Since InterPride started its Pride Radar initiative in 2012, almost 800 Pride celebrations have been identified around the world. InterPride’s Vice-President and author of the 2014 and 2015 Pride Radar report Frank van Dalen and his team are discovering new Prides on a weekly basis. “With the global Pride movement growing, we see new Prides…
According to research performed by InterPride with the participation of close to 100 Pride organizations around the world, the most active support from local authorities for Pride events can be found in Canada followed by Europe. In the United States, support from local authorities is perceived to be more passive. These results were established from…
Today, just days after the introduction of the historic Equality Act in Congress, five new major American companies announced their support for comprehensive, federal LGBT non-discrimination protections. Each of these new leading corporations – American Airlines, Facebook, General Mills, Google and Nike demonstrated their belief that all LGBT Americans should have the protections from discrimination…
Appliance company Maytag has come out in support of the LGBT community with a Tweet released yesterday stating, “Proud to be in any home. Happy #Pride Month” together with a picture of the famous Maytag man holding up a rainbow cake with the caption, Equality and cake for all. Thanks, Maytag man for your support!
Just days before oral arguments on marriage equality are scheduled to begin at the Supreme Court, a new Washington Post/ABC Poll has found overwhelming support for marriage equality. The survey showed that 61 percent of Americans believe that LGBT couples should be allowed to get married. It also showed that 61 percent of Americans believe…
WASHINGTON – The American Psychological Association expressed strong support for President Obama’s call for a society that accepts young people in their gender and sexual development, rather than rejecting them, labeling them as bad, or suggesting that they should change. APA has previously voiced its concerns about the scientific and ethical basis of efforts to change…
A new poll from The Wall Street Journal/NBC News has shown that support for gay marriage has risen to an all-time high. Janet Hook reports in the Wall Street Journal that the poll results reinforce acceptance of gay marriage as one of the fastest-moving changes in social attitudes of this generation. The new survey found…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, (HRC) has released the results from a new national poll commissioned to gauge voter attitudes ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality. The survey showed support for marriage equality continues to expand and that there is virtually no public support for the opponents of marriage equality who…
Mark Ruffalo, the American Actor best known for his roles as Bruce Banner/the Hulk in The Avengers, Terry Prescott in You Can Count On Me and his Academy Award-nominated performance as Paul in The Kids Are Alright, has publicly withdrawn his support of Marina Silva, the Brazilian pro-environmentalist presidential candidate, according to a report on…
WASHINGTON – Dozens of the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy organizations have joined an open letter of solidarity in response to the tragic death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer in suburban St. Louis. Since Tuesday when the letter was released with 17 signers, an…
