Day: June 21, 2016
Charlotte Schools Defying HB 2 With New Bathroom Policy
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators president Erlene Lyde said the updated Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools policy now syncs with federal law Title IX.
HRC Mississippi Statement on Federal Judge’s Refusal to Block Discriminatory H.B. 1523
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation. responded to news that a federal judge refused to block Mississippi’s discriminatory H.B. 1523 law, one of the most draconian and hateful pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation passed in recent history.
Despite Orlando Massacre, U.S. Senate Votes Down Common sense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, responded to the U.S. Senate voting down two gun violence prevention amendments that would have struck the balance Americans are seeking in our nation’s laws regulating the sale and ownership of guns.
Toronto Police chief to apologise for ’81 raids targeting city’s gay community
Toronto’s police chief is set to apologise for raids on local bathhouses that explicitly targeted the city’s gay community more than three decades ago.
NSFW: Not Safe for Weddings?
The Knot and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates have teamed up to launch the #NSFWeddings Registry.
‘Brexit bad for LGBT rights, with dangerous figures like Boris in charge’
Speaking on the National Student Pride podcast, trans activist Charlie Craggs calls on young people to vote in this week’s referendum to stop ‘dangerous’ figures like Boris and Trump getting their way and being in charge of LGBT lives.