The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Youth Well-Being Project has announced the 2017 class of HRC Youth Ambassadors: Weston Alexander, Roddy Biggs, Daniella Carter, Javier Cifuentes Monzón, Alex Cooper, Tyler Eilts, Adriana Ibanez, Jazz Jennings, Justin Jones, Brendan Jordan, Zachary Mallory, Lucas Segal, Paolo Veloso, Val Weisler and Tyler Yun. As youth ambassadors, these LGBTQ advocates…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Have you heard stories of the Fruit Loop? Maybe you lived some of them! Learn the history of this interesting part of LGBTQ history as Parkeology presents Queen’s Circle. Friday, Feb. 24 from 5:30-11 come cruise the Marston Point parking lot in Balboa Park to hear the stories of Queen’s Circle—the good,…
The National Basketball Association, has warned Texas lawmakers that any legislative attack on LGBTQ people would factor into a decision as to where big-ticket games, such as the All-Star Game, would be played. The NBA joins the NFL in issuing a warning to lawmakers in Texas, after the National Football League cautioned last week that…
Everybody, as they say, has a story to tell. An ancestor was captured in an early war. Parents overcame adversity in a new country. A health scare, a welcome blessing, a lucky streak, a chance meeting, we all have our tales to share. And in On Christopher Street: Transgender Stories, photographs by Mark Seliger, you’ll…
JACKSON, Miss. — Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the first video in a series titled #LoveYourNeighbor, a storytelling project focused on sharing the experiences of LGBTQ people and allies in Tupelo, Miss. The project was funded by a grant from Toyota, which has a manufacturing plant in Blue Springs, Miss, just outside of…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Knot, Friday announced 2015 WNBA MVP, Washington Mystics player and Olympic gold medalist Elena Delle Donne and fiancée Amanda Clifton as The Knot 2017 Dream Wedding couple. On the fifth anniversary of The Knot Dream Wedding, this year’s wedding will give back in more ways than one. Elena and Amanda…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego LGBT Pride, in partner with Art of Pride and The Trevor Project, has announced its first LGBTQ+ youth art show. We Are Here: Reflections of LGBTQ Lives is an art show hosted by San Diego Pride youth volunteers as an opportunity for young people in our community to share…
WASHINGTON — Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), and Don Young (R-AK) have formed the Congressional Cannabis Caucus to develop and promote sensible cannabis policy reform and work to ease the tension between federal and state cannabis laws. They represent constituents in four of the eight states that have enacted laws…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D- San Diego) and State Controller Betty Yee announced Thursday their effort to allow victims of human trafficking to be compensated by the state crime victims fund for the income they lost and for other damages that resulted while they were enslaved. “Whether they are forced to…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) today announced the date for the 3rd Annual Aston-Brooks Gala for Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 6 p.m. at the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa. This vibrant fundraiser is a black-tie event where guests will enjoy a hosted cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner,…
