MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Sept. 3, Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee joined more than 160 other mayors, cities and local governments, as well as the U.S. Conference of Mayors, in asking the Supreme Court to rule in favor of upholding nondiscrimination requirements regulating government contractors and taxpayer-funded agencies. The friend-of-the-court brief supports the city of Philadelphia […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Eight RWJBarnabas Health facilities have been recognized and redesignated as “Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. The facilities recognized include Clara Maass Medical Center, Community […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose have announced changes in public safety policy and the creation of an LGBTQ help hotline after concerns were raised about the police handling of Ashley Moore, a transgender woman who died April 1 in downtown Newark. Baraka acknowledged that police did not […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Black Lives Matter!” “Queer Lives Matter!” These words were shouted June 7 by more than a thousand protesters, who marched from Ivy Hill Park in Newark to Spiotta Park in South Orange. The Black Queer Lives Matter protest surged down South Orange Avenue, with cries for peace and an end to […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — To officially kick off the month of June, Clara Maass Medical Center hosted a socially-distant celebration of National Pride Month with a 15-car caravan that traveled around the campus, as well as a party on the top of the parking deck with music played by DJ Rich. The brief program included remarks […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — As part of its acclaimed American Voices series, Luna Stage will present “Hooray For Lady Land! Gay History For Straight People!” This show, which will run from March 14 through 30, is written and performed by Will Nolan as his comic alter-ego, Leola. Leola is your new favorite Kelly Clarkson-worshipping senior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District has begun working with Garden State Equality in preparation for the 2020-21 school year and the implementation of S1569, a new law adopted in New Jersey on Jan. 31 that requires schools to “include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, that accurately portray political, economic and social […]
TRENTON, NJ — Joining other states who have enacted or considered a ban on the use of “gay or trans panic” legal strategies in criminal cases, legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon and Joann Downey passed the full Assembly 73-0 on Nov. 25. The bill now goes to the Senate for further review. The […]
TRENTON, NJ — In conjunction with the release of a report by the Transgender Equality Task Force, Attorney Gen. Gurbir Grewal announced Nov. 20 three new steps to protect residents from discrimination or harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity. First, Grewal issued a directive to all state, county and local law enforcement agencies […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Mayor Victor De Luca and the Township of Maplewood signed onto a friend-of-the-court brief in three key LGBTQ cases that will be heard at the U.S. Supreme Court next term. The brief includes nearly 100 mayors and municipalities around the country encouraging the Supreme Court to rule in support of LGBTQ nondiscrimination […]