By Richard Hack NEW YORK--As many advances toward equality that have been achieved in corporate America, the insidious presence of discrimination is never far behind as witnessed this week when the...
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1 in 5 LGBTQ Americans lives in poverty
By Meera Jagannathan LOS ANGELES--About one in five LGBTQ people in America (21.6%) lives in poverty, compared to an estimated 15.7% poverty rate among their cisgender straight counterparts,...
Chick-fil-A gets run out of England, but is it really homophobic?
By Richard Hack READING, UK--On October 10th, American fast-foodery Chick-fil-A opened its first franchise in Great Britain, in the Oracle Shopping Center in Reading, a university town 20 minutes...
Procter & Gamble removes female symbol from Always sanitary products
By Richard Hack CINCINNATI--There is a packaging change ahead for Always, the female sanitary menstruation product. Its manufacturer, Procter & Gamble, removed the Venus symbol from the product's...
Matthew Shepard's parents rip AG Barr over transgender rights
By Corky Siemaszko The parents of Matthew Shepard, the gay Wyoming college student whose brutal murder led to changes in how the federal government defines hate crimes, delivered a pointed message to...
Kellogg’s and GLAAD Launch Special Edition 'All Together' Cereal
By Nick Duffy If you’re a fan of breakfast and being gay, we have grrrrreat news for you – Kellogg’s is launching an LGBT-themed cereal. The company’s special edition All Together Cereal is...
First Transgender Pro Boxer is New Face for Everlast Campaign
By Richard Hack The Everlast Company, the iconic maker of professional prizefighters’ shorts and gloves has selected transgender male fighter Patricio Manuel, as the new face for its “Be First”...
Despite efforts, workplace discrimination refuses to drop.
By Richard Hack Discrimination runs rampant in U.S. corporations and no amount of corporate policy seems to be having the slightest impact in slowing it down. According to the Center for Public...
Justice Gorsuch: Swing vote in LGBTQ discrimination cases
By Ian Millhiser Justice Neil Gorsuch, the archconservative Trump appointee, may end up deciding the future of LGBTQ rights in the workplace. At least, that was the impression that emerged after...
11 million LGBTQ voters and 57 million Equality voters hold key to 2020 Presidential elections
By Alphonso David For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people and our allies, the 2020 presidential election will be the most important election of our lives. Over the last two...
One in five LGBT youth identify as something other than lesbian, gay or bi
By Lily Wakefield A fifth of LGBT+ youth identify their orientation as something other than lesbian, gay or bisexual, as more young people embrace labels that fall outside of the binary. The Trevor...
New Drug Approved for Use as PrEP
By Alex Bollinger The Food and Drug Administration just approved a new drug that can be used as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) to prevent the transmission of HIV. PrEP is a medication regimen that...
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ADVANCING EQUALITY--The Newsletter
LGBTQLoyalty.com welcomes you to the first edition of our ADVANCING EQUALITY Newsletter. By midday every Thursday, ADVANCING EQUALITY will arrive in your inbox to showcase the trending news in...
Banned Books Week--Censorship hurts everyone
The idea that books in American schools and libraries can be censored may come as a radical surprise to many who believe that the First Amendment of the Constitution prevents such things. The...
Oglala Sioux Pass First Tribal Hate Crimes Law
By Alex Bollinger The Oglala Sioux Tribe just became the first to pass a hate crimes law that includes sexual orientation and gender identity. The law is modeled on federal hate crimes law and...