WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late last night, U.S. Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) proposed an amendment on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives calling for LGBT equality and non-discrimination provisions in federal transportation and housing programs. The amendment passed with bipartisan support on a 241-184 vote. “No American should be fired or denied a job…
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed a motion introduced by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl to deliver Pre‑Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) throughout the County. The vote was almost unanimous with four of the five supervisors voting yes, reports Frontiermedia.com. Mayor Mike Antonovich abstained instead of voting no. The report continued, “Antonovich did offer an…
Once described by political pundit and famed Clintonista James Carville as “Pennsylvania is Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between,” Pennsylvania has made U.S. history by nominating and confirming – by a 49-0 vote – Dr. Rachel Levine to become the nation’s first openly transgender state physician general. Christian Alexandersen, writing on PennLive.com, announced yesterday…
Today, ignoring the outcry around the nation to stop the attacks on LGBT people and their families, the Michigan Senate passed three dangerously broad and extreme anti-LGBT adoption bills that would enshrine special taxpayer-funded discrimination into Michigan law. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has urged Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to veto the toxic legislation that…
WASHINGTON– SPARTA, the association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who currently serve or have served in the U.S. armed forces and their families has called Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s failure to mention transgender military service in yesterday’s speech at the Pentagon’s event to commemorate LGBT Pride Month a “slap in the face”….
Target is celebrating Pride month with a line of rainbow colored clothing and a new commercial titled Take Pride. The commercial (above) shows archival footage of LGBT rights milestones with time-lapse images and present-day Pride clips. “Pride isn’t something any of us were born with,” states the voice over. “It is something we take, by…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, the business voice of the LGBT community, called upon LGBT-certified businesses and other supporters to applaud the work of Wells Fargo to promote equality, especially as the financial institution faces criticism. The criticism comes from Franklin Graham, who has asked followers to boycott Wells Fargo after…
SAN DIEGO, Calif., – In celebration of LGBT Pride Month and as part of its ongoing commitment to cultural diversity and responsible banking, Union Bank has partnered with KPBS to honor two remarkable individuals as local heroes. The 2015 LGBT Pride Month honorees are: Terry Cunningham, the chair of the HIV Health Services Planning Council for…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – ADCOLOR announced today 2015 Honorees and Nominees for the 9th Annual ADCOLOR Awards. The 9th Annual ADCOLOR Awards on Saturday, September 19, 2015, highlight and honor the achievements of African-American, American Indian/Native American, Asian Pacific-American, Hispanic/Latino, LGBT professionals and diversity and inclusion champions in creative industries. The 9th Annual ADCOLOR Industry…
NEW YORK — The chore wars aren’t new, but when hit prime-time TV shows present diverse families battling over cleaning up after meals, we know things are changing. But changing how much and in what ways? A new Families and Work Institute study titled Modern Families: Same- and Different-Sex Couples Negotiating at Home set out…
