Shelley Zimmerman will support the LGBT community, said the new police chief who was sworn in Tuesday following almost a love fest and praise from residents during her confirmation hearing before the San Diego City Council. Zimmerman, 54, is the first female San Diego Police Chief and is a 31-year veteran. Mayor-Elect Kevin Faulconer nominated…
WASHINGTON – With less than two weeks until the 2014 Winter Olympic Games commence in Sochi, Russia, actress and comedienne Wanda Sykes appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Tuesday night with a t-shirt from the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) #LoveConquersHate campaign. The campaign aims to support Russia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community which…
LOS ANGELES — David McFarland, founder and CEO of United For Equality In Sports & Entertainment (UESE), has announced the non-profit’s official launch with a high-level event, Sport Comes Out Against Homophobia, at the United Nations. The goal of the event, which takes place today is to create a global discussion on the role of sport in…
WASHINGTON – In what was a historic year of progress for the equal rights of LGBT Americans, corporate America stood out as a true leader in the fight for basic fairness and dignity. Both inside the boardroom and in the halls of state legislatures and the U.S. Congress, American companies stood by their LGBT employees….
The Arizona Technology Council, the state’s largest trade association for technology businesses and a longtime leader of the technology community, has announced it would add issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality to its lobbying platform agenda. The Human Rights Campaign, praised the decision, noting the growing support for issues of equality in the…
CHICAGO — United Airlines was named one of the “Top Companies for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Equality” for 2013 by Work Life Matters magazine at an awards gala in New York City last Thursday evening. The annual award is presented to U.S. companies that lead their industries in developing programs and policies that support LGBT employees and promote…
MINNEAPOLIS — The fifteenth anniversary Out & Equal Workplace Summit will be in Minneapolis Oct. 28 – 31. It is expected to draw more than 2,000 attendees from 27 countries to share best practices to create LGBT workplace equality. The Workplace Summit comes with the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) heading for a vote in the US House of Representatives. “It’s…
BURLINGTON, Vt.– The NALT Christians Project (NotAllLikeThat.org) has been launched, giving Christians everywhere an opportunity to rise up and proclaim their unconditional love and support for their gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender friends and family members. This new movement, inspired by Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” project, encourages LGBT-affirming Christians to upload videos that unapologetically express their full…
At last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert accepted the Moonman for Best Video with a Social Message for their LGBT equality anthem “Same Love.” Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed the song with Mary Lambert and special guest Jennifer Hudson at last nights awards. During his aceptance speech Macklemore used the…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, is unveiling a T-shirt design in celebration of Equality Rocks, a public engagement campaign featuring prominent musicians – both American and international – who support LGBT equality. By sparking conversations about the power of love, fairness and equality, the campaign aims to drum up support for marriage equality and bring…
