Steve Lee, Editor

‘Love Has No Labels’ releases gaming experience to celebrate a diverse group of everyday heroes

https://youtu.be/b-xScLIevw0 NEW YORK — The Ad Council’s iconic Love Has No Labels campaign will be returning to PAX West to debut “The League of Extraordinary Humans,” a mobile geo-location game featuring a diverse group of everyday heroes fighting for love and inclusion, including competitive gamer Mike Begum, aka ‘BrolyLegs’, transgender advocate Jazz Jennings, and long-distance swimmer…

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Defense Secretary Mattis delays Trump’s ban on transgender service members

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has announced that the Department of Defense will not implement President Trump’s ban on transgender Americans from openly serving in the United States Military until further study by experts. On Sunday at the MTV VMAs, GLAAD, and SPARTA, a LGBTQ service members and veterans group, joined…

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The Leadership Conference opposes the confirmation of Amy C. Barrett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights sent a letter to the Senate urging opposition to the confirmation of Amy C. Barrett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. According to The Leadership Conference’s letter, Professor Barrett’s statements and writings reveal a strong bias against reproductive freedom…

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Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN file federal lawsuit challenging Trump’s ban on military service by transgender individuals

Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals. The lawsuit—brought in response to President Trump’s formal issuance of directions to military authorities late Friday—was filed on behalf of two individuals who seek to join the military; one current service member…

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Out & Equal announces 2017 LGBT Workplace Equality Outie Award finalists

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – In advance of its annual Workplace Summit, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates has announced the final candidates for the 2017 Outie Awards. The annual Outie Awards honor individuals and organizations doing outstanding work to advance equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in workplaces globally. This year, winners will be…

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Gay rights activist and award-winning LGBTQ filmmaker, JD Disalvatore has died at 51

JD Disalvatore, a prolific LGBT film and television producer and director and gay rights activist, died Thursday, Aug. 24 after a long battle with cancer. She was 51. A proud marching band trumpet player in Miami Palmetto Senior High, JD went on to study communications at Boston University, absorbing as much as she could from her creative…

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