Condé Nast is launching a digital brand for the LGBTQ community on October 26, called Them. It’s the first project from Condé Nast’s new incubator, which was created to develop new brands and businesses. Condé Nast claims it is the first big publisher to tap into this market.
Here is some background information about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender milestones in the United States. Timeline:1924 – The Society for Human Rights is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago. It is the first documented gay rights organization.
The Rainbow Flag, the international symbol of LGBT liberation and pride, will be unveiled in a special ceremony in New York City at the historic Stonewall National Monument next week. Thanks to the efforts of LGBT history activists, it will claim a permanent home.
Sports stars often become society’s role models, exhibiting the discipline, courage and determination to motivate us in our own lives. For these LGBTQ athletes, the ability to inspire goes one step beyond. When they break down stereotypes, leap over expectations, and lift up their voices, they show that we all have the muscle to overcome adversity. For LGBTQ History Month, HRC is honoring these pioneering athletes fighting for equality both on and off the field.
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has reversed a federal government policy that said transgender workers were protected from discrimination under a 1964 civil rights law, according to a memo on Wednesday sent to agency heads and US attorneys.
Opponents might get another chance to block a Mississippi law that lets government workers or private business people cite religious beliefs to deny services to gay or lesbian couples. It’s considered the broadest religious-objections state law enacted since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015.
Public Policy junior Daniel Greene remembers one of the first fraternity rush events he attended as a freshman. “I walk into the house, and the first thing I hear, is ‘that’s so gay,’” Greene said. “Some brother is repeating ‘that’s so gay.’ That’s literally the first thing after I checked in I heard.”
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