Steve Lee, Editor

Women’s Museum of California to hold Suffrage Parade and Rally through Balboa Park, Aug. 24

Celebrate the ratification of the 19th amendment! The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified Aug. 26, 1920. In honor of this major milestone in women’s history join the Women’s Museum of California for the 11th annual Suffrage Parade and Rally through Balboa Park, Aug. 24. The Suffrage Rally starts at 5 p.m. at…

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Long Beach AIDS Center awarded $90,000 grant

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The C.A.R.E. (Comprehensive AIDS Resource and Education) Program at Dignity Health – St. Mary Medical Center has been awarded a $90,000 grant to fund a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Center of Excellence. Tuesday, Aug. 2, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved funding for the Los Angeles County Department of Public…

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HRC: Donald Trump and Mike Pence would fail their own immigrant ‘ideological test’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) today released the following statement in response to media reports that Donald Trump will require immigrants to pass an “ideological test” that would include interviews about their feelings about LGBTQ equality. “What’s craziest about this ignorant, incomprehensible plan is that Donald Trump and Mike Pence would fail…

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Bud Light launches new campaign to remove labels from people (VIDEO)

https://youtu.be/DJa3VN_8FAE Bud Light Party debuted “Labels” today – its newest ad featuring Amy Schumer and Seth Rogen – in support of everyone’s right to be whoever they want to be. The spot highlights how all Bud Light drinkers are the same- noting that gender identity is a spectrum and no matter where you fall, everyone…

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Homophobe apologizes after his rant against bicyclist goes viral (VIDEO)

A man whose homophobic rant against a bicyclist was recorded on film which subsequently racked up thousands of views on YouTube has now apologized. Ryan Lewis of Orange County, Calif. delivered his rant in a confrontation with a bicyclist after Lewis apparently failed to share the road which was a designated Share the Road lane….

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EQCA-sponsored blood ban resolution clears California Senate

SACRAMENTO — The California Senate Thursday day passed a bipartisan resolution by California Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) and Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes (R-Yucca Valley) calling for an end to federal blood donation policies that discriminate against men who have sex with men (MSM). Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 26 calls…

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