Steve Lee, Editor

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore asks court to drop ethics charges

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore requested a court drop judicial ethics charges against him, saying he never told probate judges to refuse marriage licenses to gay couples. Moore filed his response Tuesday. Last year, HRC and other civil rights organizations joined the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) ethics complaint with the Judicial Inquiry…

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Equality California endorses tobacco tax initiative

LOS ANGELES — Equality California has endorsed the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016, an initiative to raise California’s cigarette tax by $2 on tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, which are taking a disproportionately large toll on lesbian, gay and bisexual communities. Lesbian, gay, bisexual Californians smoke at two to three times…

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Federal judge refuses to block Mississippi’s anti-LGBT H.B. 1523

A federal judge has refused to block Mississippi’s discriminatory H.B. 1523 law, one of the most draconian and hateful pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation passed in recent history. H.B. 1523, deceptively titled “The Religious Liberty Accommodations Act,” enables almost any individual or organization to discriminate against LGBTQ Mississippians at work, at school and in their communities….

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Cannabis Expert Calling Network unveiled at Cannabis Business Summit and Expo

OAKLAND, Calif. – The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) and Brainsy, Inc., today unveiled the Cannabis Expert Calling Network (ECN®), a knowledge-sharing platform connecting cannabis industry experts with information-seekers and entrepreneurs online or via paid telephone consultations. The Cannabis ECN is accessible at https://cannabis.expertcallingnetwork.com and features NCIA members who create personalized profiles to showcase their…

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$200,000 gift for SDSU Pride Center, LGBT Studies Program

SAN DIEGO, Calif. —  The Pride Center at San Diego State University has received a $100,000 gift from San Diego donor David Gubser. Gubser committed another $100,000 to the university’s LGBT Studies Program, the second of its kind in North America and the first in the California State University system. A staunch supporter of LGBT centers and…

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CVS Health Foundation donates $100,000 to OneOrlando fund

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has announced that it will come together with the Orlando community to support the OneOrlando Fund, established by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, to raise money for victims and families who have been affected by the Pulse nightclub tragedy. The CVS Health Foundation will donate $100,000 to the OneOrlando Fund, which is…

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