Day: October 26, 2012

European Parliament starts work on EU-wide action plan for LGBT rights
This week the European Parliament released a study on a potential EU roadmap for LGBT equality. Such an EU action plan would draw together new laws and policies to strengthen equality and non-discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in the EU.

Transgender Leadership Summit To Draw Hundreds
Transgender Law Center will host its 7th annual Transgender Leadership Summit from November 9-11, at UC Berkeley bringing together transgender community members, activists, leaders, and amazing artists and performers.

Wachowksi delivered a moving speech while accepting the Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award
Lana Wachowski, the critically acclaimed director of the Matrix trilogy and the new movie Cloud Atlas, opened up about her journey as a transgender woman while receiving the Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award in San Francisco this past weekend.