Steve Lee, Editor

Official Pulse Orlando benefit album released

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Official Pulse Orlando Gay Days Benefit album has been released by Centaur Entertainment. May 4,  onePULSE Foundation unveiled plans for the creation of a permanent memorial and announced the formation of a national Board of Trustees, including the establishment of a significant fund. This fund will support the construction and maintenance…

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National AIDS Memorial honors Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi for three decades of courageous leadership in the fight against HIV and AIDS

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — San Francisco’s Congresswoman, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, joined hundreds of volunteers at the National AIDS Memorial for a community volunteer workday to commemorate her 30 years in Congress.  Since her first days in Washington D.C., she has been a leader, champion and hero on the issue of HIV/AIDS and her…

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Bipartisan local leaders call on City of San Diego to oppose SoccerCity

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Local elected officials, business and civic leaders from both sides of the aisle and  Public Land, Public Vote Coalition members gathered Friday to express opposition to the SoccerCity initiative. “Determining the future of the Qualcomm Stadium site is a once-in-a-lifetime gift for San Diegans,” said Councilmember Barbara Bry. “I want to…

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California Legislative LGBT Caucus to celebrate June as Pride Month and honors outstanding LGBT individuals

SACRAMENTO — The California Legislative LGBT Caucus will celebrate June 2017 as Pride Month with the adoption of House Resolution 41 during Assembly Floor Session and Senate Resolution 46 during Senate Floor Session  Monday, June 19. As part of the ceremony, the Caucus will honor 10 LGBT individuals and the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus…

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New study shows transgender actors effective in teaching new doctors to provide respectful care

NEW YORK— By acting out scenarios commonly seen in the clinic, real-life transgender actors can help residents learn to provide more sensitive care to people with a different gender identity than the one they were assigned at birth. This is the main finding of a study published online June 15 in the Journal of Graduate…

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U.S. Department of Commerce excludes sexual orientation and gender identity in their 2017 Equal Employment Opportunity statement

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Commerce has excluded sexual orientation and gender identity in their 2017 Equal Employment Opportunity statement. Thursday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross emailed a statement to department employees outlining the agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, which read: “The Department of Commerce does not tolerate behavior, harassment, discrimination or prejudice based on…

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GLAAD releases background information on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ record of anti-LGBTQ activism

NEW YORK – GLAAD today released research on Alex Jones, the founder of the debunked InfoWars Web site, who will appear on the next episode of NBC’s “Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly.” Jones is known for falsely calling the Sandy Hook massacre a “giant hoax” and claiming the Aurora mass shooting was a “false flag,”…

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Texas governor signs discrimination into law

AUSTIN, Texas — Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB 3859 into law  — a patently discriminatory bill which allows child welfare organizations, including adoption and foster care agencies, to turn away qualified Texans seeking to care for a child in need, including LGBTQ couples, interfaith couples, single parents, married couples in which one prospective…

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