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August 19, 2014

Award-winning filmmaker Caryn K. Hayes releases lesbian-themed short film ‘Clean Hands’ online(VIDEO)

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

LOS ANGELES – Award-winning writer/filmmaker, Caryn K. Hayes is joining a host of other indie directors taking a stab at online distribution. Aug. 22, Hayes will be releasing her acclaimed narrative short entitled Clean Hands as a digital download & streaming rental making the film directly available to her fans and lesbian cinephiles alike at  https://www.reelhouse.org/hardlyworkingtv/clean-hands…

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Twenty amazing HIV-positive gay men

Steve Lee, Editor06 mins

LOS ANGELES — From Greg Louganis to Keith Haring, there have been thousands of impressive gay men who have lived with HIV. With National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day just around the corner (held annually on September 27), HIV Plus magazine’s September/October 2014 cover story, the publication’s largest cover story ever, takes a look at…

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GSA Network founder Carolyn Laub to leave after 16 years as executive director

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

The board of directors of Gay-Straight Alliance Network (GSA Nerwork) have announced  that the organization’s Founder and Executive Director, Carolyn Laub, will transition out of the organization at the end of August. The announcement comes as Laub concludes a 3-month sabbatical, which she used to reflect on her 16 years of leadership at GSA Network…

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National AIDS Memorial Scholarship program named in honor of AIDS educator Pedro Zamora

Steve Lee, Editor06 mins

SAN FRANCISCO– The National AIDS Memorial Grove announced today the naming of its youth scholarship program in honor of AIDS educator, activist and reality television pioneer Pedro Zamora, who passed away 20 years ago from an AIDS-related illness. The Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship Program will help foster the next generation of leaders, helping support…

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Family Research Council uses Robin Williams’ suicide to push ‘Ex-Gay’ therapy

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

Equality Matters latest post reveals how the Family Research Council (FRC) used actor and comedian Robin Williams’ suicide to champion discredited “ex-gay” therapy, comparing treatment for mental illness to treatment for homosexuality. In an August 18 post for the FRC’s blog, Senior Fellow for Policy Studies Peter Sprigg compared the late actor’s struggles with addiction and depression to people struggling…

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