In a message responding to a letter from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, Athlete Ally, and more 80 national, state, and local LGBTQ organizations, NCAA President Mark Emmert late Monday strongly reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to ensuring safe and welcoming environments for its championship tournaments and events. In their letter to Emmert and the…
SAN DIEGO—Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) first Spirit of the Barrio luncheon of 2017 will feature a discussion about the current global refugee crisis and its impact on the region. San Diego has historically taken in more refugees than any other county in California, with record-setting numbers in 2016. The concentrated influx creates…
A Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation report published Monday estimates that enacting the American Health Care Act (AHCA) or “Trumpcare”would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 24 million in 2026 relative to current law. These findings contradict Trump’s…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights (HRC) Foundation and Athlete All sent a letter signed by more than 80 national, state, and local LGBTQ organizations to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) urging the organization to reaffirm its commitment to ensuring safe and welcoming environments for championship tournaments and events. The letter, addressed to NCAA…
ATLANTA, Ga.— Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has largely affirmed a lower district court’s ruling dismissing the lawsuit of Jameka Evans, a security guard who was targeted for harassment and effectively terminated from her job at Georgia Regional Hospital because she is a lesbian and didn’t conform to gender norms…
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Today, as the United Nations begins its annual gathering on women’s rights, a coalition of international women’s, LGBTQ, and immigrant justice organizations have launched a joint initiative called: No Borders on Gender Justice. This coalition, participating in the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), highlights that this year’s session takes place…
WASHINGTON – South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard made South Dakota the first state this year to enact anti-LGBT legislation following the signing of S.B. 149 Friday, which permits taxpayer-funded agencies to deny services to LGBT people, authorizing discrimination through the use of religious exemptions. With today’s signing of S.B. 149, the legislation becomes the first…
WASHINGTON –The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 155 civil and human rights groups Friday called upon the Executive Branch to respond more quickly and forcefully to hate-based incidents, which have been occurring at an alarming rate in recent months. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by…
After his dramatic turn in The Birth of a Nation as plantation owner Joseph Randall from filmmaker Nate Parker, Jason Stuart will play the touchy feely shrink, Dr. Powell on Judd Apatow’s show Love on Netflix. The show stars Paul Rust and Leslie Arfin and is created by them and Apatow. Rich Somners plays his…
March 6, Republican members of the House of Representatives released proposed legislation to repeal key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which would significantly limit access to private insurance and Medicaid for those who need it most. The American Health Care Act would substantially decrease coverage options and increase insurance costs for people living…
