GLAAD presents some of Bill O’Reilly’s most anti-LGBTQ remarks

Today, Fox News let go of their long-time host Bill O’Reilly. According to media reports a slew of sexual-harassment claims scared off “O’Reilly Factor” advertisers in droves. For most of his career, O’Reilly was staunchly against LGBT rights. After the Supreme Court ruled against DOMA and Prop 8, he insisted “I don’t buy into the…

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‘Kashish’ 2017 to crowdfund South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ film festival

MUMBAI, India — For the fifth year in a row, Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will be raising funds to hold the eighth edition of South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ film festival through crowdfunding. The global campaign to raise funds was launched on India’s leading crowdfunding portal – Wishberry. India’s only mainstream LGBTQ film festival…

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New studies find one-fifth of surveyed homeless youth in the United States and Canada are victims of human trafficking

NEW YORK — Researchers announced findings today from the largest-ever combined sample of homeless youth in the United States and Canada, revealing that nearly one-fifth are victims of human trafficking, including those trafficked for sex, labor, or both.  The dual studies by researchers at The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research at the…

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Teleflora partners with GLSEN to honor teachers nationwide this Teacher Appreciation Week (May 8-12)

LOS ANGELES, Calif.– Teachers play a major role in building brighter futures for our children in communities around the country. This May, Teleflora, the world’s leading floral delivery service and GLSEN, the leading education organization focused on ensuring safe and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 schools, are partnering to help you express your gratitude for all the teachers that…

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Club Skirts and Tito’s Vodka launch a $10,000 fundraising campaign to benefit NCLR

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Club Skirts and Tito’s Vodka joined forces at this year’s Dinah by donating a $10,000 matching grant to the National Center For Lesbian Rights (NCLR). In addition to the pool parties, phenomenal concerts and raging DJ sets, this year’s Dinah had a decidedly activist undertone. The Dinah hosted a ‘Party With A Purpose,’ Sunday,…

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The Old Globe free event, ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. Shakespeare!’ returns April 22

SAN DIEGO —The Old Globe would like to invite friends, Romans, countrymen—all of San Diego, in fact—to join them in celebrating their resident playwright William Shakespeare’s birthday with Happy Birthday, Mr. Shakespeare! Saturday, April 22, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., on the Globe’s campus in Balboa Park. The Bard’s birthday—his 453rd!—is a fitting and…

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New activist video series features LGBTQ puppets and puppeteer

NEW YORK — A new video series, “BreakthroughU,” is tackling complicated social issues, like gender-based violence, intersectionality* and culture change, issues that are at the heart of the work that Breakthrough has been doing for over 17 years. The videos employ an unusual approach — puppets. A cast of rainbow-colored puppets represents a range of…

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Fourth Global LGBTQI Human Rights Conference to be held in Miami, May 26 – May 29,

MIAMI, Fla. – Thought leaders from around the globe will converge on Miami for the 4th Global LGBTQI Human Rights Conference, May 26 – 29, as part of World OutGames Miami 2017, the world’s largest 10-day Sports, Culture and Human Rights event. This well-orchestrated conference will offer a world view of human rights with representation…

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