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Tag: Civil Rights


Black History Month: Celebrating Bayard Rustin

January 31, 2021

January 31, 2021

Bayard Rustin was an American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. Due to criticism...

Honoring Gay Rights & Civil Rights Activist Bayard Rustin

January 21, 2020

January 21, 2020

On this day in history 67 years ago, gay civil rights organizer Bayard Rustin was arrested on a discriminatory, anti-gay...

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Urges Congress to Support LGBTQ+ Rights

December 20, 2018

December 20, 2018

Last week, by majority vote, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights urged the 116th Congress to prioritize civil rights issues...

Court: Civil Rights Act Protects Sexual Orientation

March 18, 2018

March 18, 2018 108

A historic court decision could lead to better LGBTQ+ workplace protections nationwide.

Bayard Rustin Led the Fight For Gay Marriage, Years Before It Was Even a Conversation

October 19, 2017

October 19, 2017 4,026

A new documentary celebrates the civil rights leader and gay rights pioneer.

The “Take The Knee” Movement Reaches Local Council

October 10, 2017

October 10, 2017 13

Since Colin Kaepernick’s famous 2016 protest, the “Take The Knee” movement has trickled down to local governments across the U.S.

Is California Failing Lesbian Couples?

September 4, 2017

September 4, 2017 796

From this week’s (disappointing) conclusion of the landmark Videckis and White vs. Pepperdine suit to a case of Health care neglect in Alhambra, California’s Lesbian population is starting to feel the squeeze of the Trump era.