Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- NLGJA, The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, is pleased to announce that two new inductees will be enrolled in the LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame this fall at the association’s 24th annual convention. This year’s Hall of Fame honorees will be Ina Fried and LZ Granderson. Leroy Aarons founded NLGJA[Read More…]
Life and Living
Chelsea Manning Faces New Charges, Indefinite Solitary Confinement Related to Suicide Attempt
Government Continues to Deny Manning Access to Health Care LEAVENWORTH, Kan. —(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. Imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning received a document from Army officials yesterday informing her that she is being investigated for serious new charges related to her July 5th attempt to take her own life. If convicted of[Read More…]
LGBT Advocates Urge District Court Not to Let States Game the System
State officials should not be allowed to manipulate the federal court system in order to skirt rulings in their home circuits with which they disagree, including, as is the case here, rulings affirming and respecting the rights of transgender students Wichita Falls, Texas –(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. Five leading national[Read More…]
Study: Car Sharing Stalls Under Tax Burdens, Competition
A new study from DePaul University finds that car sharing companies, including Zipcar, are heavily taxed, which may be deterring drivers from buying memberships. (iStock/Susan Montgomery) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Hefty taxes on car-sharing services, such as Zipcar, may be stopping some drivers from getting behind the wheel. Researchers[Read More…]
In Orlando, Hillary Clinton Condemns Terrorist Attack, Act of Hate on Latino LGBT Community
ORLANDO–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. During a roundtable with community leaders in Orlando on Friday, Hillary Clinton condemned the terrorist attack against the LGBT community that killed 49 Americans and injured dozens more at The Pulse nightclub in June. Clinton reiterated her commitment to addressing gun violence and disrupting global networks that[Read More…]
North Carolina Governor McCrory Issues Statement on the NBA’s Decision to Relocate 2017 All-Star Game
NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement on the NBA’s decision about the 2017 All-Star Game: “The sports and entertainment elite, Attorney General Roy Cooper and the liberal media have for months misrepresented our laws and maligned the people of North Carolina simply because most people[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Laura E. Durso on the NBA Moving the All-Star Game Due To LGBT Discrimination in North Carolina
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Laura E. Durso, the Senior Director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement after the National Basketball Association, or NBA, announced that it would move the 2017 NBA All-Star Game from North Carolina as a[Read More…]
NBA Statement Regarding 2017 NBA All-Star Game
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. The NBA issued the following statement Thursday regarding the 2017 NBA All-Star Game: “The NBA has decided to relocate the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte with the hope of rescheduling for 2019. “Since March, when North Carolina enacted HB2 and the issue of legal[Read More…]
The Truth: Donald Trump Has Made Millions Doing Business in Anti-LGBT Countries
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. While Donald Trump and his allies attack a charity for helping millions of people around the world, he has made millions doing business in countries with anti-LGBT laws. CNN: Trump benefits from countries with anti-gay laws: “From licensing his name to a golf club in Dubai[Read More…]
ACLU of Iowa Files Civil Rights Complaint on Behalf of Transgender Corrections Employee
Prison Nurse Was Denied Health Care and Use of Men’s Facilities Because He is Transgender DES MOINES, IA – (ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa today filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission on behalf of Jesse Vroegh, a long-time Iowa Department of Corrections[Read More…]
