The economic backlash against the anti-LGBT North Carolina law which prevents cities from passing anti-discrimination laws aimed at protecting the rights of LGBT residents has produced a number of predictable reactions from canceled rock concerts to politically motivated bans on government and business travel to the state. D.C. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser banned all official…
Late Saturday, the Maryland legislature passed a historic bill that, if signed by Gov. Hogan, will make Maryland a national leader in closing the gender pay gap. The governor now has three weeks to sign the bill to make it law. “Maryland made history on Saturday. With the Governor’s signature, Maryland will become a national…
Some of the biggest stars in the country music industry are uniting with pediatricians and child welfare advocates, civil rights organizations, the business community and supporters of equality to oppose legislation in Tennessee attacking transgender students in public schools and universities. Emmylou Harris, Chely Wright, Ty Herndon, Miley Cyrus, and Country Music Television are speaking…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a new video highlighting health care professionals who are speaking out against dangerous legislation targeting transgender students – including bills currently pending in Tennessee and South Carolina. As anti-equality activists across the country push for laws targeting transgender youth and adults, these experts – including pediatricians, a…
LONDON – More than 70,000 have signed a petition in support of two Moroccan men arrested under the country’s anti-gay law after being brutally attacked in their own home. The petition was delivered Friday to Morocco’s Minister of Justice, urging him to release both men immediately, to properly investigate the attack and bring the perpetrators…
SAN DIEGO – The 32nd Annual Mission Federal ArtWalk will return to San Diego’s Little Italy on Saturday, April 30, 2016 to Sunday, May 1. The weekend-long event is recognized as San Diego’s premier arts and cultural event and the largest fine art festival in Southern California. Over 350 local, national and international artists will…
It is not every day that fashion is inspired by 14th century art. Six graduate designers at UCLA’s The David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design were challenged to design and create a costume inspired by the Timken painting, Madonna and Child by di Buonaccorso. The museum will display the student-created costumes…
A preliminary injunction hearing has been set for June 21 in the case of Rose Trevis v. Hawleywood’s Barbershop and Shaving Parlor, in which the plaintiff, a transgender man, alleges the self-described “old school barbershop” in Long Beach, Calif. discriminated against him on the basis of what the shop’s operators perceived as his gender. The…
Bruce Springsteen has cancelled a concert this weekend in North Carolina due to the state’s radical and extreme new anti-LGBT law – HB 2 – that passed the legislature March 23. Springsteen and his E Street Band were due to perform at the Greensboro Coliseum this Sunday. In announcing the decision, Springsteen said: “As you, my…
SAN DIEGO – Anthony Bernal, a candidate in the hotly contested race for the San Diego City Council seat representing the Third District, announced today the endorsement of the San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, one of the region’s largest business associations and representative of Hispanic-owned businesses. “We are excited to support Anthony Bernal…
