Author: LGBTnewswire.eu
Days before RNC Arrives in Cleveland, City Officials Extend Crucial Protect
Vote comes as RNC policy committee proposes horrific anti-LGBTQ provisions for the 2016 GOP platform.
HRC Welcomes New Findings In Landmark HIV Study
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, hailed the groundbreaking results of the recently-released PARTNER study finding no linked cases of HIV transmission between people living with HIV undergoing successful antiretroviral therapy (ART) and their HIV-negative partners.
TLDEF Names Jillian T. Weiss Executive Director
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today announced the appointment of Jillian T. Weiss as its new Executive Director. Weiss is a nationally recognised transgender rights attorney and law professor who brings three decades of legal experience to the post. Weiss succeeds Michael Silverman, who founded the organisation in 2003.
AME calls for political parties to work together to deliver marriage equality
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) today said that 70% of Australians back marriage equality and it’s important that all political parties work together to deliver equality for every Australian.
Australian Election win for marriage equality
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) Sunday said the election has delivered an increase in parliamentary support for marriage equality across all political parties.
Callen-Lorde Board Elects Laura A. Jacobs Chair; First Trans and GenderQueer-Identified Person to Hold the Post
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center’s Board of Directors has elected Laura A. Jacobs Chair of the Board, the organizations first trans and genderqueer-identified Board Chair in the organisation’s history. Jacobs is a psychotherapist in New York City, New Jersey and Westchester, who works with transgender and gender-nonconforming, LGBTQ, and sexual/gender minority populations. Jacobs has been a client of Callen-Lorde since 2001, and has served on the Board since 2011.