‘Super Bowl’ of gay travel: the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association convention

The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) will hold its annual convention this week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, playing host to attendees from amongst the group’s 2,300 members and featuring five hundred local business participants in what has been dubbed “the Super Bowl of gay travel opportunities.” Local hotelier and group member Karen Brown…

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Exodus International criticizes message, method of ‘It Gets Better’ web campaign (see video)

Inspired by the positive impact of Dan Savage’s ‘It Gets Better’ YouTube campaign, many celebrities, politicians and even the President himself have created videos promising a better future for LGBT youth struggling with bullying and discrimination due to their sexual orientation. Last week’s highly publicized Google Chrome ad showcasing the campaign featured many a familiar…

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Streisand issues statement, shares story behind failed attempts to film ‘The Normal Heart’

Barbara Streisand published an official statement today in response to recent media buzz pitting her against gay rights activist and playwright Larry Kramer. The two prominent figures have been locked in a public feud regarding failed efforts to film Kramer’s celebrated play, ‘The Normal Heart.’ Since purchasing the rights to the play in 1985, Streisand…

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Key gay civil rights documents featured in Library of Congress display

Since its installation in 2008, the popular exhibition entitled ‘Creating the United States’ has drawn more than 1.5 million visitors to the Thomas Jefferson building in the Library of Congress. The display is designed to demonstrate how the Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are “living instruments” integral to the evolution of the…

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