Day: April 22, 2015
Settlement Reached in Landmark Federal Lawsuit Against South Carolina DMV on Behalf of Transgender Teen
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) announces a settlement in a historic federal lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles on behalf of Chase Culpepper. Chase is a transgender girl who was targeted for discrimination in March 2014 when she attempted to get her first driver’s license. She was told by DMV employees that she could not take her photo unless she removed the makeup that she wears on a regular basis. They told her that she needed to “look male” in her license photo and refused to provide her with her driver’s license if she did not remove the makeup she was wearing.
West Hollywood Becomes First City in the U.S to Recognise Harvey Milk Day as an Official Holiday
Harvey Milk Day is recognised in California as a Day of Special Significance — West Hollywood’s Resolution Suspends Parking Meter Enforcement Annually on May 22.
Judy and Dennis Shepard, Matthew Shepard Foundation Founders, to Receive Harvey Milk Honors Medal
Judy and Dennis Shepard, LGBT(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) civil rights activists and co-founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, will receive the Harvey Milk Honors Medal award at the inaugural Diversity Honors gala co-presented by the Harvey Milk Foundation and The Pride Center at Equality Park and hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on Saturday, May 9 at 7 p.m.
UK petition to Debenhams urges: Drop D&G
A 44,000-strong petition was delivered today to Debenhams’s flagship Oxford Street store in central London, asking them to stop stocking the fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana over their offensive dismissal of IVF babies as “synthetic children.”
Grandmother (89) gives her views on the upcoming #MarRef in Ireland
Grandparents, parents and families were among those attending the launch of the bus tour in Dublin this morning.
Hallelujah – Joel Adams
At the ripe age of 15, Joel Adams, an Australian singer/songwriter, catapulted to the top of YouTube charts after his nationally televised Australian X-factor audition of “The Girl Is Mine” by Michael Jackson.