The Texas House Committee on Public Education is considering a bill, already passed by the State Senate, which could be used to ban transgender students on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) from athletic participation by allowing the University Interscholastic League (UIL) to label their medical treatment as steroid use. Currently, the UIL already bars the use of steroids but protects students…
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 201 — legislation protecting LGBTQ youth in the state from the dangerous and discredited practice of so-called “conversion therapy.” State Sen. David Parks sponsored the bill and shepherded it through to the governor’s office. Nevada becomes the tenth jurisdiction…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Today, Paid Leave for the United States released their second report on paid family leave policies at the top employers in the U.S. The new report, “The Haves and Have Nots of Paid Family Leave,” examines the differences in policies between corporate and low-wage employees at the same company. The findings are stark: many of…
ABC announced Tuesday that Roseanne will be returning in 2018. The eight-episode Roseanne reboot reunites the entire original Roseanne cast–Roseanne Barr (Roseanne), John Goodman (Dan), Sara Gilbert (Darlene), Laurie Metcalf (Jackie), Michael Fishman (D.J.) and Lecy Goranson (Becky)– and will air in 2018. Sarah Chalke, who played the character Becky in later seasons, will also appear in…
Today is the 13th annual International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). IDAHOT celebrates the anniversary of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) resolution to declassify same-sex attraction as a mental disorder. The move followed a similar decision by the American Psychiatric Association in 1973. The WHO’s monumental change created a shift in how many…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The New York Times reported Tuesday that President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February. As is customary Capitol Hill reporters approached members of Congress for quotes about…
Monday, OutRight Action International honored Caleb Orozco, the man who successfully challenged Belize’s sodomy law and won, with the Felipa De Sousa Award at the organization’s annual gala, a Celebration of Courage. OutRight’s award ceremony held in the United Nations exclusive Delegates Dining room, was attended by more than 300 activists, human rights defenders, diplomats…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO) will celebrate its 35th annual People In Preservation Awards during National Preservation Month with ceremonies May 18 at the historic Marston House formal gardens. The winners’ accomplishments range from restoring downtown’s iconic Horton Plaza Park and its signature Irving Gill Fountain to restoring and adapting the decrepit,…
NEW YORK— Monday, Joshua Vallum was sentenced to 49 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, Mercedes Williamson, who was transgender. His sentencing marked the first application of the federal hate crimes law for the murder of a transgender person and, following the news, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited the tragedy in…
WASHINGTON — Individuals and institutions from across the country today filed friend-of-court briefs in support of Gavin Grimm, an 18-year-old Virginia high school student who is challenging his school board’s refusal to allow him access to the boys’ restroom because he is transgender. The briefs in the case, which is currently being considered by the…
