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Delivering Tuesday night’s State of the Union message and referring to the service of our troops, President Obama said, “It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white; Asian or Latino; conservative or liberal; rich or poor; gay or straight. When you’re marching into battle, you look out for the person next to you, or the mission fails.” It’s a metaphor for the battle against discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender [LGBT) Seniors....
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Thanks to a swell in international visitors, Los Angeles hosted a record number of visitors in 2011, prompting tourism officials to predict they will welcome even more out-of-town guests this year....
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Yours truly is organizing an LGBT travel panel at the upcoming L.A. Times Travel Show on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 2:15pm to 2:45pm in the Travel in Style Pavilion, naturally enough. If you are anywhere near the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown L.A., please stop in. You can find more information about the [...]...
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Mayors Mike Bloomberg of New York City, Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, and Jerry Sanders of San Diego are among 70 mayors pledging to support marriage equality. Mayors for the Freedom to Marry will be co-chaired by Mayors Sanders, Thomas Menino of Boston and Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles. Also involved in the campaign are Mayors Annise Parker of Houston and Marilyn Strickland of Tacoma. The mayors will launch Mayors for the Freedom to Marry during the U.S. Conference of Mayors, their annual Washington D.C. gathering happening now...
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CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers announced the appointment of four additional individuals to serve on its national Board of Directors: Christopher Bartlett, Executive Director of William Way LGBT Community Center in Philadelphia, PA; Cece Cox, Executive Director of Resource Center Dallas in Dallas, TX; David Stocum, Executive Director of New Mexico GLBTQ Centers in Las Cruces, NM; Shannon Minter, Legal Director of National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco, CA....
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Lynn Wong, owner of downtown Petaluma’s Viva Cocolat [110 Petaluma Blvd. N, 707-778-9888), takes a creative approach to operating her sunny chocolate shop and cafe. Each month, she features the products of a different artisan chocolatier, and the walls of establishment are always hung with works for sale by talented artists. The shop’s current art exhibit is “When Life is...
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Who will forget the January 2, 2012 presence of Occupy LA at the 113th Tournament of Roses Parade? Protesters marched against corporate person-hood and the foreclosure crisis....
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Jenelle Hutcherson of Long Beach and Mollie Thomas of West Hollywood, competing in Miss California USA this weekend, are the first openly gay contestants in the pageant's 60-year history....
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A controversial state law approved last July amid heated debate isn't likely to affect California classrooms any time soon.
The Fair Education Act adds lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, as well as people with disabilities, to existing state law that requires that the contributions of women and minorities be taught in California social science classes. It also prohibits materials that reflect adversely on people because of race, gender or other characteristics....
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January 27, 2012
LGBT Seniors Going Back into the Closet
Delivering Tuesday night’s State of the Union message and referring to the service of our troops, President Obama said, “It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white; Asian or Latino; conservative or li...
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glaad.org - Congratulations to the GLAAD Media Awards nominees for 2012! The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. Learn more at glaad.org...
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www.glaad.org - ¡Felicitaciones a todos los nominados a los Premios GLAAD 2012! Los Premios GLAAD reconocen y homenajean a los medios de comunicación por sus representaciones justas, exactas, e inclusivas de la comunidad lésbica, gay, bisexual y transgénero (LGBT), así como de los asuntos que le afecta. Para más información, visita a www.glaad.org English- Congratulations to the GLAAD Media Awards nominees for 2012! The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that ...
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glaad.org - In partnership with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), GLAAD has produced a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) series that encourages everyone to be proactive in putting an end to the bullying. Watch the PSAs and check out GLAAD's Amplify Your Voice Resource Kit to find tips and information for educators, parents and youth. For more information about GLAAD's work, please visit glaad.org, http and twitter.com...
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Farmers Field will become LA's new showplace for football, championship sporting events, concerts, special events, conventions and exhibitions. Landmark naming rights agreement between Farmers Insurance and AEG destined to create world-class stadium and event center to bring NFL back to Los Angeles....
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This October, the international spotlight shines on Los Angeles as over 60 cultural institutions come together to celebrate the birth of postwar art in LA; a time when LA-based artists radically transformed the art scene. The highways and byways of the Southland will connect through visual arts venues as they simultaneously present art made in LA during the four decades in which LA emerged as a major force in the art world. Collectively titled Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945-1980, this unprecedented collaborative is an initiative of the J. Paul Getty Trust with arts institutions across S...
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This new production from Cirque du Soleil is a lyrical, fanciful, kinetic foray into the seventh art. Bringing together dance, acrobatics, live video, filmed sequences and animation, the show takes spectators on a fantastic voyage through the history of cinema and its genres, taking them into the heart of the movie-making process. From illustration to animation, black and white to colour, silent films to talkies, fixed shots to swooping camera movements, spectators witness the poetic construction/deconstruction of this art as an object and as a way of transcending reality. www.discoverLosAngel...
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The Club Skirts Promoter Keeps The Party Going Year After Year OURsceneTV sat down with the founder of The Dinah, Mariah Hanson, to learn a little bit about the world famous annual weekends 20 year history. Why is the weekend named after a talk show icon? What do you call a Dinah first timer or a lady who has been to the rodeo more than once? Mariah and the party-goers bring you a little closer into the action. If you couldn't be there this year you will absolutely be planning your trip for 2011! Make sure you keep in touch for updates on new videos and upcoming events!!...
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Panelist Matt Skallerud advises to integrate all your social media through one channel is key to successful social media. Starting a small business, especially a PR business can be challenging, but then when you want to brand it or tell the world social media is no longer an option....
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(HONORABLE MENTION) On Location: The Los Angeles Video Project. Directed by Luc Delamare & Caroline Dunaway. discoverlosangeles.com...
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LGBT Seniors Going Back into the Closet
