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24.07 / 21:03

Trump’s ban on transgender military service could be easily reversed in 30 days, memo says

memo, authored by retired Rear Admiral Alan Steinman, M.D., the former Surgeon General equivalent of the U.S.

washingtonblade.com

13.07 / 21:23

SMYAL, HRC to host virtual events to boost leadership skills, voting

The local LGBTQ youth advocacy organization SMYAL and the national LGBTQ civil rights organization Human Rights Campaign, both based in D.C., are hosting separate events this week to boost the skills and awareness of LGBTQ youth in leadership and voting related endeavors.

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washingtonblade.com

02.07 / 23:39

More than 40 LGBTQ activists arrested in Moscow

More than 40 people were arrested in Moscow on June 27 for protesting against the arrest of an LGBTQ activist who is accused of spreading “gay propaganda” on her social media page and distributing pornography.

Russia city Moscow city Komsomolsk, Russia ILGA-Europe Human Rights Campaign Russian LGBT Network

washingtonblade.com

26.06 / 17:29

Calendar: June 26-July 2

The Human Rights Campaign screens “Fade to Black,” a short film written and directed by Sham Tremaine, a Black LGBTQ social justice activist in Mississippi, at 7 p.m. tonight via Zoom. Visit act.hrc.org to register for free tickets to this virtual event. Saturday, June

Casa Ruby Georgia state Mississippi Human Rights Campaign HRC Citrine

washingtonblade.com

25.06 / 03:57

Trump hosts Poland’s anti-LGBTQ president at White House

President Trump on Wednesday met with the anti-LGBTQ president of Poland at the White House.

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washingtonblade.com

19.06 / 19:17

Advocacy groups call for cancellation of Puerto Rico gossip show

Advocacy groups have joined calls for a Puerto Rican gossip show to be cancelled after its host mocked a lesbian woman of African descent.

Alphonso David Julio Serrano Pedro Julio Serrano Irma Rivera Lassén Puerto Rico city Santarrosa GLAAD Human Rights Campaign

washingtonblade.com

19.06 / 00:41

Senate vote on Equality Act blocked by Republican citing J.K. Rowling

Following the historic win for LGBTQ rights at the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate Democrats pushed Thursday for a vote on Equality Act to codify and expand those protections — but were thwarted by an Oklahoma Republican who cited “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling in remarks against moving forward with the bill.

Donald Trump J.K.Rowling Neil Gorsuch Jeff Merkley state Oklahoma Human Rights Campaign Equality Act

washingtonblade.com

18.06 / 16:03

350 LGBTQ orgs call for ‘transformational change’ in policing

More than 350 LGBTQ organizations from throughout the country signed onto a joint letter released on Wednesday by the Human Rights Campaign that calls for “divesting of public funds” from the nation’s police departments and “investing” those funds in communities.

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washingtonblade.com

26.05 / 21:21

Frank Kameny’s pioneering gay journey

The letter began, “The United States federal government has received information indicating immoral conduct on your part.” It demanded, “Have you ever engaged in acts of anal copulation, sometimes referred to as sodomy or anal sodomy? If yes, approximately how many such acts have occurred? … Dates of those acts? Were they in public? With how many people?”

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washingtonblade.com

14.05 / 20:22

Federal grand jury indicts men accused of murdering transgender women in Puerto Rico

A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico on Wednesday indicted two men accused of murdering two transgender women last month.

Serena Angelique Velázquez Sean Díaz De-León Carlos Pagán Bonilla Wanda Vázquez Puerto Rico county San Juan Lambda Legal Human Rights Campaign

washingtonblade.com

07.05 / 11:19

Nonbinary physician fights COVID-19 without legal protections

Dr. Scott Nass and Dr. Ly Pham are LGBTQ physicians on the front lines of the pandemic fight, but only one is protected from workplace discrimination. While Nass is fortunate to be a gay cisgender man practicing in California, Pham is a queer nonbinary doctor working in Louisiana without legal protections.

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washingtonblade.com

06.05 / 21:19

New doc celebrates lesbian baseball players

“Sis, you love baseball like a poet,” my late brother teased me one evening, “don’t even try to get what a foul ball is!”

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washingtonblade.com

06.05 / 18:55

HRC donates 15,000 face masks to organizations in need

The Human Rights Campaign is launching a digital campaign “designed to raise funds for the critical fight for LGBTQ rights while benefitting essential workers and a wide variety of community organizations.”

Human Rights Campaign Alphonso David Chris Speron

washingtonblade.com

29.04 / 20:31

HRC lays off 22 employees due to coronavirus

The Human Rights Campaign on Tuesday laid off 22 employees because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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washingtonblade.com

28.04 / 20:35

LGBTQ groups seek safeguards against COVID-19 discrimination

At least 170 national, state, and local LGBTQ and allied organizations on April 21 released a joint open letter to health care and public policy leaders calling for measures to prohibit discrimination in the treatment and prevention of the novel coronavirus.

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washingtonblade.com

21.04 / 02:37

New York City ‘in-person’ Pride events cancelled

Heritage of Pride, the group that organizes New York City’s annual LGBTQ Pride events, announced on Monday that in collaboration with city officials it has decided to cancel all 2020 Pride events originally scheduled for June 14-28 due to dangers posed by the coronavirus outbreak.

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washingtonblade.com

06.04 / 23:49

Hungary bill would ban transgender people from legally changing gender

Advocacy groups have sharply criticized a bill that would prevent transgender people in Hungary from legally changing their gender.

Viktor Orbán Zsolt Semjén Hungary transgender ILGA-Europe Human Rights Watch Human Rights Campaign

washingtonblade.com

22.03 / 01:53

¿Cómo afecta el coronavirus a personas LGBTQ en Chile?

El movimiento LGBTQ está preocupado y alerta en Chile.

Jaime Mañalich Chile Coronavirus Human Rights Campaign Agrupación Rompiendo el Silencio

washingtonblade.com

20.03 / 18:19

Updated list of LGBTQ cancellations

LGBTQ and LGBTQ-supportive organizations continue to announce cancellations and postponements of events and changes in their operating formats in response to the coronavirus outbreak and emergency actions by local and state governments to curtail the pandemic.

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