New Honorees Named For National LGBTQ Wall Of Honor At Historic Stonewall Inn
The National LGBTQ Wall of Honor celebrates LGBTQ leaders who have paved the road to liberation and contributed significantly to progress for LGBTQ people… Read more »
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Lambda Legal Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Access to Abortion
In an environment where the right of LGBTQ people and women to access health care, including essential abortion services, is under attack, today’s decision is welcome… Read more »
Federal Court Orders Department of State to Recognize U.S. Citizenship of Child of Gay Couple Born Abroad
A federal court in Maryland today ordered the U.S. Department of State to recognize the U.S. citizenship and issue a U.S. passport to 1-year old Kessem Kiviti, a baby born abroad to a same-sex married couple who was refused recognition as a U.S. citizen from the moment of her birth by the Trump Administration despite federal law giving her that right… Read more »
US Supreme Court Ruling on Protection from Discrimination in Employment for LGBT People Will Reverberate Across the World
In a landmark ruling, decided by a 6-3 vote, the court ruled overwhelmingly that discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is a form of sex discrimination and therefore prohibited by the Civil Rights Act… Read more »
Taiwan Will Host The World’s Only Gay Pride During Pride Month 2020!
This year marks 50 years since the first Gay Pride march in Chicago 1970, and there should be a celebratory vibe everywhere in the world… Read more »
DC LGBTQ+ Organizations To Host a #DefundMPD-Educational Forum On June 15th
A coalition of DC LGBTQ+ organizations announced they will collaborate to host a conversation and educational webinar on calls to Divest/Defund police department budgets… Read more »
IBAHRI Signs Joint Statement On The Impact of COVID-19 on LGBTI Persons’ Human Rights
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has joined a coalition of 187 global organisations in signing a joint statement regarding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on LGBTI persons’ human rights… Read more »
National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund Statement in Support of Justice in Policing Act
The Justice in Policing Act is a critical step towards unraveling the systemic racism embedded within law enforcement… Read more »
LGBTQ Organizations Unite to Combat Racial Violence
This spring has been a stark and stinging reminder that racism, and its strategic objective, white supremacy, is as defining a characteristic of the American experience as those ideals upon which we claim to hold our democracy — justice, equality, liberty… Read more »
LGBTQ Loyalty And ProcureAM Launch Advancing Equality Financial Network, Inc.
LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings a diversity and inclusion-driven financial and data methodology company that quantifies corporate equality alignment with the LGBTQ community and minority interest groups, is pleased to announce a new wholly-owned, joint venture, Advancing Equality Financial Network… Read more »
LGBTQ Community Centers See Increased Need and Decreased Income as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Most centers are about 6-12 months away from shuttering their operations if they are not able to raise funds that will not be realized due to cancelled galas and prides… Read more »
New Family Study Launched In Florida To Reduce Risk For Suicide And Increase Family Acceptance For Hispanic LGBTQ Youth
Family Acceptance Project Partners with University of Miami Researcher in NIH-Funded Study to Support Hispanic LGBTQ Youth… Read more »