Day: July 21, 2016

NBA Stands up for LGBTQ Equality with All-Star Game Move, Citing Hostile Environment Created by HB 2
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, and Equality NC, the statewide organisation working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBTQ North Carolinians, hailed the NBA’s decision to stand up to North Carolina lawmakers who refused to repeal HB 2 by pulling its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, NC.

Powerful HRC Foundation Video Features Proud Dads of Transgender Children Talking About Equality
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organisation, released a first-of-its-kind web video exclusively featuring fathers of transgender children describing their experiences.

The California Inn saved by the LGBT community
The California Inn had been used as meeting place for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Luton for decades but when the California Inn was put up for sale it’s future looked uncertain.

New Facility Will Serve Ever-Expanding Health Care Needs of New York City’s LGBTQ Communities
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center announces the opening of its newest facility, Callen-Lorde Bronx. Callen-Lorde Bronx provides primary care, HIV care, transgender care and hormone therapy, lesbian and bisexual women’s health care, young adult care, sexual health care, and short-term mental health services. Patients also have access to a convenient on-site pharmacy.

There’s no escape from your heart… Liebmann
Attempting to leave the ghosts of the past behind him, Antek Liebmann travels to summery northern France.

Exhibition Honours Gay Movement Pioneer
This year marks the 85th anniversary of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld’s visit to San Francisco. Starting in the late 1890s, Hirschfeld was a groundbreaking defender of homosexual and transgender people in Germany and beyond.