Oakland- the East Bay’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) Pride festival is celebrating its fifth year Sunday, Aug. 31, and expanding the festival with a Pride parade down Broadway. Spring boarding off of 2013’s success where more than 30,000 people attended, Oakland Pride is happy to announce the largest celebration yet. The newly…
When the United States Supreme Court ruled in 2003 in Lawrence vs. Texas on a 6-3 vote that the state had violated the liberty of the plaintiffs protected by substantive due process under the Fourteenth Amendment, it not only legalized consensual sex between two adults regardless of gender, but it overturned Bowers vs. Hardwick (1986)…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group LLC celebrated its longstanding support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees, communities and issues by sponsoring the annual Motor City Pride festival. Motor City Pride is a volunteer-driven event celebrating the lives of Michigan’s LGBT citizens, and is the largest LGBT gathering in Michigan. The event was held this year…
http://youtu.be/0P3x415BnXM In celebration of Pride Month, General Mills, maker of the iconic and sugary Lucky Charms cereal, has launched a new commercial entitled “2014/Lucky To Be” (#LuckyToBe). The 53-second spot, now on YouTube, features a peppy banjo-infused track and a rainbow of colors that include, of course, a new marshmallow in the shape of a…
In honor of the World Cup in Brazil and LGBT Pride month, YouTube is celebrating LGBT athletes and allies around the world who have made a fair and inclusive playing field for everyone. #ProudtoPlay will feature LGBT athletes, their supporters, and YouTube Creators throughout Pride month on the YouTube Spotlight Channel. The YouTube official blog stated:…
Now in its 9th year, the Tel-Aviv International LGBT Film Festival (TLVFest) is one of the most important cultural LGBT events in Israel and will take place from June 7-16 at the Tel-Aviv Cinematheque, coinciding with Pride week. The above promotional video stars the famous Israeli drag queen Nona Chalant and the Israeli actress, model…
SAN DIEGO – Saturday, May 3, the San Diego Public Library Foundation’s Library Shop at the San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common will participate in California Bookstore Day. The first-ever California Bookstore Day (CBD) promises to delight book lovers of all ages and interests and encourage them to browse and buy…
CHICAGO — Membership for the leading developer and operator of online recruiting for diverse professionals, Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (Nasdaq:IPDN), has hit the 3 million mark. The Chicago-based company attributes its strong growth to a combination of advanced job search technology, relationships with leading national employers and expert knowledge of diversity workforce compliance. Founded in…
At a time when businesses have a hard time staying afloat, it is rare for a store to last decades, but Friday, March 28, Obelisk Mercantile will be celebrating its 21st anniversary with a party from 7-11 p.m., followed by a huge sidewalk sale Saturday March 29 starting at 10 a.m. The Friday night party…
Join the San Diego Multicultural LGBT Literary Foundation for their first ReadOut event of 2014! In honor of Women’s History Month, they will be celebrating queer Chicana life and literature with readings, book signings and a queer Chicana book fair. Two incredible Chicana lesbian novelists, Carla Trujillo and Felicia Luna Lemus, come together in an…
