TV ad to draw LGBT tourism to Las Vegas premieres

http://youtu.be/0eyKmpffiZ0 LAS VEGAS (KVVU) – Continuing in its pursuit to draw LGBT visitors, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority premiered on Monday its first national television ad campaign geared toward that community. In the commercial titled The Check In, a man and woman prepare to check in at a hotel. The woman steps away…

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VisitBritain launches new ‘Love is Great’ campaign

NEW YORK – As England and Wales welcome the new same-sex marriage law  March 29 (Scotland will follow later this year), VisitBritain, the national tourism agency responsible for inspiring the world to explore Britain, highlights where to enjoy a GREAT summer of love. Whether celebrating your honeymoon or a sexy singles weekend, Britain has a…

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GSA Network joins teachers, advocates in calling for restorative practices, not suspensions

SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the national youth empowerment organization Gay-Straight Alliance Network launched a campaign for GSA clubs to demand their districts adopt the recommendations around restorative practices outlined in the educators’ toolkit released Thursday by prominent educator and advocate organizations. The #GSAs4Justice campaign empowers youth to push back against punitive discipline policies that create…

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DCCC launches online game targeting Republican candidates opposed to Obama’s Healthcare Act

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has launched a new ad campaign targeting Republican candidates opposed to the American Healthcare Act. The San Diego campaign targets Carl DeMaio, under the headline: DCCC Launches New Campaign: ‘Sick n’ Broke: The Game Carl DeMaio is Playing with Your Health’ From the DCCC press release: As Carl DeMaio continues his efforts to stack…

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Fans fully fund ‘gay country star’ Steve Grand’s Kickstarter campaign in just 17 hours!

Two days ago, Steve Grand — whose same-sex music video “All-American Boy” went viral last summer — launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $81K in a month to fund his first album. But as of today, fans have already pledged $118K, and that number is rising by the minute. This is truly a story of a grassroots movement in…

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Seven points

That is the amount by which David Alvarez lost the mayoral race to Kevin Faulconer. First, the LGBT community did not sell out. It voted overwhelmingly for David Alvarez in the “gayborhoods” of Hillcrest, North Park, University Heights and South Park. Meaning in most precincts Alvarez got more than 70 percent of the vote, just…

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Steve Grand launches Kickstarter campaign for first album and releases sneak-peek single (VIDEO)

Steve Grand has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his first album, which he hopes to release in May. And to give everyone a sneak peek, he’s released a new music video, “Back to California,” on YouTube (see above).  The audio track is available for free on Bandcamp.com (and also on iTunes). Check out Gran’s…

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Oregon United for Marriage celebrates attorney general’s statement calling Measure 36 indefensible

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today in a legal filing that Measure 36 “cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge under any standard of review,” and that the State defendants in Rummell v. Kitzhaber will not defend the ban that excludes same-sex couples from marriage. The campaign also released updated polling today,…

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‘207 Against 377’: building momentum against India’s Supreme Court judgement recriminalizing same-sex behavior

NEW DELHI– More than 100 community stakeholders and activists came together today for a national consultation on Section 377 and the launch of Pehchan’s new advocacy campaign, ‘207 against 377’. The ‘207 against 377’ campaign initiated by Pehchan brings together the 207 organizations implementing the Pehchan program on a common platform to undertake advocacy at…

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