November 28, 2024
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Over 50 Notre Dame graduates walk out during Vice President Pence’s commencement address to protest Pence’s anti-LGBTQ history

Steve Lee, Editor02 mins

More than 50 graduates of Notre Dame University in Indiana participated in a walkout protest during Vice President and former Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s commencement address Sunday. The students cited his history of anti-LGBTQ actions including passage of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in 2015, which legalized discrimination against LGBTQ people and families. Video…

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Utah Film Center announces first round of films for 2017 ‘Damn These Heels Festival’

Steve Lee, Editor08 mins

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah –  Utah Film Center announced Thursday the first round of films selected to screen in the 2017 Damn These Heels Film Festival. Damn These Heels will run July 14 – 16, 2017 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center and is a celebration of independent, documentary, and foreign films from around…

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San Diego therapist releases ‘Gay Man’s Guide to Open and Monogamous Marriage’

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Psychotherapist and author, Michael Dale Kimmel, Friday announced the release of The Gay Man’s Guide to Open and Monogamous Marriage (ISBN 9781442268012), a nonfiction handbook for gay couples that provides an easy-to-follow, practical framework for helping create, adjust, and structure their marriages. Legal gay marriage is still a relatively new phenomenon,…

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Treasurer John Chiang and Senate Leader Kevin de León vow to fight for Californians’ right to retirement security

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – State Treasurer John Chiang and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) said Thursday that California’s Secure Choice program remains on track to provide retirement security to nearly 6.8 million private-sector workers who do not have access to a retirement savings plan from their employer. Earlier this month, the U.S….

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NASTAD releases comprehensive report on AIDS drug assistance programs

Steve Lee, Editor07 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, NASTAD released the 2017 National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report (The Report) and corresponding infographics. Since 1996, NASTAD has provided comprehensive information on AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) through The Report, which contains background information as well as detailed findings and corresponding charts and tables. All the resources related to the…

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KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Festival 2017 to screen 147 films from 45 countries

Steve Lee, Editor010 mins

South Asia’s biggest and India’s only mainstream LGBTQ film festival – KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival – returns for its eighth edition in May 2017. Registrations have opened on BookMyShow.com for the festival that will be held from May 24-28, 2017. 147 films from 45 countries that reflect the diversity of the lives of lesbian, gay,…

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San Diego LGBT Pride announces new executive director

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Board of Directors of San Diego LGBT Pride has announced the selection of Eric Heinritz as its new executive director. The selection was made after an extensive search and comprehensive selection process managed by Nonprofit Management Solutions, a San Diego nonprofit management support organization. “We are very pleased to announce…

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