World OutGames Miami launches early registration for 2017 games

MIAMI, Fla. – World OutGames Miami, the 10-day event that will bring to life 34 sports and more than 450 events across the areas of Sport, Culture and Human Rights, has launched advanced registration. Thousands of athletes, participants, spectators and thought leaders from around the globe will converge on Miami for World OutGames IV to…

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Out filmmaker Marina Rice Bader to premiere new film at Outfest Los Angeles 2016

https://youtu.be/dVgYBg1qUfI LOS ANGELES – Writer/director/producer Marina Rice Bader is set to world premiere her new feature film, Ava’s Impossible Things, at this year’s Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival. The film will screen at the DGA 1 Saturday, July 16 at 4 p.m. with Marina and cast in attendance. Tickets on Sale now at https://secure.outfest.org/tixSYS/2016/filmguide/ In keeping…

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National TV ad depicting transgender discrimination to premiere during RNC (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON —  Equality Federation is partnering in the launch of a groundbreaking ad depicting the challenges faced by transgender people in accessing public restrooms—and highlighting the lack of state and federal nondiscrimination protections for transgender people—that will have its national television debut on FOX News Channel next Thursday, July 21, during the final night of the…

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Matthew Shepard Foundation announces 2016 ‘Spirit of Matthew Award’ recipient

Activist and volunteer Zachary Mallory, 19, is the recipient of the 2016 Spirit of Matthew Award, an annual tribute given by the Matthew Shepard Foundation. The award highlights a young person who is advancing the work of the Foundation by promoting diversity, acceptance, and understanding through their words and actions. The award will be given…

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Kick off Pride with the San Diego Women’s Chorus at ‘Guided by the Heart’ July 14

SAN DIEGO – This past week, 55 members of the San Diego Women’s Chorus participated in the 2016 GALA (Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses) Festival in Denver, Colorado, performing five times in just four days, including a 30-minute set of their own to a packed audience in the Ellie Caukins Opera House and at…

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