WASHINGTON — As Obama administration proposes new rules that would prevent health care providers from discriminating against transgender surgery and similar gender-related care, a new survey of transgender people nationally finds that even when care is denied, there are important costs for both insurers and the public. As a result of being denied insurance coverage for…
Point Foundation, which empowers LGBTQ students to achieve their full academic potential by providing them with college scholarships and mentoring, will host “Voices On Point” Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. Caitlyn Jenner will present the Point Horizon Award, which is given to inspirational young leaders who have advocated for the LGBTQ…
It’s almost time for AIDS Walk & Run San Diego – Saturday, Sept. 26! Over 100 teams have registered and the fundraising has begun. Come together with your friends, family and colleagues for this inspiring (and fun!) event helping thousands living with HIV. Every participant who raises at least $100 will receive the official AIDS…
https://youtu.be/It2bZRUzevA The recent video trend started by two Russian men who decided to film people’s reaction to them holding hands on the street has been taken up by a Portuguese couple who decided to test people’s reactions to them holding hands on the streets of Lisbon. The Lisbon experiment went well, proving that the Portuguese…
Mat Staver, the Liberty Counsel attorney who is representing Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has come up with yet another outrageous comment on the case. Right Wing Watch reports that Staver appeared on the “WallBuilders Live” radio program today, where he said that requiring Davis to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples is like requiring her…
Republican presidential hopefuls Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz have made the trip to Kentucky just in time to be with Kim Davis as she is released from jail. Huckabee planned to host a rally for Davis Thursday afternoon. Sunday, Huckabee likened the Supreme Court decision to “judicial tyranny,” reports Yahoo News. “What we’ve seen here…
Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples, walked free today after five days behind bars. District Judge David Bunning ordered the release of Davis from federal custody and ordered her not to “interfere in any way, directly or indirectly, with the efforts of her…
Sam Smith will be providing the title song for the upcoming Jams Bond movie Spectre. The English singer/songwriter announced that he’ll be doing the track on his Twitter page, by posting a picture of him wearing one of the SPECTRE rings that will be featured in the film: According to Screen Rant, the Grammy winner…
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has agreed to pass legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, if the public votes in favor in a plebiscite, reports Pink News. Abbott, an opponent on same-sex marriage, refused to give members of parliament (MP) a free vote on the issue, but has agreed to hold a plebiscite or referendum after…
Last week, the Vatican ruled that transgender people are not entitled to be godparents, out of fear that “this person does not possess the requirement of leading a life according to the faith.” The Vatican’s Congregation of Doctrine and Faith’s discriminatory decision prevents a child from receiving the guidance and spiritual support of loving godparents,…
