North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2 has cost the city of Charlotte 730 new jobs and an approximately $8.2 million in initial investment by CoStar Group Inc. after the company selected Richmond for a new research operations headquarters. The Charlotte Business Journal quoted David Dorsch, senior vice president at Cushman & Wakefield’s Charlotte office as saying,…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Legendary LGBTQ filmmaker and human rights activist Pat Rocco will receive the inaugural Troy Perry Medal of Pride, honoring LGBTQ people and allies who are on the front lines of community activism around the world. In recognition of LGBTQ History Month, the award will be presented by Rev. Troy Perry, in…
Last night, in very windy conditions Mary Lambert, #FindYourPark Ambassador, performed a pop-up concert in front of the first LGBTQ national park site, Stonewall National Monument. Lambert performed a three-song set on a makeshift stage that was set up outside the historic gay site and urged the audience to sing along with her. Singing about…
NEW YORK, NY — LGBT Confex’s sixth edition of its International Business & Tourism Forum is set to take place in Mexico City’s World Trade Center from Oct. 26 to 27. More than 60 exhibitors and 30 speakers will take part in this year’s forum and will provide information on the realities and trends affecting…
The tradition of providing a free lunchtime concert continues this week Thursday, Oct. 27 at noon when the singers of San Diego Opera’s Cinderella perform a free outdoors concert on the Civic Concourse in front of the San Diego Civic Theatre (1100 3rd Ave). The concert will last for approximately one hour. For more information…
Victory starts with voting! With so much at stake this election, it’s absolutely vital that everyone who is eligible gets out and votes. In order to be able to vote on Nov. 8, all California voters must be registered by 11:59pm today- Monday, Oct. 24. If you’ve never registered before, recently moved, changed political parties,…
SAN DIEGO – California Attorney General Kamala Harris, the state’s top law enforcement officer, today endorsed Mara Elliott as the most qualified and capable candidate to protect San Diego as the next City Attorney. Democrat Kamala Harris, a two-term attorney general who was also the two-term district attorney of San Francisco, said Mara Elliott has a proven…
WASHINGTON – Sunday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a new digital ad in Florida: Ricardo. It features Ricardo Negron-Almodovar, an Orlando resident and survivor of the tragic June attack on the Pulse nightclub, who emphasizes the importance of voting to make real change. Sunday was the first day of in-person early voting in Florida….
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Main Street Alliance, a national network of state-based small business coalitions, is committed to representing the diversity of the business owners and customers in local Main Street communities. Women, people of color, and immigrants own businesses, frequent local businesses, and are the economic drivers lifting us out of the Great Recession. These are…
NEW YORK — Sir Elton John will welcome Grammy-winning performer Diana Krall as his special musical guest for the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 15th annual fall gala, An Enduring Vision, on Monday, Nov. 2, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. “I’m so thrilled Diana will be joining us for our fall gala this year,”…
