by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Equality, LGBTQIA+
Even though we live in the year 2016, we are not in a perfect or ideal society. Despite having passed many influential legal agreements in the name of civil rights and equality for all (such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the Pregnancy...
by admin | Mar 16, 2016 | Power LGBT
Lakeland lawyer Larry Hardaway organized an event in Lakeland recently as a vigil for the late Virgil Hawkins, a respected civil rights pioneer in Florida. Hawkins’ story begins in 1949, when the then 43-year-old’s application to the University of Florida’s Levin...
by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Equality, LGBTQIA+
The Tempe Tourism Office has won the first-ever award of its kind from Pride Guide, a local LGBT publication, for highlighting Arizona’s LGBT-friendly businesses. The state has been working to become a more LGBT-friendly tourist destination. In a state that has...
by admin | Dec 3, 2015 | Equality, LGBTQIA+
LGBT Americans achieved a huge milestone this year when the Supreme Court recognized same-sex marriage nationwide, and many places are working to pass LGBT measures in local courts. But the work is far from over: other places, like Indiana, are still trying to...
by admin | Nov 6, 2015 | Equality, LGBTQIA+, Transgender
It’s taken a long time, but United States legislation is finally turning a corner on LGBT rights and related issues. There is still a lot of work to be done towards securing freedoms for gay and trans individuals, but current legislation and legislators seek to...
