Equality and Justice Day is today May 8th. Each year hundreds of lgbt men, women, children, and allies converge in Albany to rally at the capitol for LGBT rights.
Past years have focused on marriage equality. 

We have won the fight for the right to marry and now the focus ...

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Yesterday, April 30, 2012, just in time for May Day, a day traditionally known for activism, the New York State Assembly passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) which would provide protections around gender identity and gender expression in a range of areas including housing and employment. Rochester and other ...

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Yesterday a landmark ruling was passed recognizing the rights of our transgender peers.

It is now illegal under federal law to descriminate in employment matters on the basis of gender identity.

This ruling is long overdue and will protect those currently employed and those seeking employment from being denied on ...

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Empire State Pride Agenda and New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) have partnered to organize the TRANScribe Project. The TRANScribe project is in its early stages of collecting stories, but its ultimate goal, according to Empire State Pride Agenda, is to to create "a collection of stories that display the ...

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I just called my Senator's (Capitol) office to ask that he become a co-sponsor of GENDA - the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act.

The more of us that call, the more likely it is that our Senators will consider co-sponsoring and supporting this important bill - and the more co-sponsors it has ...

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The NY State Assembly has passed GENDA and the only remaining obstacle to this crucial bill becoming law is - you guessed it - the NY State Senate.

GENDA is a bill that would, if it becomes law, ban discrimination in housing, employment, credit and public accomodations on the basis of gender ...

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