Steve Lee, Editor

Rhode Island governor signs bill into law protecting LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Wednesday, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed into law House Bill (HB) 5277 — a measure protecting LGBTQ youth in the state from the harmful and discredited practice of so-called “conversion therapy.” Rhode Island is now the eleventh jurisdiction — and the fourth state so far this year — to enact these…

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Senate fails to pass TrumpCare bill

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Moran and Lee have refused to vote on the so-called Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), erasing the Republican party’s hope of gaining 50 votes in favor, and effectively ending the third attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). If passed, the bill would have destabilized the insurance market, gutted Medicaid spending, defunded Planned…

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Judge suspends criminal proceedings against ‘homeless murders’ suspect

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A judge suspended criminal proceedings Friday (July 14) against Jon David Guerrero in the murders of four homeless people including a man who attended the Metropolitan Community Church. San Diego Superior Court Judge Michael Smyth set a mental competency hearing for July 24 by another judge for Guerrero, 40, in which…

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Spelman professor creates scholarship in honor of Dr. Levi Watkins Jr.

ATLANTA, Ga.– Spelman College alumna and professor, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ph.D., has established the Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Scholars Program as well as a companion lecture series at Spelman that will explore contemporary issues of race, gender and sexuality, beginning in 2018. The scholars program and lecture series were launched with a pledge of $100,000 in May…

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‘Families Like Yours’ documentary celebrates LGBT families at world premiere (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) announced Tuesday the world premiere of Families Like Yours, a powerful documentary exploring the love, compassion, sacrifice, and success of LGBT families in America. Bristol-Myers Squibb, Dk Realizadores, NGLCC, and Wells Fargo underwrote the film’s production. Deutsche Bank and Hilton presented the premiere…

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NMAC launches new campaign to fight proposed federal budget cuts to vital HIV services

Today, NMAC Launches “Save Our Services,” an innovative campaign created to empower Americans across the country in fighting the proposed federal budget cuts that would cause severe harm to vital HIV treatment and prevention services. SOS will enlist the advocacy of community volunteers to contact their representatives in Congress both in their home offices during…

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New project to document AIDS activist history in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The GLBT Historical Society has launched a new oral history project under the guidance of historian Joey Plaster to chronicle, preserve and share the history of ACT UP/San Francisco and other AIDS direct-action groups in the city from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The San Francisco ACT UP Oral History Project…

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