Dear LGBT community member, I need your help. Our community is so giddy with the recent gains in rights for LGBT people that we have taken our eye off the ball. We all remember the children’s story of the tortoise and the hare. The tortoise challenges the boastful hare to a race because he is…
Over the next two months, the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) will host four regional forums across the country that will inform the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy for 2016-2020. Central to achieving the Strategy’s goals is sustained and ongoing dialogue with communities around the country, including state and local health officials, community based organizations,…
SAN DIEGO – Today, Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) spoke at the Outserve-Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) Annual Leadership Conference in Downtown San Diego. At the event, Peters thanked Outserve-SLDN for its history of advocacy on behalf of LGBT servicemembers and their families. Congressman Peters also fielded questions from members of the audience. “Our military should…
LITTLE ROCK— Today, the Arkansas Senate passed H.B. 1228, an Indiana-style bill that will open the door to discrimination against LGBT people, people of color, religious minorities, women and other minority groups across the state. After a formal procedural hurdle, the bill will be on its way to Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s desk. The Human Rights…
Following the governor of Indiana’s signing into law of a piece of legislation which may legalize discrimination against travelers due to their sexual orientation., Gogobot, the travel research and planning site has updated both its Indiana state destination page, and also all 400 plus of its city destination pages in Indiana including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Evansville with the…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The 40 Years of Pride conference, organized by The Aguda and A Wider Bridge, will bring together a diverse group of LGBTQ leaders from around the world this summer in Israel from June 9-11. For two and a half days, leaders from around the world will gather in the heart of Tel…
WASHINGTON — The union presidents of the Association of Flight Attendants; the Association of Professional Flight Attendants; the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have sent a joint letter to the U.S. Travel Association Board questioning their continued support for the repugnant policies of three Gulf carriers – Qatar Airways, Etihad…
Today, Dr. Julian Bond, a major leader in the American civil rights movement, expressed outrage at discriminatory anti-LGBT legislation in Arkansas — H.B. 1228 — that if passed into law will allow individuals to use religion as an excuse to discriminate against LGBT people and other minorities. Dr. Bond released the following statement: “H.B. 1228…
San Diego, Calif. – The County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation and County leaders announced today key strategies to ensure the Department is meeting the ever-changing needs of San Diego County residents. The Department and County leaders unveiled and outlined strategies including a unique brand identity for 28 County-operated parks and facilities…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – One of the amazing new features of this year’s San Diego Pride Parade, scheduled for Saturday, July 18, will be the first ever Pride Youth Marching Band. Youth who are enrolled in a marching band are encouraged to sign-up to participate in the band, with the opportunity to perform in front…
