“Out to Work” Job Fair to Be Held in NYC on Sept. 17
September 11, 2009
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of New York City will host “Out to Work” – the largest LGBT job fair in the Northeast—next Thursday, September 17 at its headquarters in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. GLAAD is proud to be a community partner for the event.
Over 40 exhibitors from companies such as CBS, Johnson & Johnson, HBO, Prudential, Scholastic, and many others will attend Thursday’s fair that is expected to draw 3,000 attendees.
Registration is free and all those who register are automatically entered to win an all-inclusive trip to Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City or a 3 month gym membership courtesy of Equinox gym.
To register, visit the “Out to Work” website at www.outtowork.org. Or visit the “Out to Work” Facebook page for more information!
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August 7, 2009
Worried that your fun-filled summer is coming to an end? – Think again!
Close your summer in style at one of GLAAD’s upcoming events to celebrate and benefit GLAAD’s work!
August 18, 2009
Planning to relax poolside in Provincetown during Carnival Week? Join GLAAD at the 4th Annual Provincetown “beachBums” event! Held on August 18, 2009 at The Crown & Anchor, GLAAD will treat you to a live aussieBum fashion show, entertainment from the legendary – and hilarious – Miss Richfield 1981, and GLAAD’s exclusive “SPF” (Stars Promoting Fairness) Celebrity Swimwear Auction where you can bid on swimwear signed by some of Hollywood’s biggest names including Elton John to benefit GLAAD’s culture changing work!
Presented by Absolut, the Crown & Anchor, aussieBum
Los Angeles Event: GLAAD Hancock Park – Top Chef Invasion
If you are a food fanatic, then GLAAD Hancock Park is the event for you! GLAAD invites you to join us on August 23, 2009 at the home of Tim Corrigan to enjoy a chef challenge from special guests and openly gay chefs Jamie Lauren and Richard Sweeney, stars of Bravo Television’s Top Chef. In celebration of GLAAD’s work, GLAAD will provide live entertainment from the Dangerous Muse, DJ Joe Gauthreaux, and Bailey featuring BOOM KITTY. In addition, Los Angeles area restaurants will be promoting their food specialties, and guests can participate in a food centric silent auction.
Presented by American Airlines, Barefoot Wine, Bravo Television, and Skyy Vodka
New York City Event: GLAAD Manhattan
Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to meet our celebrity guests including Jill Zarin & Countess LuAnn de Lesseps (the Real Housewives of New York City), Jane Krakowski (30 Rock), Michael Urie (Ugly Betty), Model Ronnie Kroell, and Comedian Lisa Lampanelli!
Join us for GLAAD Manhattan’s Venice Beach themed event held on August 25, 2009, at 230 Fifth 20th Floor Roof Top Garden. Invite friends and family to enjoy a special Andrew Christian swimsuit show in addition to face painting, caricature artists, psychics, balloon artists, and a gorgeous view.
Presented by Bacardi, Delta; Event Partners: Barefoot Wine and Prudential
Obras Espectaculares de Teatro en Los Angeles/Great Los Angeles Theatre
April 30, 2009
Obras Espectaculares de Teatro Muy Bueno en Los Angeles y Sofia Vergara en Nueva York
En Los Angéles, tenemos mucha suerte de poder disfrutar de una obra interesantísima en el Mark Taper Forum hasta el 17 de mayo. Lydia y se enfoca en la vida de una familia Mexico-Americana viviendo en Texas. Escrita por Octavio Solis, la obra ha recibido excelentes notas. Para no ruinar la historia, no les contamos más, pero… vayan a verla!
Tambien tendremos por una noche El Pasatiempo Nacional, en el L.A. at the Gallery Theatre en Hollywood el 2 de mayo. La obra esta hecha en español y cuenta una historia de amor gay.
Y hablando de teatro, la felicitamos a Sofia Vergara por su debut en Broadway en Chicago. Sofia es una de las estrellas que filmó un anuncio público para GLAAD sobre la importancia de hacerse amigo y aliado le las personas LGBT, el cual hará su debut muy pronto. Más razon que nunca para orgullecernos de sus acontecimientos.
Great Los Angeles Theatre and Sofia Vergara in New York
In Los Angeles, we’re very lucky to enjoy some really interesting theatre currently at the Mark Taper Forum until May 17. Lydia tells the story of a Mexican-American family living in Texas. Written by Octavio Solis, the play has received excellent reviews. We don’t want to ruin the story, so go see it!
We’ll also have a one night performance of El Pasatiempo Nacional, at L.A. at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood May 2.The play is entirely in Spanish, and tells a gay love story.
And speaking of theatre, congratulations to Sofia Vergara who made her Broadway debut in Chicago recently. Sofia is also one of the stars who filmed a PSA, soon to debut, for GLAAD’s “Be a Friend & Ally” campaign or “Hazte Amigo y Aliado.” One more reason to be proud of her!
Keith Olbermann at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in NYC
April 2, 2009
Watch Keith Olbermann accept the award for Outstanding TV Journalism Segment at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. The clip starts with Jane Velez-Mitchell and Hannah Storm introducing all the nominated clips and then announcing Keith Olbermann as the winner.
You can watch Suze, Tyra, Clay and T.R. Knight’s speeches here.
Don’t forget to buy your tickets for the Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards today!!
GLAAD To Be Part of Dinah-Mite Weekend
February 18, 2009
Our friend Mariah Hanson, the founder of the legendary “Club Skirts presents The Dinah“, has once again delivered a line-up for the Dinah Shore weekend festivities that can only be described as ‘Dinah’Mite.’ This year’s events will be held April 1-5 in Palm Springs for lesbian participants from around the global.
Click here to buy tickets for the weekend festivities.
Grammy nominee Katy Perry will be taking a break from her World Tour and dance sensation Lady Gaga will be departing from the Pussy Cat Dolls “Dolls Domination Tour” to join the festivities, Saturday, April 4 during the “Hollywood Party” at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
They join a line-up that already boasts Margaret Cho, Robin S., Indigo Girls, Jill Bennett, Elizabeth Keener, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Uh Huh Her, Yo Majesty, God-Des and She, Fannius III, Erin Foley and Briana Stockton.
Hanson began the weekend in 1991 and it quickly became a cultural phenomenon. Today, The Dinah is considered the largest lesbian event in the world, drawing over 10,000 participants.
This year, GLAAD is proud to be the official charity recipient and we will be hosting our first ever reception at The Dinah. GLAAD and The Dinah will host a private cocktail reception at the Palm Springs Riviera on April 3, 2009 that will be attended by Mariah Hanson, as well as other special guests.
Event attendees will receive a one-year membership to GLAAD and an entry into a raffle with prizes including backstage passes to meet one of the special guest performers of the weekend.
The Dinah is expected to reach a new level this year as Hanson has booked the newly renovated Riviera Resort and Spa as the hotel host. The Riviera Resort and Spa recently underwent an estimated $90 million rejuvenation becoming a contemporary Mecca for world-class travelers.
With the accommodations and huge talents, Mariah Hanson has ensured that this year’s event will be unforgettable.
Tickets for the weekend can be purchased through The Dinah’s site. We hope you join us to see you in Palm Springs!
See for my wife… Just in Time for Valentine’s Day
February 11, 2009
Calling all Angelenos: grab your main squeeze and head over to the Writers Guild Theatre Thursday, February 12 for a screening of for my wife…, an award-winning documentary about marriage equality.
This unique documentary tells the story of Kate Fleming and Charlene Strong and the powerful love they shared for ten years. After Kate’s death, Charlene was instrumental in getting Washington state to pass equality legislation. This is a universal story about love, dignity and fighting for what is right.
Directed by David Rothmiller and produced by LD Thompson, this very special screening is made possible by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, with co-sponsoring by Honor PAC, the Jordan-Rustin Coalition and API Equality.
The details are as follows…
WRITERS GUILD THEATRE
135 South Doheny Drive
Beverly Hills
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009
Reception: 6:30 p.m.
Film: 8:00 p.m.
RSVP: info@trickdogfilms.com
For more information on for my wife…, please visit the official site.
Thank GLAAD It’s Friday: Sights & Sounds
January 17, 2009
Last night, GLAAD threw a fantastic TGIF event at the Queer Lounge in Park City. Within the first half hour, we were at capacity, with a line out the door! Once inside, guests were treated to Absolut cocktails and shake-your-rump spinning from DJ Randy Bettis. Oh what a night!
For those of you who couldn’t make it, check out this video to get a taste of what was in store.
GLAAD’s own Elliott Elsner and Rashad Robinson also kept the party going by chatting up the crowd and thanking them.
Thanks to all who came out to support GLAAD last night!
Share Your Story – Prop 8
November 14, 2008
It’s time to hear from YOU!
Through our culture-changing work we know the power personal stories have to shape perceptions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Help us make a difference by sharing YOUR personal story with us. How are you affected by Prop 8? Have you felt the need to take action now that it has passed? Are you joining in the rallies and marches in your local community?
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So please, leave a comment and share your story. We will continue our work to share stories like yours in the media so the lives of LGBT people and their allies can inspire others and change hearts and minds.
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The Oregonian: Nation’s First Transgender Mayor
November 14, 2008
In this video by The Oregonian, Stu Rasmussen, discusses politics and acceptance in his small town. Stu was elected mayor of Silverton, Oregon, becoming the nation’s first openly transgender mayor.
Says Stu: “This is a warm, caring and accepting community, and they judge people for who they are and what they stand for.”
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CBS Evening News with Katie Couric – Proposition 8 Backlash
November 14, 2008
Last night, CBS News’ John Blackstone reported from San Francisco, California about the protests against Prop. 8. The report focused on the lists of people and companies who supported the amendment’s campaign that are now being published on the Internet and have resulted in the boycotts of certain businesses.
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Celebrities Speak Out Against Prop 8 Decision
November 12, 2008
From coast to coast, celebrities – gay and straight – are expressing their outrage regarding California’s recent move to ban gay marriage.
Rocker Melissa Etheridge posted an entry on TheDailyBeast.com expressing her disdain for the decision, saying it made her feel she was “not a full citizen.” New Yorker Rosie O’Donnell blogged about the issue on her Web site, saying, “I AM AGAINST PROP 8. DUH.” And DJ Samantha Ronson also blogged about the ban on her MySpace page, saying the situation is “really sad to me.”
Singer Christina Aguilera weighed in, calling Proposition 8 “discrimination” in a Thursday interview with MTV News. “I don’t understand how people can be so closed-minded and so judgmental. We chose an African-American president who means so much in a time in history of great change and open-mindedness. Why is this any different? It just doesn’t make sense to me.”
Since Proposition 8 was passed, there have been many protests staged throughout the state, with many notable celebrities in attendance. Wanda Sykes, Rose McGowan and Lance Bass attended a Wednesday protest criticizing the gay marriage ban.
Though not in attendance at a rally at a Mormon temple a day later, James Cromwell, Patricia Clarkson, Anjelica Huston and Sean Penn (who stars in the upcoming Harvey Milk biopic, Milk said they supported the protesters while walking the red carpet at the BAFTA L.A. Brittania Awards in Los Angeles. “I think it might be an idea to go out and join them shortly,” Penn told The Associated Press. “It was a shameful decision that was made.”
On her daytime talk show, newlywed Ellen DeGeneres told her audience, “So there was a demonstration here on Wednesday night, and just before I walked out here, I was watching the news and there is a huge, huge, peaceful demonstration going on in the streets, and I say, good for you, and I support you, and if I weren’t here, I’d be out there with you.”
California Lawmakers react to Prop 8 Decision
November 12, 2008
Many prominent California politicians have taken to the media to express their disapproval of anti-gay initiative Proposition 8 passing and to offer guidance as same-sex couples move forward.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger told CNN on Sunday that he hoped the California Supreme Court would overturn the initiative, and urged opponents of Proposition 8 to continue the fight. “It’s unfortunate, obviously, but it’s not the end,” Schwarzenegger said. “I think that we will again maybe undo that, if the court is willing to do that, and then move forward from there and again lead in that area.”
Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday that she believes some voters didn’t fully understood the initiative. “Unfortunately, I think people thought they were making a statement about what their view of same-sex marriage was,” she said. “I don’t know if it was clear that this meant that we are amending the Constitution to diminish freedom in our state.”
And in a post-Election Day press conference in Los Angeles last Wednesday, California U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer said that although the passage of Prop. 8 put a “damper effect” on election night, it was not the end for marriage equality. Boxer noted that she recently saw the film Milk, based on the life of slain San Francisco gay rights leader Harvey Milk, and learned how past leaders can inspire us to continue working for marriage equality.
“What I came away with was what a struggle it’s been, going back to the olden days where people had to hide their faces from the cameras and get thrown into jail just for being who they are,” she said. “It was a terrible time in our country.”
“And if you brought someone back from those days who had been asleep all those years, and they saw how far along we progressed, they would say, ‘Wow.’ And then you’d say, ‘Yes, but we lost gay marriage by two points or three points.’ They would say, ‘Keep on working.’”
Prop 8 Protests Staged in California and Across the Country
November 12, 2008
This past weekend, the Associated Press reported on the grassroots protests that sprang up across California and Utah in response to Proposition 8’s elimination of marriage for gay and lesbian couples. The No on 8 campaign, in one of its final statements, urged protesters not to “isolate the people who did not stand with us in this fight,” and emphasized that “people of all faiths, races and backgrounds stand with us in our fight to end discrimination.”
The first protests occurred in West Hollywood the day after the elections, and lasted past midnight, with chants such as “Yes We Can!” and “Gay or Straight! No on 8!” Thousands gathered to bring voice to the Californians who were affected by the passage of Prop 8.
The next day, more than a thousand gathered on Santa Monica Boulevard in Westwood outside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the group that bolstered the “Yes on 8″ campaign with significant donations of both financial support and volunteer hours.
Corey Sholibo, The Advocate’s arts and entertainment editor, was in Westwood, and he wrote a follow up piece calling upon younger LGBT people to get involved. Initially ambivalent about whether he would take action, Sholibo decided to attend the protest in Westwood, where he said, “Standing in the streets holding a sign for the first time in my overprivileged life, I now know: This is not the end. This is just the beginning.”
The protests have ranged in size and style – 5,000 people peacefully marched in Silver Lake, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, while 1,000 gathered for a quiet candelight vigil in Laguna Beach. In Palm Springs, the mood was much more heated, while demonstrations also formed on the Capitol steps in Sacramento and outside the Mormon Temple in Oakland Hills.
In Salt Lake City, protesters gathered outside the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. State Senator Scott McCoy, one of three openly gay Utah legislators and whose district includes the Mormon church headquarters, spoke at the rally: “I do not hate the L.D.S. church, nor any of its members and neither should you…I will help them understand that civil rights for our community does not come into conflict with the religious rights to worship as your conscience dictates.”
In New York, a peaceful demonstration is planned for tonight, Wednesday, November 12 at 6:30pm outside of the Mormon Temple on Columbus Ave. on 65th St. Although held outside the church, the protest will rally against all voters who came together to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California.
Support GLAAD & Attend the Hollywood Premiere of “Milk”
October 27, 2008
We at GLAAD are very excited for people to learn about Harvey Milk’s life and the work he did for the LGBT community when they see the upcoming release of Focus Features’ film “Milk.”
Now, through a generous donation from Focus Features, we’re giving our members a chance to support GLAAD and be among the first to see the film at the red-carpet Hollywood premiere! You’ll also get to mingle with the stars, the director, and Hollywood royalty at the VIP After Party.
All you need to do is visit www.ebay.com/glaad to place a bid on the auction package. All proceeds will benefit the work we do here at GLAAD.
The winner of the auction will get to attend the Hollywood Premiere of “MILK,” starring Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna and James Franco. Time, date, and location are below:
November 13, 7:30 PM
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills
(Winner & guest must be at least 21 years old)
“Milk“ stars the Academy Award winner Sean Penn and is directed by Academy Award nominee Gus Van Sant. In anticipation of the media coverage surrounding the November premiere, we released a resource kit for journalists who are reporting on the film to ensure fair and accurate coverage of Harvey Milk’s life.
The biopic chronicles the advocacy work of Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man to be voted into major public office in America when, in 1977, he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum and was responsible for passing a gay rights ordinance.
Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely assassination in 1978, a pioneer in the gay rights movement. ”Milk” was filmed on location in San Francisco from an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black and produced by Academy Award winners Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen.
We encourage you to support GLAAD by participating in the auction and to see ”Milk“ when it premieres on November 26 (in select cities) and December 5 and 12 (in additional cities). 
This Weekend – Our Family Matters Affirming Faith Conference in Nashville
October 24, 2008
This weekend, folks in Nashville, Tennessee are in for a one-of-a-kind faith conference that helps LGBT participants to affirm their spiritual worth: Our Family Matters.
This unique event, launched by Kim Clark, is based off her partner Luane Beck’s acclaimed documentary God and Gays: Bridging the Gap. The documentary takes the viewer through firsthand experiences of those wanting a relationship with the religious traditions that have rejected them.
The conference, like the documentary, provides a safe space where attendees can reconcile their sexual orientation with their faith.
Our Family Matters Conference -- October 22-25, 2008 -- from OFM Website
The four-day event began Wednesday, offering a contemporary Christian perspective on being gay and Christian and acting as an affirming alternative to the so-called “ex-gay” ministries that have tried to monopolize the Christian response to gay and lesbian church members in Tennessee.
The full schedule includes three days of workshops, a film festival, live concerts including Dove Award winner and “Thank You” recording artist Ray Boltz. His performance at Our Family Matters will actually be his first time performing in Nashville, the homeland of Christian Contemporary Music (CCM), since coming out publicly last month in the Washington Blade.
Other national keynote speakers will be Rev. Deborah L. Johnson, founder of Inner Light Ministries, Dr. Jack Rogers, author of Jesus, the Bible, And Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church, and Peterson Toscano, a GLAAD-trained spokesperson and brave “ex-gay” survivor who actually attended the so-called “ex-gay” Love In Action program in Tennessee.
Kim Clark also organized the event to raise awareness about the LGBT inclusive congregations in Tennessee, especially in light of the tragic church shooting in Knoxville earlier this summer. Our Family Matters offers healing and support for communities of faith affected by this tragedy.
“We’re revealing the enormous support for God ‘and’ gays, it’s no longer ‘or.’ In Christ’s love, orientation and faith are already reconciled,” says Kim.
