WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, has announced that Michael Sam, who made history as America’s first openly gay professional football player, will be honored at HRC’s national Time to THRIVE conference in February. “We are excited and privileged to recognize Michael Sam, and his brave commitment to leading an authentic life in…
Barbara Niven, actress and Hollywood’s top video marketing coach, has been confirmed as a guest speaker for 2014 BeInspired, which will be held Sept. 26-28 at the San Diego Hilton Resort and Spa in Mission Bay. The International Association of Women Entrepreneurs and Professionals BeInspired Annual Business Women’s Conference is the Premier Educational and Networking…
Melbourne, Australia — Criminalization of groups such as gay men, sex workers and transgender people are threatening progress in the global effort to fight AIDS, South Asian participants told the 20th International AIDS Conference in Australia, reports GayAsiaNews.com India gay rights activist Ashok Kavi told the biennial five-day meeting gathering of 12,000 AIDS activists, scientists…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, in partnership with the National Education Association and the American Counseling Association, announced today that it will be holding its nationally acclaimed Time to THRIVE conference in Portland, OR., from Feb. 13-15, 2015. In its second year, the conference will address safety, inclusion and well-being for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and…
MELBOURNE, Australia – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today three major HIV and AIDS awards, funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), to support global efforts to help end extreme poverty by creating an AIDS-free generation. The new programs support implementation of the PEPFAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-Free Generation…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a year of historic changes and challenges, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender business owners will meet in an unprecedented gathering organized by the National Lesbian & Gay Chamber of Commerce to brainstorm and get energized about how to take their businesses to the next level of success. The 2014 National Gay…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Opera announced today that it and General Director and Artistic Director Ian D. Campbell and Deputy General Director Ann Spira Campbell have ended their formal association with each other. In a short press release San Diego Opera stated, “The Opera acknowledges and thanks Ian and Ann for their dedication and…
The World Congress of Families is moving full speed ahead with plans to hold an international anti-LGBT conference at the Kremlin in Moscow this fall, despite the growing international crisis in Ukraine and the withdrawal of key conference partner Concerned Women for America over concerns that holding the conference would give the appearance of “giving…
