In a press conference today, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds, saying the killings of nine church-goers at Emanuel AME in Charleston last week mandated a change in the state’s heart. The Post and Courier reported that in a bi-partisan gathering inside the…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez will induct civil rights leader and worker rights equality pioneer Frank Kameny into the Department of Labor’s Hall of Honor Tuesday, June 23 at 3 p.m. at its national headquarters. A World War II veteran and Harvard-educated doctor of astronomy with the U.S. Army Map Service,…
The Tijuana Tourist and Convention Bureau granted the titles of Ambassador of Tourism” to three social justice activists including City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez (Chairman, International Imperial Court Council of the U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico). Popular Mexican recording artist Rocío Banquells and long-time community activist and great grandmother Maria Gallegas were also honored. President Miguel…
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Six SPARTA members will be attending the White House’s annual LGBT Pride Month Reception. Two actively serving transgender service members will attend the Reception Wednesday, June 24. Upon receiving his invitation, Air Force Senior Airman Logan Ireland notified his command, who authorized a policy exception to allow him to attend in male dress…
KAMPALA, Uganda, —The Imitation Game, the film, which explores LGBT issues in post-war Britain, was shown within the EU-Africa Film Festival in Kampala, Uganda, one of the most anti-LGBT countries in the world. Both male and female homosexual activity is illegal. Under the Ugandan Penal Code, “carnal knowledge against the order of nature” between two…
Summer is here and I’ve decided I want this to be a hugely happy heck of a healthy season. So I made some cool changes to my routine on this hot summer day today. I am really now inspired and think I can do this healthy thing all throughout June, July, and August. I woke…
Psychiatric disorders can be difficult to diagnose because clinicians must rely upon interpreted clues, such as a patient’s behaviors and feelings. For the first time, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report identifying a biological marker: the over-production of specific genes that could be a diagnostic indicator of mental illness in…
YouTube creator and LGBT rights activist Raymond Braun recently sat down with Daniella Carter, who was featured on Laverne Cox’s The T Word, to discuss her journey and, importantly, what it takes to be a good trans ally. Watch the video above. Braun has been a new voice in the LGBT equality conversation giving the…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — STRIP: Caricatures, Satire and The Funnies opens July 3 at The Studio Door, 3750 30th St. in San Diego. The show will present new, independent voices of the comic strip. The month-long exhibition of original art takes its inspiration from traditional strips, single gag panels and caricatures that have entertained us…
WASHINGTON — Last week, anti-equality Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the so-called First Amendment Defense Act (S. 1598, H.R. 2802) – legislation that would create a breakdown of government services and runaway litigation by giving federal employees and contractors a right to sue the federal government over opposition to marriage…
