Tag: New York
HRC Urges Action to Stop the Expansion of the Sultan of Brunei’s Hotel Chain to New York
Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called on lawmakers, activists and allies of the LGBT community to speak out against the planned expansion to New York of a hotel chain owned by the anti-LGBT Sultan of Brunei.
U.S : Niagara County Transgender Woman Secures Name Change After Judge Initially Denies Request to Waive Court Filing Fee
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) announced a victory today in the case of a transgender woman who was initially denied the ability to change her name in Niagara County because she could not afford the court’s $210 filing fee.
New York City ID Program & Transgender People
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund offered testimony today before the New York City Council’s Committee on Immigration about the need to create a municipal identification card system so that residents who face barriers to obtaining government-issued identification can more easily acquire it.
Kacey Musgraves to be first country star to perform at GLAAD Media Awards NY
GLAAD, the America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organisation, today announced that two-time Grammy Award-winning country music artist Kacey Musgraves will perform at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on May 3 at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Musgraves.
Heineken, Sam Adams, Guinness Withdraw St. Patrick’s Day Parade Support
Following the decision of New York City and Boston parade organizers to continually prohibit sexuality-related signage.
Japan Soul’s politically charged “Hey Yah Hey” video wins mtvU’s The Freshman
Japan Soul’s politically charged music video for latest single “Hey Yah Hey”,an artful critique of modern surveillance, was voted newest winner of mtvU’s The Freshmen and goes into on-air rotation this week.