WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican leaders today decided to shelve the vote on Obamacare repeal during a weekly caucus meeting on Capitol Hill, as they acknowledged that the latest proposal, from Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), lacked the 50 votes it required to pass. Monday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) had announced her intention…
“I want to be heard.” It is really as simple as that. I just want to be heard. More specifically, I want to be heard in my healthcare. I want my healthcare delivered to me to be personal, derived specifically for me, and the exact opposite of community-wide healthcare. I don’t want to be a…
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Legislature has sent seven Equality California-sponsored bills to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. In addition, lawmakers approved two resolutions sponsored by Equality California. If the bills are signed into law, it will bring to 127 the number of pieces of legislation advanced by Equality California to advance the health and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced it had recruited 104 top businesses — employing more than 5.8 million people — as corporate cosponsors on the Equality Act. By joining HRC’s Business Coalition for the Equality Act, these companies have stepped up to support full federal equality for LGBTQ people through the Equality Act, landmark…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump effectively made his infamous “Muslim ban” permanent Sunday when he announced a new travel ban which takes effect Oct. 18 and will apply indefinitely. The new measure bans entry by most citizens of Syria, Libya, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea. It also imposes restrictions on a small number…
SAN DIEGO — Attention LGBTQ Latinos: You are invited to the first organizing meeting of the San Diego County LGBTQ Latino Coalition today, Monday Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. at The LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. For more information contact Nick Serrano 619-495-9323.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The University of California San Diego’s newest housing project, Mesa Nueva, was recently completed and graduate and professional students have begun moving in for the start of fall quarter, Sept. 28. With the addition of 1,350 new beds, the residential community is one of the largest graduate and professional student housing…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Gay for Good, the leading LGBT+ volunteer organization, has announced new community partners in Los Angeles for remainder of 2017. In a press release issued Friday the organization gave details on upcoming service projects: SEPTEMBER: The service project in September (Saturday, 9/23) is with Operation Gratitude, which sends care packages to U.S….
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — More than 100 physicians from UC San Diego Health were named “Top Docs” in the annual San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” annual survey. These physicians represent 45 diverse specialties, from infectious disease, surgery and oncology to obstetrics, cardiology and emergency medicine. “As the only academic medical center in the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lesbian-owned filmed production company, tello Films recently received news that two of their projects have been nominated for International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) Awards. Maybelle received a nomination for Best Writing (Bridget McManus) for a drama and Best Original Song (Karman Kregloe). After the death of her mother, 35-year old Maybelle Garris…
