February 18, 2025
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America’s ‘Best-of-the-Best’ companies for diversity named by NGLCC and its partners in National Business Inclusion Consortium

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the business voice of the LGBT community, in collaboration with its partners in the National Business Inclusion Consortium (NBIC), has named the inaugural Best-of-the-Best list of corporations in America committed to diversity and inclusion across all community sectors. “The Best-of-the-Best designation is the…

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NCORE to bring together academic, social, and cultural leaders to discuss race and ethnicity issues in higher education

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

SAN FRANCISCO – The National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), the most comprehensive national forum on race relations, equity, and access on college campuses, will take place May 31-June 4 in San Francisco at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square. Dolores Huerta, a co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union…

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Reform Movement leaders speak out against state-level anti-LGBT legislation

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to numerous anti-LGBT laws being introduced, and in many cases passed, at the state-level, the leadership of the Union for Reform Judaism, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and the North American Federation of Temple Youth issued the following statement: “As leaders in…

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Dept. of Education publishes list of institutions receiving right to discriminate against LGBT students

Steve Lee, Editor15 mins

WASHINGTON –  The U.S. Department of Education has published a list of educational institutions who have received an exemption from federal civil rights law in order to discriminate against LGBT students. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) first called on the Department of Education in December to take action in light of this growing and disturbing trend by some…

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FDA launches public education campaign to prevent and reduce tobacco use among LGBT young adults

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the launch of a historic public education campaign aimed at preventing and reducing tobacco use among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young adults ages 18-24. Of the more than 2 million LGBT young adults in the U.S., more than 800,000 smoke occasionally. The “This Free Life”…

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GLAAD releases 4th Studio Responsibility Index

Steve Lee, Editor08 mins

NEW YORK, NY – GLAAD today released its fourth annual Studio Responsibility Index (SRI), a report that maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBT people in films released by the seven largest motion picture studios and their subsidiaries during the 2015 calendar year. GLAAD found that of the 126 releases from major studios in…

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The Advocate: ‘Why Black Pride Matters’

Steve Lee, Editor07 mins

LOS ANGELES — For its June/July 2016 cover story, The Advocate’s Les Fabian Brathwaite explores the intricate intersection of race and LGBT identity and how a community within a community uses their collective voices through celebration to create a support system, awareness, and acceptance.  The Advocate’s cover story, “Black Pride: A Celebration,” takes a closer…

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