Steve Lee, Editor

‘Will & Grace’ returns to NBC this fall

NBC’s Will & Grace returns for a 12-episode run beginning this fall. Original series creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan will serve as writers, showrunners and executive producers. Legendary director James Burrows, who helmed every episode of the show during its initial eight-year run, will direct and executive produce. The new seris will star Megan…

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GLBT History Museum offers free admission May 22 in honor of Harvey Milk Day

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The state of California annually marks Harvey Milk’s birthday, May 22, as a statewide day of significance. The GLBT History Museum will honor the occasion this year by offering free admission to all visitors throughout the day. The museum is located at 4127 18th St. in San Francisco’s Castro District. It…

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Watch: Hornet talks the resistance at DragCon

Last weekend, Hornet explored RuPaul’s DragCon 2017 in Los Angeles. Throughout the weekend Hornet asked participants how they are resisting in America’s current political climate and, specifically, through the art of drag. Hornet Senior Editor Alex Kacala spoke with Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Latrice Royale, Heklina, Jinkx Monsoon, Delta Work and more to find out what…

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Lawmakers announce bill to stop irrelevant disclosures of immigration status in open court

SACRAMENTO, Calif.– California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) and Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) Friday announced a bill to protect immigrants from irrelevant disclosures of their immigration status in open court. SB 785 requires that any questions about the immigration status of any witness, victim, or defendant first be deemed by a judge…

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Tenn. gov. signs bill undermining protections for LGBTQ people and women

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam Friday signed into law HB 1111 — a measure that could undermine certain protections under state law for women and LGBTQ people in an effort to challenge the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision on marriage equality. The new law requires courts and agencies apply a so-called “natural” meaning interpretation…

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SAGE: LGBT elders threatened by Trump’s ‘license to discriminate’ executive order

Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), America’s oldest and largest non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults, has called out President Trump’s  ‘Religious Freedom’ executive order as dangerously “setting the table for future government-supported religious discrimination  against LGBT people, especially our elders.” The executive order gives…

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Civil and human rights coalition opposes Mark Green as secretary of the Army

WASHINGTON—The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Thursday called on the Senate Armed Services Committee to reject President Trump’s intended nominee for Secretary of the Army, Mark E. Green. “One of the strengths of our military is its diversity. Our service secretaries must stand for all of the brave men and women who serve….

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