NEW YORK — The New York City AIDS Memorial’s Board of Directors revealed new renderings of the final design for the memorial and formally launched their capital campaign at a press conference last Wednesday evening in Manhattan. The effort to build the memorial, which started in 2011 as a grass-roots advocacy campaign led by two…
BY VICTOR HOFF Last night at the Diversionary Theater about fourteen members of the San Diego Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) met as part of their ‘reboot’ strategy to increase membership, return the local chapter to viability and strategize on ways to better integrate the organization into the shifting dynamics of a Republican Party in flux….
NEW YORK — In an effort to raise public awareness of the consequences of unchecked hatred and prejudice in society, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is launching a major public awareness initiative that will use public service announcements, video and social media to encourage individuals and communities to stand up to hatred and bigotry. The centerpiece…
For the past decade San Diego’s very own Imperial Court and countless volunteers have raised money and collected Easter baskets, bicycles, toys and more for underprivileged children to receive Easter Sunday. The Imperial Court de San Diego and Empress Candi Samples kicked off the 10th annual Children’s Easter Basket campaign at Bamboo Lounge in Hillcrest…
QUEBEC CITY — As part of a five-year, seven million dollar campaign, the Quebec government has launched a series of ads to find out just how tolerant its citizens are, reports the Montreal Gazette. The ads, which begin by asking, “How open are you?” and show a series of gender neutral situations, before displaying varying…
Feb. 22 GLBT elected and community leaders gathered on the steps of the San Francisco City Hall to hold a news conference and rally in support of the campaign to get San Francisco International Airport renamed as the Harvey Milk San Francisco International Airport. Among the speakers were California state Assemblymember Tom Ammiano; City Supervisor…
(CNN) — Prominent Republicans who support marriage rights for same-sex couples are the focus of a new million-dollar ad campaign that’s set to roll out Wednesday. The spot, from the Respect for Marriage Coalition, feature clips of former Vice President Dick Cheney, former first lady Laura Bush, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell all…
Following the Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors announcement that they were reconsidering the ban on gay Scouts and Scout leaders, the Family Research Council (FRC), which the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled a hate group, has launched an email campaign urging people to phone members of the BSA board of directors and…
All Out, a new organization building the global movement for LGBT equality, has launched a campaign to get European Union countries to recognize that same-sex families are families, regardless of the country they’re in. From the All Out campaign: For thousands of children in the European Union, crossing borders can mean they’re on their own. The reason is simple: when moving between one country to another,…
The San Diego GLBT Historic Task Force has announced that they will lead a campaign to create an AIDS Memorial for San Diego. “More than 7,600 men, women and children have died of AIDS in San Diego County,” stated City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez. “It is long overdue that we commemorate and remember their lives…
