Month: November 2012
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GLAAD and MTPC release new videos in ‘I AM: Trans People Speak’ series
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, and the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC), announced the national launch of new “I AM: Trans People Speak” videos, featuring New York Times bestseller Professor Jennifer Finney Boylan, actress Laverne Cox, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) attorney Noah Lewis, and performance poet Kit Yan.
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Roman Catholic Church Pours $2 Million into Discrimination against LGBT Americans
The Roman Catholic Church hierarchy funneled $2 million into entirely unsuccessful efforts to advance discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the four marriage ballot states of Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington this election cycle.
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HRC Releases First-Ever Index of LGBT Inclusion within a Faith-based Community
The Human Rights Campaign, the U.S largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released today its first-ever index of inclusion within a faith-based community.
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Joint statement regarding destruction of Hurricane Sandy and LGBT families
Recently, we have seen massive destruction across the eastern United States as a result of Hurricane Sandy and winter storms. But in the midst of this tragedy we have also seen a tremendous outpouring of support and generosity within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
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Sylvia Rivera Law Project Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP), a New York City-based non-profit organization run collectively by and for low income trans communities and trans communities of color, will celebrated its 10th anniversary on November 8th honoring activists who have worked to improve the lives of trans people of color.