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Is There an LGBT “Community”?

Is There an LGBT “Community”?  - Today's most important acronym expands and contracts like an accordion with seemingly no rhyme or reason. From LGBT , the inclusive train of letters ...

LGBT organization demands 'freedoms by right, not by grace'

LGBT organization demands 'freedoms by right, not by grace'  - Meretz Party leader Zehava Gal-On said yesterday that while Schlissel will go to jail, homophobia and violence will continue until there is full equality ...

SLC Council votes to rename street 'Harvey Milk Boulevard' after LGBT rights leader

SLC Council votes to rename street 'Harvey Milk Boulevard' after LGBT rights leader  - Supporters said Harvey Milk inspired the modern LGBT rights movement and continues to inspire people. Troy Williams of the LGBT rights group ...

Looking to reframe LGBT fight, US conservatives head to the bathroom

Looking to reframe LGBT fight, US conservatives head to the bathroom  - There is something atavistic about the desire for privacy in a bathroom. Toddlers in diapers retreat to another room to do their business. Even animals ...

When Boycotts Turn Harmful

When Boycotts Turn Harmful  - On the other hand, I questioned how thoughtful some of the boycotts are, and if there's a stronger way the boycotters could show allyship to the LGBT  ...

Viola Davis says she will “fight” for LGBT rights

Viola Davis says she will “fight” for LGBT rights  - Emmy-winning actress Viola Davis has promised to fight for the rights of LGBT families. During a red carpet appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival, ...

Saving the home behind Lambert House LGBT Youth Center

Saving the home behind Lambert House LGBT Youth Center  - Lambert House is the only LGBT Youth Center in the Seattle area. Now, after decades operating out of a house on Capitol Hill, the non-profit needs ...

British Foreign Office issues warning to LGBT travelers

British Foreign Office issues warning to LGBT travelers  - Britain's Foreign Office has issued new guidance warning LGBT travelers about controversial new anti-gay laws in North Carolina and Mississippi.

5 Reasons You Should Replace "Latino" with "Latinx"

5 Reasons You Should Replace " Latino " with "Latinx"  - Latinx challenges the gender binary by including the countless people of Latin American descent who neither identify as women nor men.

Census Bureau settles hiring lawsuit over black and Latino applicants' criminal histories

Census Bureau settles hiring lawsuit over black and Latino applicants' criminal histories  - Census Bureau settles hiring lawsuit over black and Latino applicants' ... “It just was an impossibility” for many people to provide the documentation, ...

Diversity in Tech: Slack Hires Engineer Who Quit Twitter Citing Lack of Diversity

Diversity in Tech: Slack Hires Engineer Who Quit Twitter Citing Lack of Diversity  - overall U.S. workforce was Latino as of February 2016, and only 4.1 percent of Slack's global employee base of around 350 people was Latino .

Anti-LGBT Bills Threaten Real Lives, Based on False Ideas

Anti- LGBT Bills Threaten Real Lives, Based on False Ideas  - Your fears about LGBT people aren't based on facts. ... being cisgender or Black is not a choice, and trans* people aren't defined by their genitals ...

Still Answering the Black AIDS Call at 60

Still Answering the Black AIDS Call at 60  - “It was the first time I realized that people could be treated differently ... career fighting for LGBT and Black civil rights and for people with HIV/AIDS.

The Racial Gap In Entrepreneurship Is Costing The U.S. Economy Billions

The Racial Gap In Entrepreneurship Is Costing The U.S. Economy Billions  - The racial gap between white-owned businesses and those owned by ... Unsurprisingly, African - American female entrepreneurship increased by ...

The unapologetic racial profiling of Muslims has become America's new normal

The unapologetic racial profiling of Muslims has become America's new normal  -  Racism treats Islam as a visible identity-marker, which may or may not ... The truth is, many American Muslims are African American or South Asian.

Racial Discrimination and Capital Punishment: The Indefensible Death Sentence of Duane Buck

Racial Discrimination and Capital Punishment: The Indefensible Death Sentence of Duane Buck  - where Duane Buck was tried and sentenced, all but three of the eighteen defendants sentenced to death since 2004 have been African - American .