POLL: Hoosiers Reject Business Discrimination, As Indiana Spends Millions on Damage Control
The state hires a prominent PR firm to help rebuild its image, while a poll finds most residents don’t approve of faith-based antigay discrimination. read more
Monthly Archives: April 2015
LGBT community and rights
LGBT community and rights
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WATCH: Fired for Refusing to Wear 'Women's Clothes,' Louisiana Trans Man Files Suit
WATCH: Fired for Refusing to Wear 'Women's Clothes,' Louisiana Trans Man Files Suit
A week into his job for First Tower Loan, Tristan Broussard says he was told to sign a form saying he would dress and act like a ‘female’ at work.
Mitch Kellaway
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Ad Slapped With Adults-Only Rating In Russia Because It Features Gay Couple
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Ad Slapped With Adults-Only Rating In Russia Because It Features Gay Couple
Despite plenty of statewide buzz, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign announcement ad isn’t going over well in Russia.
An opposition-minded independent television station, alternately identified as TV Rain or Dozhd TV, slapped the video with an “18+” age rating because it features a soon-to-be-wed gay couple holding hands, ABC and CNN are reporting.
The move, of course, is in line with Russia’s controversial “gay propaganda” laws. The legislation, which came under intense global scrutiny during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, imposes fines on those who expose gay “propaganda” to minors.
“There are no legal precedents for this law, so we just don’t know what comes under this law and [what] doesn’t,” a TV Rain spokesperson told CNN. “Therefore, fearing to break the law — especially given the high attention to TV Rain from the supervising authorities — we decided to put a marker [on the video].”
Jared Milrad and Nate Johnson, the two gay stars of the video invited Clinton to their wedding in a tweet on Monday:
Thanks for inviting us to your big day @HillaryClinton. We’re returning the favor & inviting you to ours. #wedding pic.twitter.com/paMtBFLLUW
— Jared Milrad (@JaredMilrad) April 12, 2015
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Congress Members Push for Funding for International LGBT Human Rights
Congress Members Push for Funding for International LGBT Human Rights
As Congress prepares to fund the federal government next year, Members of Congress continue to pursue every opportunity to protect the human rights of LGBT people around the world.
HRC.org
Elizabeth Taylor’s Grandkids Carry On Her Work To End AIDS
Elizabeth Taylor’s Grandkids Carry On Her Work To End AIDS
It was our grandmother’s greatest wish to see an end to AIDS within her lifetime. Sadly, in the four years since she passed away, more than 200,000 new HIV infections have occurred within the U.S; and more than 60,000 Americans have lost their lives to HIV. Her work goes on. The shocking reality is that the majority of new infections in America are in young people, and its estimated that 50 percent are not even aware of their status. Our generation is most at risk and needs to be engaged in this conversation. Her work is now our work.
There has also been great progress in these four years: The Affordable Care Act has made health insurance available to hundreds of thousands of individuals living with HIV who were previously denied. We have seen continued advancements in treatment, and a better understanding of the epidemic. In 2011, research proved early treatment not only extends the lives of those living with HIV, but reduces the likelihood of transmission to the uninfected by more than 96 percent. Yet shockingly, that same year, only 37 percent of those living with HIV in the US were on treatment.
There are real solutions at hand, but we need our Congress to act: To once and for all permanently remove the ban on use of federal funds for syringe exchange, to ensure comprehensive sex education for youth, to adequately support housing for those living with HIV, and to invest in the solutions we know work.
At AIDSWatch, we will join more than 400 advocates as they raise their voices and educate Congress on the issues impacting their lives. Advocates joining us represent over 30 states and territories across the U.S, that account for more than 95 percent of the U.S. HIV epidemic, an epidemic that now infects over 1.2 million individuals, 1 in every 300 Americans.
— Read the full joint statement from Naomi Wilding, Laela Wilding, Tarquin Wilding, Quinn Tivey and Eliza Carson, grandchildren of legendary entertainer/activist Elizabeth Taylor, here
Jeremy Kinser
Watch LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 Set for Lift-off, Landing Attempt of Reusable Rocket
Watch LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 Set for Lift-off, Landing Attempt of Reusable Rocket
The SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 is scheduled for lift-off at 4:10 pm EDT today. It is carrying the Dragon spacecraft with two tons of supplies headed for the International Space Station.
Once again, shortly after the launch SpaceX will attempt to successfully land the first stage of the rocket vertically on a drone barge floating in the Atlantic. Previous attempts have failed (exploding on the barge), so a good landing will be a groundbreaking moment for reusable spacecraft.
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP…
Andy Towle
Pope Francis 'refuses' gay French ambassador to the Vatican
Pope Francis 'refuses' gay French ambassador to the Vatican
Pope Francis has reportedly rejected an openly gay Frenchman as the country’s new ambassador to the Vatican.
www.christiantoday.com/article/pope.francis.refuses.gay.french.ambassador.to.the.vatican/51991.htm
Seminario Arcobaleno LGBT Circolo Ens Torino
Seminario Arcobaleno LGBT Circolo Ens Torino
Nevada's Transphobic Student Bathroom Bill Passes First Assembly Vote
Nevada's Transphobic Student Bathroom Bill Passes First Assembly Vote
A law that would prohibit students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that match their authentic gender has passed its first hurdle.
Mitch Kellaway
