LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Actor Wilson Cruz, known for ground-breaking roles on television, film, and Broadway, will receive the Point Courage Award at the annual Point Honors Los Angeles gala, Oct. 7 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The award recognizes those who have advocated for the future of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer…
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Michigan today filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging Michigan’s practice of permitting state-contracted child placement agencies to reject qualified same-sex couples based on the agencies’ religious beliefs. The lawsuit was filed against the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – GLAAD today launched the official countdown to Spirit Day, the largest and most visible anti-bullying campaign in the world accelerating acceptance of LGBTQ youth. Spirit Day, taking place Oct. 19, inspires millions of people around the world to wear purple or ‘go purple’ online in a unified stand against bullying and…
The San Diego City Council voted 5-3 Tuesday along party lines to oppose President Donald Trump’s proposal to construct a billion-dollar wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Council’s five Democrats voted in favor of Councilmember Georgette Gomez’s resolution to oppose Trump’s executive order to build a wall and to oppose a House bill seeking to…
Source: WalletHub Personal-finance website WalletHub has conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Most & Least Diverse States in America. To determine where the most idea and identity exchanges have occurred at the highest level in the U.S. — and where the population is relatively more homogeneous — WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states across five…
NEW YORK, N.Y. — President Trump delivered his first major speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today. Warming the hearts of his core voters, Trump railed against North Korea giving the regime his harshest warning yet. “The U.S. has great strength and patience but if it is forced to defend itself or its…
OAKLAND, Calif. — National Nurses United today condemned the renewed effort by Republicans in the United States Senate to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and deny healthcare to millions of low and middle-income Americans. “This last ditch attempt to repeal the ACA poses a mortal threat to the health and wellbeing of patients across the…
A popular priest who published a book earlier this year encouraging a bridge between the LGBT community and the Catholic Church, has been disinvited from giving an address at Catholic University’s seminary. The Washington Post reports that The Rev. James Martin has become the target of attacks from right-wing sites since his book “Building a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — HRC has responded to the proposed Cassidy-Graham “health care” proposal in the U.S. Senate calling it yet another effort by President Trump and some Senate Republicans to take away health care from millions of Americans. HRC strenuously opposes any attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would harm millions of Americans…
OTTAWA – The Government of Canada is taking action to apologize for the injustices experienced by LGBTQ2 individuals, their families, partners, and communities as a result of federal legislation, policies, and programs. Today, Member of Parliament Randy Boissonnault, special advisor to the prime minister on LGBTQ2 issues, announced the creation of an advisory council to assist…
