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HRC Hosts HBCU Leadership Summit

HRC hosted its first ever HBCU Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Briefing for University Presidents and Senior Executives. The summit is a day-long meeting of high profile HBCU leadership to discuss LGBTQ inclusive practices and policies and share best practices for expanding equality on their campuses. “Historically Black Colleges and Universities continue to be at the forefront of social change for our community,” said HRC President Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin). “Facing unprecedented attacks by the Trump-Pence regime on marginalized Americans of every background, the HBCU Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Briefing is one of the vital ways we continue to connect in new and unique ways to stand as a united front against those who oppose equality and justice for all. HRC is honored to host senior leadership from these sixteen esteemed institutions.” Learn more at hrc.org/hbcu

Non-binary chef Jack Monroe on the ‘heat or eat’ crisis

Gay Star News sat down to talk with non-binary chef Jack Monroe about their pop up concept restaurant FUEL.

Jack has teamed up with npower to try an experiment with the diners.

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HRC Delivers “Chefs for Equality” Amicus Brief to Supreme Court in Masterpiece Cakes Case

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, announced two amicus briefs featuring the nation’s leading bakers, chefs and businesses who oppose discrimination against LGBTQ people — the central issue in the pending Supreme Court case Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

The ‘Chefs for Equality’ brief includes bakers, chefs, restaurateurs and other culinary industry leaders from every state, plus Washington D.C. In addition to food professionals from all over the country, it is signed by some of the most prominent names in the culinary industry, including Elizabeth Falkner, Jose Andres, Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Berman of Georgetown Cupcake, Carla Hall, Padma Lakshmi, Christina Tosi, Anthony Bourdain, Tom Colicchio, Duff Goldman, Sam Kass and more.

An HRC-led amicus brief featuring 37 businesses has also been filed in this case, also arguing that businesses must be open to all.

“The culinary community has joined this brief to relay a very simple message: ‘we welcome all,’” said Sarah Warbelow, legal director for the Human Rights Campaign. “If a business is open on main street, it must be open to everyone, regardless of who they are or whom they love. It is important for the nation and the Supreme Court to affirm the equal dignity of every single American.”

The ‘Chefs for Equality’ brief was authored by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, an international law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C.

“These companies are sending a powerful message to LGBTQ people and their families that America’s leading businesses believe in equality,” said HRC Deputy Director of Employee Engagement Beck Bailey. “Across the country, corporate leaders know that businesses should be open for all. A business owner’s personal beliefs should never be reason enough to discriminate against a customer because of who they are or who they love.”

The brief featuring major businesses was authored by Steptoe & Johnson LLP, an international law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C.

The companies signing the brief are:

Affirm, Inc.; Airbnb, Inc.; Amalgamated Bank; Amazon.com, Inc.; American Airlines; Apple; Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc.; Choice Hotels, International; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Citigroup Inc.; Deutsche Bank; Glassdoor, Inc.; Intel Corporation; John Hancock; Levi Strauss & Co.; Linden Research, Inc.; Lyft Inc.; Marriott International, Inc.; MassMutual; Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams; MongoDB, Inc.; National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce; NIO U.S.; PayPal Holdings, Inc.; Pfizer Inc; Postmates Inc; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Prudential; Replacements, Ltd.; salesforce.com, inc.; SurveyMonkey; The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; Uber Technologies, Inc.; WeddingWire, Inc.; Weebly, Inc.; Witeck Communications; and Yelp Inc.

Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission is a case pending at the Supreme Court of the United States involving a baker who in 2012 refused to provide a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Last year, the Colorado Supreme Court upheld a ruling by the Colorado Court of Appeals that bakery owner Jack Phillips cannot cite religious beliefs or free speech in order to discriminate against same-sex couples. Amicus briefs in support of the same-sex couple and the the Colorado Civil Rights Commission must be filed at the Supreme Court of the United States today. Oral arguments will be heard by the Court on December 5.

BPM – Exclusive Clip – Towleroad

BPM, a film by Robin Campilo, France’s official Oscar entry for Best Foreign Film.

Lyft Receives the HRC Coporate Equality Award

John Zimmer is the co-founder and President of Lyft. His interest in transportation began in college where he learned that cars remain parked 96% of the time and when used, only 20% of seats are occupied. After graduating first in his class from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, John spent two years at Lehman Brothers. In 2008, he left Lehman to rideshare his way from New York to San Francisco and join co-founder Logan Green in launching Zimride, and eventually Lyft. With Lyft, John’s goal is to improve people’s lives by creating transportation and cities that are more affordable, sustainable, and community oriented. The company was launched in 2012 and today employs nearly 2,000 people, including a world-class executive team from companies suchas Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon, and Walmart. Lyft is currently available to 94% of the US population and provides over one million rides a day.Lyft will receive the HRC Corporate Equality Award for their exceptional commitment to equality for the LGBTQ community. Lyft has been a trailblazing corporate ally to the LGBTQ community, both with its inclusive internal policies for employees and its outspoken executives who have made clear that the company strongly supports pro-equality legislation and policies across the country.

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These gay dancers go ahead to ahead in a fierce dance battle

Gay Star News asked the Gay Men’s Dance Company to take part in a dance battle to RuPaul’s hit song Sissy That Walk. Who won? You decide!

HRC’s Global Innovative Advocacy Summit 2017 – Njeri Gateru

Watch Njeri from Kenya share her experience learning from HRC and other global advocates at HRC’s 2017 Global Innovative Advocacy Summit. Njeri attended the Global Summit that brought together 30 established and emerging advocates for the exchange of ideas and practices for advancing LGBTQ equality. Learn more hrc.im/GlobalSummit.

Jeffrey Wright Receives the HRC Ally For Equality Award

“We’re all in it together. And that’s the reality.” – Actor Jeffrey Wright condemns Donald Trump’s discriminatory policies while accepting HRC’s Ally for Equality Award.

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Uzo Aduba Receives the HRC Ally For Equality Award

HRC honored Uzo Aduba with the HRC Ally for Equality Award. The award recognizes the outstanding efforts of those who publicly stand up for the LGBTQ community, committing their time and energy to improve the lives of LGBTQ people and advance equality for all Americans. Known internationally in part for her celebrated role as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in the groundbreaking series Orange is the New Black, Aduba is an outspoken ally for the LGBTQ community who credits the show with helping educate her — along with the rest of America — about many of the unique challenges LGBTQ people face. While acknowledging the improvements that have been made, Aduba has also taken a public stance in calling for greater diversity in television, including a need for more authentic stories of LGBTQ people. The child of immigrants from Nigeria, Aduba has also spoken out about the marginalization and persecution of the LGBTQ community in Nigeria.