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SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Straight allies, in large numbers, flex their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) coworkers, according to the 2012 Out & Equal Workplace Survey. Representing over a fourth (26%) of all U.S. adults, self-identified allies to the LGBT community reported specific ways of expressing that support. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100517/NY06256LOGO) Nearly three-fourths (73%) of...
World-class Programming on LGBT Diversity, Renowned Speakers and Entertainment! SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Executives, human resources and diversity professionals, employee resource groups and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and allies representing the vanguard of forward-thinking Fortune 500 companies will gather in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 29-November 1 to consider ways to advance workplace equality. The Out & Equal...
CHICAGO, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RSM News - Under the mantle of Charity the Knights of Columbus have had a free pass on the issue of anti-gay bigotry "We can no longer allow intolerance to go unchallenged," said Joe Murray the Executive Director of the Rainbow Sash Movement a national organization of LGBT Roman Catholics. "We are calling on those members of the Knights of Columbus who feel this is beyond the scope of what the Knights were founded for to speak out. The Knights...
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With its edition on newsstands today, the Falls Church News-Press, for 21 years an award-winning Washington, D.C. area general interest weekly, began exclusively hosting a new column by two-time Olympic figure skater and three-time U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121018/DC95372) Weir has returned to competition this fall, after a hiatus following his sixth place finish...
NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PFLAG NYC (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays of New York City) is proud to announce Audra McDonald as the featured honoree at the 32nd Annual PFLAG NYC Awards Gala to be held on Monday, October 15, at Tribeca Three Sixty in New York City. Ms. McDonald will receive the PFLAG NYC "Stay Close" Leadership Award in recognition of her years advocating full equality for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with National Coming Out Day on October 11, Dan Savage's series "American Savage" will premiere exclusively on TakePart TV, the first impact-driven channel in YouTube's original 100 line-up. The author, columnist, TV personality and co-founder of the Emmy Award-winning It Gets Better Project, will engage viewers in discussions and encourage them to take action. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121002/CL84969LOGO)...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to California Governor Jerry Brown's signing of SB 1172, the bill that protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth from the dangers of "therapy" intended to change their sexual orientation or gender expression, L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Chief Executive Officer Lorri L. Jean issued the following statement: "Finally, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth in California will be protected...
CHICAGO, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A global and historical first, the Legacy Walk will celebrate the lives and contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) people to world history and culture. This outdoor museum will be dedicated in Chicago along a half-mile stretch of the "Northalsted Corridor" the heart of the city's diverse GLBT population. On October 11, 2012 - the 25(th) anniversary of "National Coming-Out Day" - the first eighteen (18) solid...
NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As a new school year begins, Live Out Loud is launching a new national public service advertising (PSA) campaign to encourage successful lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) adults to "gay it forward" as part of its Homecoming Project - a program for LGBT professionals to go back to their high schools and talk about their experiences. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120925/CG80045) Many LGBT youth actively seek...
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AGLIFF (Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival) announces its rebrand to Polari in honor of its 25(th) anniversary and continued mission to talk, to listen and communicate with the world about LGBTQIA identities through cinematic expression. AGLIFF INTRODUCES POLARIAGLIFF introduces its rebrand, polarifest.com/polari-rebrand, with an identity that embodies not only the history of the nonprofit organization, but...
