On Thursday, President Obama launched a new initiative aimed at providing greater opportunities for young African-American and Hispanic men. The White House is partnering with businesses, nonprofit organizations and foundations to address disparities in criminal justice, education and employment through this new program entitled My Brother’s Keeper You can watch a full speech by the […]
A U.S. Army and Navy veteran says he was told he had to leave a west Houston restaurant because of his service dog. According to KHOU.com, Aryeh Ohayon “called Houston Police and waited inside the restaurant. He claims the officer who responded made him feel even worse. ‘I told him what my disabilities were. That’s […]
The United States Department of Justice sent a letter to the Missoula County, Montana, Attorney’s office alleging disturbing “deficiencies” in how rape cases are handled. As reported by Mother Jones: According to the Justice Department’s letter, in one instance, a deputy county attorney in Missoula allegedly quoted religious passages to a woman who’d reported sexual […]
You don’t just have to be male or female on Facebook anymore. The social media giant is adding a customizable option with about 50 different terms people can use to identify their gender as well as preferred pronoun choices: him, her or them. The changes took effect on Thursday, impacting Facebook’s 159,000 monthly users in […]
Actor, author and gay rights activist George Takei spoke to the BBC’s Katty Kay late last year. Takei spoke about his Star Trek role, internment in a Japanese camp in the US during WWII, his internet popularity and his advocacy of gay marriage. You can watch the interview, courtesy of BBC, below: http://youtu.be/RWBHygSTpD8