Steve Lee, Editor

FEMPRENEUR.XYZ: First-of-its-kind resource for trans women and non-binary femme entrepreneurs launched

Pipeline Angels, a network of women investors that’s changing the face of angel investing and creating more capital for women social entrepreneurs, has announced the first program of its kind, FEMPRENEUR.XYZ: Trans Women and Non-Binary Femme Entrepreneurs Workshop & Clinic. Pipeline Angels has teamed up with Goodwin, a global 50 law firm with a history…

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Campus Pride releases annual ‘Best of the Best’ Top 30 list of the LGBTQ-friendly campuses across the nation

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Campus Pride announced today it’s 2016 “Best of the Best” Top 30 list of LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. For eight years, the listing has highlighted the most LGBTQ-inclusive colleges and universities when it comes to policy, program and practice in higher education. Campus Pride chose thirty campuses to highlight this year based…

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Youth cyberbullying most common among current or former friends and dating partners

SEATTLE — Youth cyberbullying is dramatically more likely to occur between current or former friends and dating partners than between students who were never friends or in a romantic relationship, suggests a new study that will be presented at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA). “A common concern regarding cyberbullying is…

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HRC and Equality NC endorse Roy Cooper for governor of North Carolina

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC have announced both organizations have endorsed Roy Cooper for Governor of North Carolina. “Roy Cooper is a stalwart advocate for LGBTQ equality and a proven leader who will work to make the Tar Heel State inclusive and welcoming for all,” said HRC President Chad Griffin….

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Trump’s first general election ad steeped in anti-immigrant rhetoric and imagery

https://youtu.be/3mKzYPt0Bu4 Friday, Donald Trump’s campaign aired its first general election ad. The ad which depicts a dystopian and bleak image of the United States will run through Aug. 29 in key battleground states like Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania and is steeped in anti-immigrant rhetoric and imagery. The ad even cites Center for Immigration…

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HRC: Trump’s staff shakeup disturbing preview of what a Trump-Pence administration would look like

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  The Human Rights Campaign has criticized the Trump campaign after the announcement that its new leadership team will include Steve Bannon and Kellyanne Conway, two political operatives with histories of anti-LGBTQ activism. Bannon, who was named CEO of the Trump campaign Wednesday, launched a vile smear against transgender people during a May…

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LGBTQ advocates welcome Justice Department’s decision to stop use of private prisons

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National LGBTQ Task Force is welcoming the decision by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to stop using private prisons. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates announced the decision on Thursday in a memo that instructs officials to either decline to renew the contracts for private prison operators when they expire or “substantially reduce” the…

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