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InterPride, GLISA and ILGA issue joint statement condemning Russia

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago11 years ago05 mins

The International Association of LGBTI Pride Organizers (InterPride), the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA) and The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) today issued a joint statement condemning Russia’s recent anti-gay legislation. The statement follows: On behalf of InterPride (International Association of Pride Organizers), GLISA (Gay and Lesbian International Sport…

Russian government states anti-gay legislation ‘will not affect those attending or taking part in the Games’

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago04 mins

WASHINGTON – Friday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released a statement to Russian news outlets responding to growing international fear about the safety of LGBT individuals and allies living in Russia or traveling to Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The fear and outrage is rooted in the recent crackdown on…

Bill to lift ban on HIV organ donation passes House committee

Steve Lee, Editor12 years ago34 mins

WASHINGTON – The House Energy & Commerce Committee has approved the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, H.R.698. The bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) would lift a federal ban on the donation of HIV-positive organs to HIV-positive recipients, making it possible for researchers to study the safety of such procedures. The bill…

National Cyber Security Alliance and LGBT Technology Partnership launch internet safety initiative for LGBT community

Steve Lee, Editor12 years ago11 years ago25 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a non-profit public-private partnership focused on helping all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online, today announced a new collaboration initiative with the LGBT Technology Partnership to encourage greater awareness about cybersecurity and safety issues for LGBT communities. The LGBT Technology Partnership works to provide…

If you want to walk on water you have to get out of the boat

LGBT Weekly12 years ago12 years ago213 mins

I love the story in Matthew 14 where Jesus asks Peter to walk on the water – what great drama about faith! Peter was willing to risk everything on just the word of his teacher. We hear in the Scripture that the disciples have been asked by Jesus to take a boat and go on…

US State Department issues new guidelines for LGBT travelers

Steve Lee, Editor12 years ago03 mins

With the departure of one of the U.S. State Department’s most vocally pro-gay advocates in its history, Hillary Rodham Clinton would be pleased to learn the agency has just launched a new Web site for gay travelers at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/lgbt/lgbt_5887.html. The site is devoted to making travel as easy and as incident free for the LGBT community….

Hate group launches email campaign urging people to ‘call BSA board members to uphold Scouting values’

Steve Lee, Editor12 years ago9 years ago82 mins

Following the Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors announcement that they were reconsidering the ban on gay Scouts and Scout leaders, the Family Research Council (FRC), which the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled a hate group, has launched an email campaign urging people to phone members of the BSA board of directors and…

Court finalizes consent to transform the New Orleans Police Department

Steve Lee, Editor12 years ago06 mins

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana entered an order granting the joint motion of the United States and the city of New Orleans to enter the consent decree regarding the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). This order is a critical milestone in reforming the long-troubled NOPD and is an…

Save the children

LGBT Weekly12 years ago12 years ago05 mins

In a 2012 interview with CBS, President Obama said that the biggest mistake of his first term was that he didn’t translate his policies into a story that would give the American people a sense of unity and purpose. He was right. The tragedy at Sandy Hook has handed him the perfect narrative for his…

Photo appears to show Zimmerman bleeding after Trayvon Martin killing

Steve Lee, Editor12 years ago03 mins

(CNN) – A photo posted online Monday shows George Zimmerman with blood on his nose and lips. His attorneys say it was taken the night unarmed teen Trayvon Martin was killed in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense. Martin’s attorneys say he was shot and killed “in cold blood.” Prosecutors have charged…

HRC releases 2018 Buyer’s Guide just in time for holiday shopping season

LGBT Congressional Staff Association joins call for action to address sexual harassment

Jeff Sessions joins anti-LGBTQ Heritage Foundation in a closed door meeting

Fourth annual Truth Awards to honor and recognize African Americans in the LGBTQ community

Sen. Toni Atkins to become first woman to lead California Senate

HRC joins allies to demand a clean DREAM Act

InterPride, GLISA and ILGA issue joint statement condemning Russia

Russian government states anti-gay legislation ‘will not affect those attending or taking part in the Games’

Bill to lift ban on HIV organ donation passes House committee

National Cyber Security Alliance and LGBT Technology Partnership launch internet safety initiative for LGBT community

If you want to walk on water you have to get out of the boat

US State Department issues new guidelines for LGBT travelers

Hate group launches email campaign urging people to ‘call BSA board members to uphold Scouting values’

Save the children

Photo appears to show Zimmerman bleeding after Trayvon Martin killing