In this issue of LGBT Weekly, Stampp Corbin makes the moral and right case for gender affirmation surgery for a transgender prisoner in the California State Penal System. “Judge Jon S. Tigar said Michelle-Lael Norsworthy, 51,” publisher Stampp Corbin wrote, “should be entitled to gender reassignment surgery because it was the ‘only adequate’ treatment for…
As a progressive Christian, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! In every church and organization it’s important to periodically engage in what we call Holy Conversations;…
Marine Jacquie Atkinson will formally announce her candidacy for the 52nd District Congressional seat tonight at Heat on Park Boulevard. What has she been doing to prepare; busily trying to sanitize her personal Facebook and Twitter accounts and accusing Congressman Scott Peters Campaign with generating fake tweets in her name. A little bird tweeted and…
WASHINGTON— Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and HRC Alabama kept up pressure on the Alabama legislature to halt the progress of Indiana-style “religious freedom” bills (H.B. 56)(H.B. 296/S.B. 261) that would allow discrimination in the arenas of marriage recognition and adoption. With H.B. 56 set to receive Kristen its first hearing in a Senate…
It is no surprise that proponents of so-called ‘religious freedom’ legislation have emerged in Texas. An array of conservative red states are all crafting some form of legislation that would allow businesses to deny services to anyone – not just the LGBTQ community – based on their religious convictions. But a coalition of business and…
LOS ANGELES – GLAAD today released its third annual Studio Responsibility Index (SRI), a report that maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of images of LGBT people in films released by the seven largest motion picture studios during the 2014 calendar year. For the first time, GLAAD this year also tracked LGBT representations in films…
LOS ANGELES — Public support for same-sex marriage has increased in all 50 states since 2004, especially in states that have legalized same-sex marriage, according to a report released today by researchers at the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law and Drexel University. The report titled “Trends in Public Support for Marriage for Same-sex…
Today’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) deadline for filing taxes can be a stark reminder for thousands of legally married same-sex couples of the inequality they face if they happen to live in a state that doesn’t recognize their marriage. While they are able to file jointly at the federal level, tax day can be even…
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal used his State of the State address yesterday to declare that enacting Indiana-style anti-LGBT legislation was one of his top three priorities as governor. “I know there has been legislation filed this session that aims to protect religio us liberty rights in Louisiana,” Jindal said. “Let me be crystal clear –…
SAN DIEGO – United States Police & Fire Championships (USPFC) announced today they have partnered with San Diego Pride to offer 5 – $100 OUT & Proud Athlete Scholarships. USPFC embodies the strongly held American value of honoring the full diversity of this country and our collective work toward liberty and justice for all. USPFC…
