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The 2012 Tracking Report gets a make-over and finds domestic funding for LGBTQ issues exceeds $100 million for the first time 
 
Funders for LGBTQ Issues today released the 2012 Tracking Report: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations.  This year’s report finds that domestic foundation funding for LGBTQ issues exceeded $100 million for the first time while overall LGBTQ funding was largely… Read the rest

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Friday the 13th is upon us, in 2013. Here are the year’s 13 biggest homophobes taking The Advocate’s annual Phobie Awards.
PHOBIE OF THE YEAR: VLADIMIR PUTIN
To hold the president or Russia responsible for every antigay moment within his country’s border might be unfair. But it’s far less offensive than what’s happening to LGBT Russians.
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Edith “Edie” Windsor, the plaintiff in the June 2013 Supreme Court decision that struck down the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act,” on the editorial short list of 5 – coming in at #3 – for Time magazine’s person of the year, capping off a year of landmark progress for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
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Edith “Edie” Windsor, the plaintiff in the June 2013 Supreme Court decision that struck down the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act,” on the editorial short list of 5 – coming in at #3 – for Time magazine’s person of the year, capping off a year of landmark progress for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
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Approximately 95 percent of workforce is not covered by a local ordinance prohibiting sexual orientation and gender identity
More than 25,000 LGBT workers in West Virginia continue to face widespread and persistent employment discrimination absent state or federal legal protections, according to a new report co-authored by Amira Hasenbush, Jim Kepner Law and Policy Fellow; Sarah Liebowitz, Research Associate; and Christy Mallory, former Reid Rasmussen… Read the rest

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Last night The Trevor Project honored actress Jane Lynch with the Trevor Hero Award, Adam White with the Trevor Youth Innovator Award and Toyota with the Trevor 20/20 Visionary Award at TrevorLIVE in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Palladium. This high-profile annual event was hosted by Kathy Griffin and benefitted the life-saving, life-affirming work of The Trevor Project, which provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention… Read the rest

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In what was a historic year of progress for the equal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans, corporate America stood out as a true leader in the fight for basic fairness and dignity. Both inside the boardroom and in the halls of state legislatures and the U.S. Congress, American companies stood by their LGBT employees.
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Griffin: “Nelson Mandela tore down oppression, united a rainbow nation”
Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, mourned the passing of Nelson Mandela and celebrated his legacy.  HRC President Chad Griffin issued the following statement:
“Nelson Mandela tore down oppression, united a rainbow nation, and always walked arm-in-arm with his LGBT brothers and sisters—and… Read the rest

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GLAAD HOLIDAY BENEFIT BRINGS OUT COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT FOR LGBT INCLUSION IN THE MEDIA ON DECEMBER 15 AT THE ANDAZ IN WEST HOLLYWOOD
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced its 16th annual “GLAAD Tidings” holiday benefit to take place Sunday, December 15, 2013 (6:00-9:00) at the iconic and modern Andaz Hotel, located in West Hollywood.
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From the Most Wanted Man in the Grindr Cascade to 2013’s Biggest Social Blunder, Grindr Guys Have Spoken

Grindr, the premier all-male geo-social network app, tapped its massive user base to reveal this year’s Best of 2013 Awards. Grindr users from the U.S., U.K. and Australia weighed in on everything from their favorite song, to the gay icon of the year to the biggest comeback… Read the rest

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“LGBTQ youth across the country deserve to be protected from the trauma of so-called ‘ex-gay therapy’ and the devastation these discredited methods cause youth and their families.”
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier today introduced the Stop Harming Our Kids Resolution (SHOK), a federal resolution supporting efforts to stop mental health providers from using dangerous efforts to change sexual orientation or gender identity – sometimes referred to… Read the rest

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Marketing Effort Will Help Educate and Enroll the LGBT Community in Affordable Quality Health Care
Covered California today highlighted advertising aimed at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community on billboards and print advertising throughout the state.
“Covered California offers affordable, quality health care coverage, and we are working hard to get the word out and encourage enrollment,” said Covered California Executive Director Peter… Read the rest

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“Other New York State landlords should take note: Same-sex spouses must be treated equally under the laws of New York.”
Today, Lambda Legal announced that Weinreb Management, a New York City-based management company, has added lesbian tenant Dava Weinstein’s spouse, Dorothy Calvani, to her rent-stabilized lease, in compliance with state and city law, and agreed to pay $20,000 to the couple to settle the matter.… Read the rest

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State’s largest trade association for technology businesses to advocate for LGBT equality in Phoenix
Today the Arizona Technology Council, the state’s largest trade association for technology businesses and a longtime leader of the technology community, announced it would add issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality to its lobbying platform agenda.  The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, praised… Read the rest

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State’s largest trade association for technology businesses to advocate for LGBT equality in Phoenix
Today the Arizona Technology Council, the state’s largest trade association for technology businesses and a longtime leader of the technology community, announced it would add issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality to its lobbying platform agenda.  The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, praised… Read the rest

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State’s largest trade association for technology businesses to advocate for LGBT equality in Phoenix
Today the Arizona Technology Council, the state’s largest trade association for technology businesses and a longtime leader of the technology community, announced it would add issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality to its lobbying platform agenda.  The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, praised… Read the rest

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