASE, Md. — WeddingWire, Inc., Community Marketing & Insights (CMI), GayWeddings and the Gay Wedding Institute, have released the results of the 2016 Survey of Contemporary Couples & Current Wedding Trends, the definitive overview of today’s quickly evolving wedding landscape. Conducted by the leading industry brands, the groundbreaking study sheds light on how all couples,…

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DDB Worldwide supports LGBT Pride Month with #PrideInTalent campaign (VIDEO)

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

NEW YORK — In its continued efforts to create awareness and impact around advertising industry diversity and inclusion, DDB Worldwide, part of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC), have announced the launch of “Pride in Talent,” a social media campaign in support of LGBT Pride Month intended to underscore the agency’s overall belief in nourishing a diverse talent base. The…

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VA proposes rule change to lift ban on gender confirmation surgery for transgender veterans

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military families has welcomed the news that the U.S. Department of Veterans (VA) is proposing a rule change to lift its outdated ban on gender confirmation surgery for transgender veterans. “This is incredibly welcome news…

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NBC OUT’s First ‘Out Millennial Spotlight’ features intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis

Steve Lee, Editor02 mins

Recently launched NBC OUT, a new vertical dedicated to coverage about and of interest to the LGBTQ community from NBCNews.com published its first ‘Out Millennial Spotlight’ featuring intersex activist and Chicago native Pidgeon Pagonis, the artist behind numerous campaigns that aim to support and raise awareness about the intersex community. At a young age, doctors…

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Drunk driving prevention bill wins State Assembly approval

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

SAN DIEGO – Legislation by California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) to require all restaurant and bar employees who sell or serve alcoholic beverages to undergo Responsible Beverage Service training has been approved on a bipartisan 62-10 vote by the California Assembly. Assembly Bill 2121 would make Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control-administered responsible beverage training mandatory statewide for…

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Dead & Company commit $100,000 to on-the-ground work to repeal North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2

Steve Lee, Editor06 mins

WASHINGTON — Thursday, Dead & Company announced that it will donate $100,000 to the organizations for  on-the-ground efforts to repeal the state’s discriminatory, anti-LGBT law known as HB2. Dead & Company is a band consisting of former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann, along with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff…

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