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It used to be a running joke how quick corporations were to switch on their rainbow-colored profiles come June 1st and get into the business of allyship during Pride Month. We’ve come a long way since Absolut introduced their rainbow vodka bottle in 2009 and sparked a wave of Pride-themed items (from appropriately-colored Skittles to, baffingly, mouthwash). But Target set a terrifying precedent this month with their decision...
It used to be a running joke how quick corporations were to switch on their rainbow-colored profiles come June 1st and get into the business of allyship during Pride Month. We’ve come a long way since Absolut introduced their rainbow vodka bottle in 2009 and sparked a wave of Pride-themed items (from appropriately-colored Skittles to, baffingly, mouthwash). But Target set a terrifying precedent this month with their decision...
- 6/3/2024
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
Twenty years ago, Arian Simone was a college student in Tallahassee, Florida, trying to scrape together money for a small mall-based boutique called Fabulous. “I started to notice that a lot of investors didn’t look like me,” Simone, a Black woman, tells Rolling Stone. “I made a promise to myself to not be concerned about the investor landscape, because one day I was going to be the business investor that I had been looking for.”
Two decades later, the disparity Simone recognized back then persists: According McKinsey and Company,...
Two decades later, the disparity Simone recognized back then persists: According McKinsey and Company,...
- 8/19/2023
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
In the latest state-level swing at LGBTQ health care access, Ohio will now allow medical providers to refuse to administer any medical treatment that violates their moral, ethical, or religious beliefs.
The language was buried in a 700-page document of last-minute amendments to the state’s two-year budget bill, which Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine approved last Thursday. The provision allows anyone providing medical care — from doctors and nurses to researchers and lab techs – and anyone paying for that care (namely, insurance providers), “the freedom to decline to perform, participate in,...
The language was buried in a 700-page document of last-minute amendments to the state’s two-year budget bill, which Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine approved last Thursday. The provision allows anyone providing medical care — from doctors and nurses to researchers and lab techs – and anyone paying for that care (namely, insurance providers), “the freedom to decline to perform, participate in,...
- 7/7/2021
- by Hannah Murphy
- Rollingstone.com
When trying to explain the importance of the Equality Act, Kierra Johnson, director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, only had to think as far as her next trip. “It’s just two and a half hours,” she says from her home in Washington D.C. to visit her mom in Texas. “But it only takes a plane ride, and I’m sitting in a whole new reality.” Under D.C. law, discrimination against LGBTQ people is explicitly banned across all parts of life. But in Texas, there isn’t...
- 3/4/2021
- by Hannah Murphy
- Rollingstone.com
Congressional Democrats introduced broad legislation that would establish the first federal LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections, called the Equality Act, on Thursday. During his presidential campaign, President Joe Biden promised to prioritize the act’s passage within his first 100 days in office.
“In 2021, every American should be treated with respect and dignity,” Rep. David Cicilline (D-r.I.), who has reintroduced the bill every session since 2015, said in a statement. “Yet, in most states, LGBTQ people can be discriminated against because of who they are, or who they love. It is past time for that to change.
“In 2021, every American should be treated with respect and dignity,” Rep. David Cicilline (D-r.I.), who has reintroduced the bill every session since 2015, said in a statement. “Yet, in most states, LGBTQ people can be discriminated against because of who they are, or who they love. It is past time for that to change.
- 2/19/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Lena Waithe said embracing her identity has ultimately helped her navigate Hollywood.
“People assume that because I’m Black, or because I’m queer or because I’m a woman, those are going to be the things that I’m bumping up against all the time,” the Emmy winner said Thursday during the Legacy Keynote Conversation at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Hbcu Leading in Truth Symposium. “But in truth, it was something that worked for me because people wanted someone that checked more than one box to be in the room. The things that made me different were the things that made me stand out.”
Alphonso David, president of the Hrc Foundation, moderated the conversation. Prairie View A&m University student Alise Maxie and Fisk University student Montez Holton also took part.
Though Waithe’s identity opened doors, she said it took hard work to reach that point.
“People assume that because I’m Black, or because I’m queer or because I’m a woman, those are going to be the things that I’m bumping up against all the time,” the Emmy winner said Thursday during the Legacy Keynote Conversation at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Hbcu Leading in Truth Symposium. “But in truth, it was something that worked for me because people wanted someone that checked more than one box to be in the room. The things that made me different were the things that made me stand out.”
Alphonso David, president of the Hrc Foundation, moderated the conversation. Prairie View A&m University student Alise Maxie and Fisk University student Montez Holton also took part.
Though Waithe’s identity opened doors, she said it took hard work to reach that point.
- 11/12/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
LGBTQ champion Sarah McBride has made history as the first transgender woman elected to Delaware’s state senate.
McBride has been actively working to advance equality in the state of Delaware for years. She first made history in 2016 when she addressed the Democratic National Convention as the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, making her the first openly transgender person to speak at a major party convention in the United States.
On her site, McBride wrote an essay titled, “Why I’m Running.” She wrote, “Six years ago, I drove down to Dover to stand before the Delaware State Senate to fight for my rights and the rights of thousands of other Delawareans. Together, we were able to achieve something that many people thought was impossible – a landmark comprehensive law protecting people’s dignity, regardless of their gender identity.
“Come January 2021, I hope to make that same drive...
McBride has been actively working to advance equality in the state of Delaware for years. She first made history in 2016 when she addressed the Democratic National Convention as the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, making her the first openly transgender person to speak at a major party convention in the United States.
On her site, McBride wrote an essay titled, “Why I’m Running.” She wrote, “Six years ago, I drove down to Dover to stand before the Delaware State Senate to fight for my rights and the rights of thousands of other Delawareans. Together, we were able to achieve something that many people thought was impossible – a landmark comprehensive law protecting people’s dignity, regardless of their gender identity.
“Come January 2021, I hope to make that same drive...
- 11/4/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Cathy Renna, the communications director for the National LGBTQ Task Force, has worked in queer rights for nearly 30 years, through three administrations and countless setbacks. But nothing was quite like the transfer of power to the Trump administration. “It’s like having really great parents for most of your life,” she says, “and all of a sudden being adopted by people who hate you.”
The Obama era had been “the Golden Age of queer rights,” as Renna calls it. After decades of fighting with little payoff, there were significant breakthroughs:...
The Obama era had been “the Golden Age of queer rights,” as Renna calls it. After decades of fighting with little payoff, there were significant breakthroughs:...
- 10/30/2020
- by Hannah Murphy
- Rollingstone.com
The Human Rights Campaign had to refashion its National Dinner this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and it pivoted to a virtual event that took place Thursday called “United for Equality Live.”
Presidential candidate Joe Biden, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten Buttigieg, Annette Bening, Pose star Dominique Jackson, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Titus Burgess and The Simpsons vet Yeardley Smith were among those who appeared alongside Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David in delivering remarks.
“This has been an unprecedented, unpredictable year, but one that has made clear the vital importance of community and our collective responsibility to fight ...
Presidential candidate Joe Biden, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten Buttigieg, Annette Bening, Pose star Dominique Jackson, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Titus Burgess and The Simpsons vet Yeardley Smith were among those who appeared alongside Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David in delivering remarks.
“This has been an unprecedented, unpredictable year, but one that has made clear the vital importance of community and our collective responsibility to fight ...
- 9/25/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Human Rights Campaign had to refashion its National Dinner this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and it pivoted to a virtual event that took place Thursday called “United for Equality Live.”
Presidential candidate Joe Biden, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten Buttigieg, Annette Bening, Pose star Dominique Jackson, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Titus Burgess and The Simpsons vet Yeardley Smith were among those who appeared alongside Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David in delivering remarks.
“This has been an unprecedented, unpredictable year, but one that has made clear the vital importance of community and our collective responsibility to fight ...
Presidential candidate Joe Biden, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten Buttigieg, Annette Bening, Pose star Dominique Jackson, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Titus Burgess and The Simpsons vet Yeardley Smith were among those who appeared alongside Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David in delivering remarks.
“This has been an unprecedented, unpredictable year, but one that has made clear the vital importance of community and our collective responsibility to fight ...
- 9/25/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has teamed up with WarnerMedia for a new series of PSAs supporting the trans and non-binary communities.
The inaugural video features “Pose” star Dominique Jackson proclaiming, “I could not live without love, more importantly respect.”
The series of short PSAs will begin airing Thursday and throughout the fall on all WarnerMedia channels. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign (Hrc), the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization.
“We’re proud to announce this new education campaign in collaboration with WarnerMedia,” Hrc Foundation president Alphonso David said in a statement. “For too long, the overarching narrative about trans and non-binary people in the media, especially for Black, Latinx and trans people of color, has been a negative one. It’s time for us to dismantle that narrative and instead lift up the voices, stories and everyday lived experiences of transgender and non-binary people.
The inaugural video features “Pose” star Dominique Jackson proclaiming, “I could not live without love, more importantly respect.”
The series of short PSAs will begin airing Thursday and throughout the fall on all WarnerMedia channels. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign (Hrc), the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization.
“We’re proud to announce this new education campaign in collaboration with WarnerMedia,” Hrc Foundation president Alphonso David said in a statement. “For too long, the overarching narrative about trans and non-binary people in the media, especially for Black, Latinx and trans people of color, has been a negative one. It’s time for us to dismantle that narrative and instead lift up the voices, stories and everyday lived experiences of transgender and non-binary people.
- 9/25/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime and the Human Rights Campaign (Hrc) have partnered for “Queer to Stay: An LGBTQ+ Business Preservation Initiative”. The program is set up to preserve businesses that serve the LGBTQ+ community with a focus on LGBTQ+ people of color, women and the transgender community. Applications for the initiative are open now and will be accepted through August 14.
As the pandemic continues to impact businesses, the initiative will make donations to a number of LGBTQ+ businesses, selected based on the communities they serve and how Covid-19 has affected them. Covid-19 has affected business all over the nation including LGBTQ+-serving spaces which have experienced significant revenue loss in June, when patrons are more likely to frequent LGBTQ+ businesses for Pride Month. By directing funds to these businesses, “Queer to Stay” demonstrates a continued commitment from Hrc and Showtime to support and advocate for diverse members of the LGBTQ+ community.
“We know that businesses like bars,...
As the pandemic continues to impact businesses, the initiative will make donations to a number of LGBTQ+ businesses, selected based on the communities they serve and how Covid-19 has affected them. Covid-19 has affected business all over the nation including LGBTQ+-serving spaces which have experienced significant revenue loss in June, when patrons are more likely to frequent LGBTQ+ businesses for Pride Month. By directing funds to these businesses, “Queer to Stay” demonstrates a continued commitment from Hrc and Showtime to support and advocate for diverse members of the LGBTQ+ community.
“We know that businesses like bars,...
- 7/30/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
On Monday, the LGBTQ community was granted a major coup after the Supreme Court ruled that a landmark anti-employee discrimination law also applied to gay, lesbian, and transgender people. But ultimately, this victory was bittersweet in light of two violent deaths of black transgender women in the United States the week prior.
On Monday, June 8th, the body of a woman named Dominique “Rem’Mie” Fells was found in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, alongside the Schuylkill River. Her body was found with stab wounds and she had suffered trauma to the head and face.
On Monday, June 8th, the body of a woman named Dominique “Rem’Mie” Fells was found in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, alongside the Schuylkill River. Her body was found with stab wounds and she had suffered trauma to the head and face.
- 6/15/2020
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Set to take place at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, the 2020 Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner, the first since Hrc opened its Los Angeles office, brings together Hrc’s most active members and supporters in the greater Los Angeles area to raise crucial funds in the fight for Lgbtq equality.
Tickets and further information are available here. Follow along throughout the evening using the hashtag #HRCLADinner.
Expected to attend are Event Co-chairs Jessica Bair, Nam Lam, and Alan Uphold, Hrc President Alphonso David, Hrc Equality Award Recipient Janelle Monae, Hrc Visibility Award Recipient Dan Levy, Presenter Stephanie Beatriz, Performer Nhandi, Comedian Dana Goldberg, and additional special guests including Kalen Allen, Lance Bass, Maria Bello, Jake Borelli, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Raymond Braun, Blossom Brown, Shea Diamond, Guillermo Diaz, Sam Greisman, Kristi Henderson, Valeisha Butterfield Jones & Dahntay Jones, Gus Kenworthy, Justin Mikita, Ryan Russell, Yeardley Smith, Amber Whittington, and many more!
Tickets and further information are available here. Follow along throughout the evening using the hashtag #HRCLADinner.
Expected to attend are Event Co-chairs Jessica Bair, Nam Lam, and Alan Uphold, Hrc President Alphonso David, Hrc Equality Award Recipient Janelle Monae, Hrc Visibility Award Recipient Dan Levy, Presenter Stephanie Beatriz, Performer Nhandi, Comedian Dana Goldberg, and additional special guests including Kalen Allen, Lance Bass, Maria Bello, Jake Borelli, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Raymond Braun, Blossom Brown, Shea Diamond, Guillermo Diaz, Sam Greisman, Kristi Henderson, Valeisha Butterfield Jones & Dahntay Jones, Gus Kenworthy, Justin Mikita, Ryan Russell, Yeardley Smith, Amber Whittington, and many more!
- 3/13/2020
- Look to the Stars
Comedian, writer and actor Bowen Yang is set to receive a Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign at its 25th annual North Carolina Dinner on Feb. 22. Bringing together the Hrc's active members in the Charlotte area, the event raises funds for the civil organization to continue its efforts in advancing Lgbtq equality.
"Through his hilarious representation on and off the screen, Bowen Yang is inspiring Lgbtq young people and many others to embrace their authentic selves," said Hrc president Alphonso David in a statement. “As one of SNL’s openly gay and the ...
"Through his hilarious representation on and off the screen, Bowen Yang is inspiring Lgbtq young people and many others to embrace their authentic selves," said Hrc president Alphonso David in a statement. “As one of SNL’s openly gay and the ...
- 2/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (Hrc) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (Lgbtq) civil rights organization — announced that Emmy-nominated showrunner, writer, actor, director and producer Dan Levy will be honored with the Hrc Visibility Award at the 2020 Hrc Los Angeles Dinner on Saturday, March 28 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
“Through his advocacy, his creative leadership, and his hilarious, authentic portrayal as David Rose on Schitt’s Creek, Dan Levy is moving Lgbtq visibility forward by inspiring us to embrace all of who we are, " said Hrc President Alphonso David. “By creating and inhabiting the world of Schitt’s Creek as a community where people are welcomed no matter who they are or whom they love, Levy is helping take all of us closer to that reality. We are incredibly excited to honor Dan Levy with the Hrc Visibility Award at the 2020 Los Angeles Dinner.”
“I have...
“Through his advocacy, his creative leadership, and his hilarious, authentic portrayal as David Rose on Schitt’s Creek, Dan Levy is moving Lgbtq visibility forward by inspiring us to embrace all of who we are, " said Hrc President Alphonso David. “By creating and inhabiting the world of Schitt’s Creek as a community where people are welcomed no matter who they are or whom they love, Levy is helping take all of us closer to that reality. We are incredibly excited to honor Dan Levy with the Hrc Visibility Award at the 2020 Los Angeles Dinner.”
“I have...
- 1/30/2020
- Look to the Stars
Broadway playwrights Jeremy O. Harris (Slave Play) and Matthew Lopez (The Inheritance) will be honored by the Human Rights Campaign with each receiving this year’s Hrc Equality Award.
Hrc, the nation’s largest Lgbtq civil rights organization, announced the honors today. The awards will be presented at the 19th Annual Hrc Greater New York Gala on Saturday, February 1.
“Jeremy O. Harris’s brilliant Slave Play is a compelling and raw exploration of race, sex, gender and identity,” said Hrc President Alphonso David. “A vital voice for the Lgbtq community, Harris constantly challenges us to rethink the power dynamics within all of our relationships and how our shared past influences our present struggle for justice. We are honored to award Jeremy O. Harris with our Equality Award for his work on and off Broadway.
“Matthew Lopez’s sweeping, groundbreaking play The Inheritance tells the important story of Lgbtq life in the 21st century,...
Hrc, the nation’s largest Lgbtq civil rights organization, announced the honors today. The awards will be presented at the 19th Annual Hrc Greater New York Gala on Saturday, February 1.
“Jeremy O. Harris’s brilliant Slave Play is a compelling and raw exploration of race, sex, gender and identity,” said Hrc President Alphonso David. “A vital voice for the Lgbtq community, Harris constantly challenges us to rethink the power dynamics within all of our relationships and how our shared past influences our present struggle for justice. We are honored to award Jeremy O. Harris with our Equality Award for his work on and off Broadway.
“Matthew Lopez’s sweeping, groundbreaking play The Inheritance tells the important story of Lgbtq life in the 21st century,...
- 1/27/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated on December 14, 2019 at 6:01 p.m. Pt with statement from GLAAD.
Hallmark Channel is facing criticism on multiple fronts over an advertisement featuring a lesbian couple on their wedding day.
The ad is for Zola.com, a wedding planning and registry company, and shows two women exchanging vows and later kissing to celebrate their nuptials. It was one of six commercials for the website that Hallmark began airing on December 2.
Conservative group One Million Moms took aim at Hallmark for airing the ad, which it said was not “family friendly.” The group launched a petition earlier this week, pressing the cable network to pull the commercial and other Lgbtq content.
“Recently, One Million Moms received concerns about Hallmark airing a commercial from Zola.com in which two lesbians are shown kissing at the end of their wedding ceremony,” the group said on its website. “Parents need to know they...
Hallmark Channel is facing criticism on multiple fronts over an advertisement featuring a lesbian couple on their wedding day.
The ad is for Zola.com, a wedding planning and registry company, and shows two women exchanging vows and later kissing to celebrate their nuptials. It was one of six commercials for the website that Hallmark began airing on December 2.
Conservative group One Million Moms took aim at Hallmark for airing the ad, which it said was not “family friendly.” The group launched a petition earlier this week, pressing the cable network to pull the commercial and other Lgbtq content.
“Recently, One Million Moms received concerns about Hallmark airing a commercial from Zola.com in which two lesbians are shown kissing at the end of their wedding ceremony,” the group said on its website. “Parents need to know they...
- 12/15/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
As the iconic “L Word” returned to the small screen in the form of a new spinoff titled “The L Word: Generation Q,” with a premiere celebration at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on Monday night, stand-up comedian and actress Fortune Feimster shared why joining the cast meant more than just a new job.
“When the show came out originally, I was still in the closet. I remember watching that very first season, and it blew me away,” Feimster told Variety on the red carpet on Monday night. “It wasn’t like I saw it and then I came out of the closet, but it definitely stirred up those feelings of, ‘Oh my god, I see myself represented for the first time.’ I think I came out maybe six months later. So to now, full circle, to be this little part of the show, it’s almost so surreal. I feel...
“When the show came out originally, I was still in the closet. I remember watching that very first season, and it blew me away,” Feimster told Variety on the red carpet on Monday night. “It wasn’t like I saw it and then I came out of the closet, but it definitely stirred up those feelings of, ‘Oh my god, I see myself represented for the first time.’ I think I came out maybe six months later. So to now, full circle, to be this little part of the show, it’s almost so surreal. I feel...
- 12/4/2019
- by Lorraine Wheat
- Variety Film + TV
Despite what felt like sea-changing momentum, marijuana legalization in New York and New Jersey have met serious roadblocks — and at almost exactly the same time. Just a few months ago, it had seemed all but certain in both states, with supportive governors backing progressive legalization poised to pass Democratic-controlled statehouses. Then, in the span of just a few days in late March, both states saw their efforts fall apart. Officials remain optimistic, but refuse to give a timetable for possible legalization.
In New Jersey, lawmakers reportedly had the votes...
In New Jersey, lawmakers reportedly had the votes...
- 4/17/2019
- by Chris Chafin
- Rollingstone.com
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