Kelly Ripa, Thomas Roberts honored at 26th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York

NEW YORK – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Kelly Ripa, Thomas Roberts, and the best in film, television, and journalism at the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Saturday. Anderson Cooper, Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light, Laverne Cox, Rupert Friend, Lynda Carter,…

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New amfAR report warns of trade agreement’s potentially damaging effects on global public health

NEW YORK – The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement currently being negotiated among 12 Pacific Rim countries, threatens the future availability of affordable generic medicines and could undermine the global HIV response in developing countries, according to a new report released by amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. By expanding intellectual property…

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Transgender author earns standing ovation at writers conference

On the heels of Bruce Jenner’s landmark TV interview, best-selling transgender memoirist Jennifer Finney Boylan earned a standing ovation after urging hundreds of independent writers to remember that their work matters and makes a difference, at the recent American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) writers conference. The conference was attended by more than 500…

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Watch: New video featuring HRC Foundation’s ‘All Children – All Families’ project

The HRC Foundation have released a new vide​o​ about All Children – All Families (ACAF), an HRC Foundation project that promotes LGBT cultural competency among child welfare agencies. The project works with foster and adoption agencies – both public and private — across the country to improve services for LGBTQ youth and families. ACAF staff…

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Mental Health America: ‘Be aware of your mental health and get screened #B4Stage4’

This May is Mental Health Month; Mental Health America of San Diego is raising awareness of the important role mental health plays in our lives and encouraging members of the community to learn more about their own mental health and to take action immediately if they are experiencing symptoms of a mental illness. Mental Health…

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Civil rights leader David Mixner brings stage work to L.A. and San Francisco in June

LOS ANGELES – Author, political strategist, civil rights activist and political firebrand  David Mixner will bring his audience right onto his metaphorical front porch in his theatrical tell-all, “Oh Hell No!,” coming to Los Angeles and San Francisco next month. Once named by Newsweek as the most powerful gay man in America, Mixner is a…

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Commentary: Why we should be concerned about the recent ‘intentionally spreading HIV’ case

Tuesday, Thomas Miguel Guerra was sentenced to six months in jail. If that doesn’t concern you, it should. The developing narrative is that Guerra hid his status from a partner as a step toward intentionally, and with disturbing delight, infecting his partner with HIV. According to NBC 7 San Diego, Judge Katherine Lewis, who delivered…

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