Are you tired of the ordinary and ready for the extraordinary? Would you like to stimulate your senses? It looks like 2007 could be the year to immerse yourself in a world of visual and tactile stimulation. Several products will enable you to see, hear and feel the everyday world in an entirely new way. Read more...
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Tim Hardaway, a former basketball player for the Miami Heat, is now suffering a backlash for making anti-gay remarks on a sports radio show. While speaking on The Dan Le Batard Show on February 14, 2007, the sports star said: “I hate gay people….I’m homophobic.”
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On January 29, 2007, gay parents and their children will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Family Pride, a non-profit organization that supports family equality, helped train the Sutherland-Trevino family to influence how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) parents are viewed by the public.
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The Damron Company publishes comprehensive gay and lesbian travel guides in print and in electronic form. The company has been in business since 1964 and was founded by Bob Damron, who originally published a book listing gay bars in the U.S. Each Damron guidebook covers a specific niche such as travel for gay men and lesbians, as well as traveling in Amsterdam and major U.S. and European cities. There’s even a separate guide to gay-friendly accommodations. Read more about gay and lesbian travel...
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Check out Heart to Heart, an article that dares to share the rules for gay dating. And for the ladies, we offer you Lesbian Dating Made Simple, as well as Lesbian Dating for Dummies. And for those who don't have a special someone, we have advice on Valentine's for Singles.
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In early February 2007, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
released its report on sexual harassment filings. Last year, more than 23,000 complaints
were filed, including 15.4% (almost 3,700) filed by men – a number that has been increasing
steadily over the past decade. Read more...
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A new survey from Harris Interactive and Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc. reveals that gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) people are becoming a powerful presence on the Internet.
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The 10th Anniversary of Freedom to Marry Day will be held in New York City on February 12, 2007. At the event, attendees will celebrate the birthday of Evan Wolfson, the civil rights leader who founded Freedom to Marry, an organization that works to obtain marriage equality.
After the 2006 mid-term elections, Freedom to Marry issued a statement indicating that the public’s attitude toward same-sex marriage was changing in a positive way. The organization said public support for “anti-gay ballot measures” had decreased significantly in several U.S. states. Read more about same-sex marriage...
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NJ Civil Union Applications Available on February 19th! Bells can ring 72 hours later. But there’s a catch, sort of. Most, if not all, registrar’s offices will be closed for the President’s Day holiday.
Take a few moments to get all the details in our NJ Civil Union Primer and even download a New Jersey Civil Union application (.pdf or .doc) right there! Read more about civil unions...The story of gold medallist sprinter Stella Walsh is just one which has defied expectations and catapulted changes to the sporting world. In the 1932 Olympics, Polish-American runner Stella Walsh sprinted her way to the gold in the 100-meter dash. Read more about transgender athletes...
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Stonewall Communities Inc., a nonprofit organization, and Abbott Real Estate Development announced that they have completed the first major step toward their plan to build the nation’s first urban residential condominium community targeted to older gay men and lesbians and their friends and families in Boston. Stonewall, in partnership with Abbott, recently purchased land at 9 and 23 Miner Street (just outside of Kenmore Square) to create a new paradigm for inclusive community living. Read more about gay condos...
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The 2007 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards were handed out Sunday night, January 28th, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. And it was Little Miss Sunshine that was glowing with their nod for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – the equivalent of a best picture award. Read more about the SAG Awards...
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A new documentary sheds light on the life of Billy Strayhorn, a jazz composer, arranger and pianist. The documentary, Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life, chronicles his experiences and the groundbreaking musical compositions he created. The ninety-minute film weaves together a rich tapestry of interviews, archival footage and musical performances, showing his triumphs and disappointments as a gay African-American composer. Read more about Billy Strayhorn...
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Gay and lesbian travelers often hit the beach and cities with hot night life. But when looking for a secluded retreat near golf courses, shopping and beautiful scenery Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort hits the spot. Plus the beach is only a mile away and night life less than an hour away.
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The gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights movement is still fighting for equality in the United States. GLBT activists and leaders are supporting legislation that would eliminate discrimination from the most fundamental parts of daily life.
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The Brokeback Mountain Collector’s Edition debuts on DVD this month, giving moviegoers a chance to see a gay relationship on screen. The film tells the story of a ranch-hand and rodeo cowboy who meet and fall in love but must hide their affair from other people.
The filmmakers wanted the story to have universal appeal. “The hope was to…have people be impacted and affected by these characters and by their story,” says Executive Producer Michael Costigan. So, the primary challenge for the cast and crew was to depict a gay love story on film in a way that heterosexual moviegoers would understand.
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Christopher Lee Nutter made a life-altering acknowledgment. He went from hiding his sexual orientation to publicly declaring that he was gay. He made this declaration in an article he wrote for Details Magazine. It was a public statement, but it was not the end of his journey.
In his book, The Way Out, he describes the painful psychological process that he underwent before and after coming out. He describes his experience of starting a new life as an openly gay man and then struggling emotionally to adapt. Read more about coming out...
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