Friday, Focus Features’ Loving opened in select New York and Los Angeles theaters. Loving will expand across the country throughout the month of November. From acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols, Loving celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (portrayed by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), who married and then spent the…
SAN DIEGO – Surfrider San Diego Chapter’s No Border Sewage Committee (NoBS) and Surfrider Baja Chapter are hosting a first ever simultaneous bi-national Pro-Am surf competition Nov. 6 at the border of San Diego and Tijuana. The competition is being administered by Revolt Surf and presented by San Diego-based residential lender, Pure Mortgage. There will be two competitive Pro-Am surf contests…
WASHINGTON – Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a new national digital ad: “Clinton: Clear Choice for LGBTQ Equality.” The ad is aimed at mobilizing the LGBTQ vote in support of Hillary Clinton and pro-equality candidates up and down the ballot nationwide. “Clinton: Clear Choice for LGBTQ Equality” details what is at stake for LGBTQ…
Figures released by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters show a shift in voter registration, with registered Democrats jumping ahead of Republicans countywide by more than 100,000 voters, a nearly 7% registration gap — by far the largest ever. Democrats now outnumber Republicans in 10 of the 18 cities in the county, with Vista…
The Tyler Clementi Foundation and the Clementi family will host the 5th annual Upstander Legacy Celebration on Monday, November 14, 2016, 6:30PM-9:00PM at the ornate Prince George Ballroom on 15 East 27th Street, New York, NY. Hosted by ABC News Correspondent Gio Benitez, and featuring a performance by Bridget Barkan, the event raises money for…
NEW YORK — Wednesday, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) raised more than 3.15 million at its 15th annual An Enduring Vision benefit gala to support HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, supporting services, and advocacy programs across the United States, the Americas, and the Caribbean. American Airlines, BVLGARI, Fiore Group, Robert K. Kraft, The Lauder Foundation – Leonard &…
thursday, nov. 3 Ruben Ochoa: watching, waiting, commiserating Ruben Ochoa makes use of common construction materials to create imposing sculptural installations that intervene into the existing built environment. His sculptures – in addition to his drawings, photography, and public projects – move beyond the materials’ direct references to construction and labor in order to generate…
Legal.io, the leading developer of referral-network and marketplace technology for the legal services industry, has launched a partnership with the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (“LeGaL”). The organization’s lawyer referral network and pro bono panels will be powered by Legal.io’s state-of-the-art marketplace infrastructure, bringing on-demand access to legal services to the LGBT community…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a new digital ad featuring media entrepreneur and equality advocate Raymond Braun, recently named Financial Times’ #1 young LGBTQ leader, speaking in deeply personal terms about why Maggie Hassan should be New Hampshire’s next U.S. Senator. With early voting underway, the ad makes clear that LGBTQ and other pro-equality…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the final week before the election, LPAC – the nation’s first LGBTQ-women’s Super PAC – is launching a five-figure digital ad campaign to encourage LGBTQ-women to get out and vote. The ads will run across top LGBTQ websites and news platforms, as well as on social media. The campaign will micro-target…
