Steve Lee, Editor

Equality Florida’s Pulse victims fund surpasses $7m

An online fundraiser for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting set up by Equality Florida has raised $7M in a campaign that continues to break records for online philanthropy. Equality Florida launched the GoFundMe campaign hours following news of the horrific shooting with an initial goal of raising $100,000. The campaign became the quickest to…

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Diversity of UC San Diego’s new fall 2016 freshman admits up by 46.2 percent

The University of California San Diego has admitted a record 30,273 freshman and 9,802 transfer students for the fall 2016 term. The number of new freshmen is up 3,773 compared to last year and there is also an increase among transfer admits by 1,652 students. Historically underrepresented students are up 46.2 percent at freshman level…

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Listen: GLAAD and Interscope Records release musical tribute benefitting victims and families of Orlando massacre

GLAAD and Interscope Records today released “Hands,” a musical tribute to the victims of Orlando, featuring Mary J Blige, Jason Derulo, Tyler Glenn, Selena Gomez, Halsey, Ty Herndon, Imagine Dragons, Juanes, Adam Lambert, Mary Lambert, Jennifer Lopez, the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles, Kacey Musgraves, MNEK, Alex Newell, P!nk, Prince Royce, Nate Ruess, RuPaul, Troye…

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Looking ‘AB FAB’ for the cover of ‘OUT’

NEW YORK — Absolutely Fabulous’s Edina and Patsy are back with stars Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley bringing boisterous and brash characters to the big screen for Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. Not surprisingly, gay men found much to identify with in Saunders and Lumley’s portrait of two ridiculous women refusing to grow old quietly. The…

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AIDS United: Supervised injection facilities could help curtail opioid overdose, HIV and HCV transmission

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The AIDS United Public Policy Committee, the largest and longest-running national coalition of community-based HIV/AIDS organizations, calls for the local implementation of supervised injection facilities as part of a comprehensive public health approach to reduce overdose deaths, prevent the transmission of HIV and hepatitis C and improve quality of life among people…

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Hornet acquires Vespa to become top gay app

SAN FRANCISCO— Hornet – the world’s second largest gay social network – announced Tuesday that it has acquired Vespa, the leading gay city guide, to provide the most innovative set of apps to the 250 million strong consumer segment of gay men worldwide.  Vespa’s founder and CEO Christof Wittig, who co-founded Hornet in 2011, has…

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National PTA adopts resolution on the recognition of LGBTQ individuals as protected class

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — National PTA, the nation’s oldest and largest child advocacy association, adopted a resolution during its 2016 Annual Convention & Expo in Orlando, Fla. on the Recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Individuals as a Protected Class. The resolution calls for federal policies that specifically protect LGBTQ youth and local practices…

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Orlando Gay Chorus performs emotional tribute to Pulse victims at GALA 2016 (VIDEO)

The Orlando Gay Chorus took to the stage of Denver’s Ellie Caulkins Opera House this past weekend in front of a 2,500 strong crowd, partway through the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA) Festival to launch into a rendition of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ as a tribute to the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting. “Orlando…

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LGBT Health: Improving LGBT healthcare for military veterans

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.,  — The U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which is likely the largest provider of LGBT healthcare in the world, is implementing various system-wide changes aimed at improving LGBT care, including transgender e-consultations to aid interdisciplinary providers and the addition of a self-identified gender identity field to all veteran record systems. These actions…

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Florida reinstates LGBTQ protections for foster youth

Florida’s Department of Children and Families has restored protections for LGBTQ youth in group home care. Equality Florida and child welfare experts met with DCF Secretary Mike Carroll immediately after language that would have protected LGBTQ youth was removed from proposed changes to the rules governing group homes. Child welfare agencies had advocated for the…

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