News by subject: LGB

The Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, issued the following statement today on the International Transgender Day of Visibility. "Today, on the International Transgender Day of Visibility, we honour the resilience...

The Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority is proud to welcome Miami Beach Pride back to center stage April 1 ? 10, providing visitors and locals with the opportunity to honor the diverse fabric of the area's LGBTQ+ community.  As an inclusive,...

HEINEKEN USA and Black Ambition, a non-profit created by Pharrell Williams to close the opportunity and wealth gap by supporting Black and Latinx entrepreneurs, today announced a partnership to provide funding and mentorship opportunities to Black...

Transgender Day of Visibility is more important this year than ever. Laws prohibiting transgender youth from playing sports as well as laws that prevent youth from affirmative care are being written every day. With two gender expansive children,...

NMG Network is expanding the reach of Lei, a leading LGBTQ-focused travel media brand, in Summer 2022, to explore the world's most welcoming destinations through the unique lens of LGBTQ communities. As an elevated omnichannel lifestyle brand, Lei...

New to the Miami nightlife scene, Fluid has quickly become the hottest Disco Party with a Purpose. Created by charity matchmaker, Todd Krim, Founder of The Krim Group, and inspired by Studio 54, Fluid takes place at La Otra Wynwood and...

Encircle, a pioneering non-profit that builds homes to provide life-saving mental health services and community programs for LGBTQ+ youth and their families, today announced that its much anticipated next location will be in Rexburg, Idaho. The home...

The LGBTQ+ community deserves different kinds of conventions - ones that are inclusive, accessible, safe and affirming. QFX East will bring together queer fans and allies to celebrate their favorite on-screen characters and stories.  The exciting...

The last two years have curtailed most public events, but Dining Out For Life® hosted by Subaru soldiered on by helping partner restaurants fill take-out or gift card orders while their own fundraising was severely limited. This year, nearly all of...

Today, Capital Health Regional Medical Center and Capital Health Medical Center ? Hopewell announced their "LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader" individual designations in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 15th anniversary edition of the...

Abbott and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) announced a $37.5 million initiative...

Nearly 3,000 panels on 350 Quilt blocks to be displayed in Golden Gate Park on June 11 & 12 for a free public event expected to draw thousands to experience the largest community arts project in the worldPanels on display will include those made...

Gale, part of Cengage Group, is supporting academic initiatives in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) with the release of six new archives on the Gale Primary Sources (GPS) platform. These archives explore the stories of LGBTQ+ communities...

Total Diversity Clinical Trial Management, a global Contract Research Organization and full-service Diversity Organization, has announced Kenyetta Sims, MAOM, CCRC as the Director of Diversity Training & Education....

Fast Forward, the organization equipping tech nonprofits with funding and support to scale impact, announces a $4.6M funding round for its 9th Startup Accelerator. This infusion of capital empowers Fast Forward to support nine organizations building...

Today, Children's Minnesota received the designation of "LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader" in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's (HRC) 15th anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). The HEI strives to ensure LGBTQ+ people are...

SoundMind, the audio-visual mental health app, has raised $800,000 in its pre-seed funding round led by #1 Los Angeles Times best-selling author Dr. Venus Nicolino (Dr. V). Concurrent with this investment, Dr. V, who holds a Ph.D. in clinical...

New documentary, 'BLACK AS U R a micheal rice film' will debut on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 1pm during Outfest Fusion's QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Film Festival taking place at the Regal LA Live 13 in Los Angeles,...

Nationwide leader in the recruitment and support of LGBTQ and all prospective parents interested in fostering and fostering-to-adopt, RaiseAChild has been recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal's Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Awards and...

Independent Medical Group (IMG) d/b/a IMG Health Clinic, a minority-owned and led healthcare provider, offers fast and free testing of infectious diseases HIV, Hepatitis C, and STDs, to patients regardless of socio-economic status, ethnicity, and...

A bold and dynamic design has been chosen for the LGBTQ2+ National Monument to be built in downtown Ottawa. Today, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and...

Internova Travel Group, one of the largest travel services companies in the world with a collection of leading brands delivering high-touch, personal travel expertise to leisure and corporate clients, will partner with PROUD Experiences organized by...

Transgender and nonbinary (collectively referred to here as "trans") students are ill-served by most school environments. They experience challenges trying to navigate institutions that, at best, are poorly designed to support them and that often...

The major performances and activities of the 15th edition of the Montréal Pride Festival, presented by TD, with its inclusive and diversified programming, will take place from August 1 to 7 on the Esplanade of the Olympic Park as its main site, as...

Our nation's health care system continues to deal with a myriad of challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, many of which are complex and will likely require a substantial amount of time to address and correct. One of the most pressing issues...

The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will join representatives from the LGBT Purge Fund and members of the design team to participate in the virtual announcement of the winning design for the LGBTQ2+ National Monument, to be...

Sebb and Dion are launching a new single, 'sus', on March 25, 2022 to turn the tables on a TikTok social media trend. The word sus is short for suspicious. This word became a meme to describe when two straight CIS men act 'gay' around each other....

The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will join representatives from the LGBT Purge Fund and members of the design team to participate in the virtual announcement of the winning design for the LGBTQ2+ National Monument, to be...

Matthew Siegal Goodworx Foundation Inc. (www.matthewsiegal.com), a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in the Washington, DC area, today announced the creation of a special fund to help LGBTQ+ Ukrainians find refuge in welcoming countries in Western Europe...

Today, White Party Global (WPG) announced that 2x Platinum-selling, American singer, dancer, choreographer and television personality, Paula Abdul will headline the White Party Palm Springs' World-Famous T-Dance 'Carnival' theme event, taking place...

FIT4U Solutions announces a first in the transgender underwear industry with a choice of compression in its underwear and swimwear. A new generation of trans-friendly underwear offering a wide or extra-wide gusset depending on the activity and...

The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; and the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, issued the following statement today to mark the...

Candice Matthews Brackeen, founder and CEO of Cincinnati-based economic development organization Lightship Foundation, announces today that Lightship Foundation has acquired Black Tech Week. "Black Tech Week is a culturally historic event that...

Reco Intensive continues to provide a variety of outpatient treatment options that support individuals in various stages of their addiction recovery. Through providing a wide range of specialty program options for both intensive outpatient and...

Following in their mission to promote confidence for staying ready, Pure for Men, the leading lifestyle brand for gay men, announces the acquisition of another best-selling supplement Take Two, cornering the market on fiber for bottoms. Take Two, a...

Fuzz, Canada's leading wax bar, announces that, as of tomorrow, March 18, all of its services are officially gender neutral. They are one of the first beauty services companies to do this, in a mission to ensure that their clients feel safe,...

Today, Oppside and ANA's AIMM (Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing) released their first ever Oscar's Inclusion & Relevancy Report analyzing how the nominated films...

Out Leadership, the oldest and largest coalition of global companies working to improve LGBTQ+ equality in the world, is delighted to welcome PPG as its newest member firm. PPG, a global, paint, coatings and specialty materials manufacturer with more...

Allied Electronics & Automation, a leading distributor of industrial automation and control products in North America, is investing $1M to enhance its employee benefits program, holding employee costs for benefits steady in 2022 by absorbing all...

Trulieve Cannabis Corp.  ("Trulieve" or "the Company"), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the United States, today launched its nationwide Supplier Diversity Initiative. The initiative provides education and professional development...

The Trevor Project, the world's largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people rallied messages of support for transgender and nonbinary youth amid ongoing...

Nespresso announces the launch of 'The Things We Hold,' a new initiative created to shine a light on employee and brand values and a commitment to local communities. The debut creative expression is a collaboration with non-profit organization, the...

Ceros, the cloud-based design platform for interactive content, today announced a continuation of their partnership with Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, including an expanded collaboration with GLAAD, the...

Ruth Ellis Center, established in 1999 and nationally recognized for its trauma-informed services for LGBTQ+ young people experiencing homelessness or in the child welfare system, was recently awarded a $250,000 Housing for Everyone grant from the TD...

A March 8 article in My London reports on the surrogacy journeys of the United Kingdom's first transgender parents, Jake and Hannah Graf. With a healthy and happy toddler and another child on the way, the two-time intended parents and their...

Today, BMO Financial Group became the first financial institution in Canada to implement the True Nametm feature by Mastercard, enabling transgender and non-binary individuals to use their chosen name across all BMO consumer and small business credit...

Author Mitchell Kesller's new book Broke the Bread, Spilled the Tea is an LGBT non-fiction book that is set to release on March 30th, 2022.  The book explores the truth of what is written in the Bible as it pertains to homosexuality from an academic,...

In response to the Florida Senate passing the "Don't Say Gay or Trans" bill (HB 1557), which will now head to Governor Ron DeSantis' desk for his signature or veto, Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President & CEO of AnitaB.org had this to say: "We at...

Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence announced that three Nova Scotia organizations will receive funding through the Veteran and Family Well?Being Fund (VFWF). Alongside Kody...

In 2021, PLDT Inc. fortified its commitment to promote diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion among its employees, with landmark initiatives, campaigns, memberships, and policies for workplace gender equality. These efforts, together with those...