CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 29, 2016. The Center on Halsted, 3656 North Halsted in Chicago, will host a Name & Gender Change Workshop on January 9 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of this workshop is to help transgender individuals navigate the process of changing their name and gender on legal documents. We[Read More…]
Life and Living
New Report Establishes Benchmarks for Comprehensive LGBTQ Rights Legislation
Gerald MacDonald places his hand over his heart as he and others recite the pledge of allegiance during the National LGBT 50th Anniversary Ceremony, July 4, 2015, in Philadelphia. AP/Matt Rourke Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Despite several high-profile efforts to codify discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer,[Read More…]
ACLU & LGBT Groups Call on President Obama to Grant Clemency to Chelsea Manning
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union and over a dozen LGBT groups sent a letter to President Barack Obama today urging the commutation of Chelsea Manning’s sentence for disclosing classified information to the media to raise public awareness regarding the impact of war on innocent civilians. Manning[Read More…]
North Carolina Bathroom Governor Pat McCrory Concedes to Democrat Roy Cooper (Video)
North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016 By Kerry Eleveld North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory has conceded the gubernatorial race to Democrat Roy Cooper in a stunning outcome for an election that held few bright spots for Democrats. In a video message released Monday, McCrory said he wanted to “respect” what he saw to[Read More…]
Jeff Sessions’ Heroic Effort as Alabama Attorney General to Block Freedom of Speech on LGBT Issues
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016 By Kerry Eleveld If you’re wondering how Attorney General Jeff Sessions would use his powerful perch to defend civil rights, here’s a telling example from Andrew Kaczynski: As Alabama’s attorney general in 1996, Sessions attempted to stop the Southeastern Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual College Conference from meeting at the University[Read More…]
Paid Leave Policies Must Work for Everyone, Including LGBTQ Families
Gregg Pitts feeds his son Thomas Brunson-Pitts, 6 months, a bottle in the morning as his husband Brooks Brunson gets ready for work at their home in Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2016. AP/Jacquelyn Martin New report focuses on the importance of inclusive definitions of family in workplace leave policies,[Read More…]
I’m A Gay Man And I Could Have Been A Trump Supporter
GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2016 By walkalong2 My name is Scott Walker, I am a 52 year-old gay white man. I am not highly educated, and although I did graduate from high school, I never attended college. I was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in San Diego. At the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Neera Tanden on Rep. Tom Price’s Nomination to HHS Secretary
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden made the following statement on Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) being nominated for U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, or HHS: Rep. Tom Price is not qualified to serve as the Secretary of Health and Human[Read More…]
UN: Victory for LGBT Rights
Vitit Muntarbhorn, recently appointed Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, and Commissioner of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, addresses the media during a news conference at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, June 23, 2015. © 2015 Reuters General Assembly Rejects Effort to Stop[Read More…]
UN Experts Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ Over Attempt to Block LGBT Rights Monitor
Photo: ILO NEW YORK–(ENEWSPSF)–21 November 2016 – With Member States in the United Nations General Assembly attempting to retrospectively block the creation of the mandate of an Independent Expert to tackle violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, a joint committee of UN human rights experts warned[Read More…]
