Local creative pros to host fundraiser for nonprofits to expand their brands

SAN DIEGO – Orange Tree Project hosts the organization’s first-ever Orange Tree Soirée on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 at the ChuckAlek Biergarten in North Park. This special fundraising event celebrates the value of design and raise funds to provide design grants for nonprofits to become more fruitful in their community. The Soirée begins at 6…

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Virgin Holidays publishes report on issues facing LGBT travelers

Virgin Holidays today publishes the findings from its LGBT travel report into the issues faced by LGBT travelers worldwide.  The study reveals more than one in three (37%) LGBT travelers have experienced some form of discrimination whilst on vacation, with 6% experiencing a threat of physical violence due to their sexuality. The report also highlighted…

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Match reveals data from its 2016 LGBTQ In America Study

To celebrate National Coming Out Day Tuesday, Oct. 11, Match reveals data from its 2016 LGBTQ in America study, the largest U.S. national study of American singles who identify as LGBTQ. The data uncovers new insights around singles’ personal journey of realizing their sexual orientation and coming to terms with who they are. “The data…

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GLAAD and the Curran release theater Spirit Day video

The Curran has released a music video of the song “Ring of Keys,” from the Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home, which will re-open the Curran this January after an extensive renovation that is currently underway (and pictured in scenes from the video). The song, written by Tony Award-winners Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori, and performed…

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Interracial emojis to debut for first time ever in celebration of ‘Loving’

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Focus Features announced today that the new LOVE-MOJI App has launched, giving users the chance to use interracial couple emojis for the first time ever. The groundbreaking new app is inspired by Richard and Mildred Loving, a husband and wife who nearly fifty years ago showed us that love is stronger…

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Star-filled evening provides encouragement and support for LGBTQ students

LOS ANGELES, Calif.  — Oct. 1, Point Honors Los Angeles brought 400 guests to the storied ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel for a celebrity-filled gala evening in support of Point Foundation (Point), the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit. Nearly half a million dollars was…

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SPLC recognizes documentary film ‘Forbidden’ with first-ever filmmaking award

Forbidden: trailer from Pony Pictures on Vimeo. Forbidden: Undocumented & Queer in Rural America, Moises Serrano’s story of advocacy for justice and equality in the Deep South as an undocumented gay man was honored by The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Saturday at The Charlotte Film Festival. The Social Justice Award, presented in partnership with…

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