LA Pride announces its 2017 Grand Marshal

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – LA Pride have announced that this year’s LA Pride Grand Marshal will be Alexei Romanoff.  A fierce advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, Alexei has spent a majority of his life fighting for equality. On the 47th anniversary of the world’s first permitted LGBTQ+ parade, LA Pride and Christopher Street West, remain…

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New gay series ‘How It All Began’ to premiere on Amazon Video May 16

https://youtu.be/0zVfOn2sf6s LOS ANGELES, Calif. – How It All Began, a new original series written and directed by Dennis Nollette will premiere on Amazon Video  Tuesday May 16 distributed by Together Magic Films. The episodic series centers on the romantic relationship between a late-middle-aged gay man and a twenty-something millennial. The official synopsis reads: “Late-middle-aged Dennis…

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House LGBT Caucus Aging Task Force demands Trump administration not erase LGBT elders

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Friday, Rep. Ted Deutch (FL-22), chair of the LGBT Aging Issues Task Force, and 49 members of the U.S. House of Representatives demanded the Trump administration reinstate LGBT demographic questions to the National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). “As we fight for full equality for our LGBT family, it’s important to…

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GLAAD set to return to Nashville for second ‘Concert for Love and Acceptance’

NEW YORK – GLAAD has announced its participation in the 2017 Concert for Love and Acceptance June 8 at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville. The show champions LGBTQ rights and will benefit at-risk youth. Ty Herndon and CMT’s Cody Alan will host, and the event will feature Billy Gillman, Dana Goldberg, Kree Harrison, Lorrie Morgan,…

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HRC and NEA sponsor national day of reading of children’s book ‘I Am Jazz’ in support of trans youth

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Next week, thousands of parents, educators and allies across the nation will stand in solidarity with transgender students by hosting school and community readings of I Am Jazz, a children’s book by transgender teen trailblazer Jazz Jennings. Following a year of unprecedented attacks on the rights and dignity of transgender young people…

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Connecticut governor signs bill protecting LGBTQ youth from dangerous ‘conversion therapy’

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy Thursday signed into law House Bill (HB) 6695 — legislation protecting LGBTQ youth in the state from the dangerous and discredited practice of so-called “conversion therapy.” The Connecticut Senate unanimously approved the bill Thursday, and the state House of Representatives approved the bill just last week. Connecticut becomes…

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New exhibition highlights 35 years of LGBTQ community portraits by Lenore Chinn

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. —  “Picturing Kinship: Portraits of Our Community,” a new exhibition offering a 35-year overview of portraits in painting and photography by San Francisco artist Lenore Chinn, opens June 9 at the GLBT History Museum. The subjects are individuals who have contributed to the diversity of San Francisco’s cultural landscape in such fields…

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NGLCC scores NBA partnership, expanding LGBT inclusion in sports leagues purchasing from LGBT-owned businesses

WASHINGTON — The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the business voice of the LGBT community, has welcomed the National Basketball Association (NBA) to its list of nearly 200 top corporations and government agencies seeking certified LGBT Business Enterprises (LGBTBEs) into their supply chains alongside other diverse communities. This kind of inclusion not…

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