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Jul 11 2024
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Discover Trust Tree fundraiser will benefit LGBTQ+ youth
If anyone can put the fun in fundraiser, it's Trust Tree, the Little Rock nonprofit summer camp dedicated to empowering girls and LGBTQ youth through music. Discover Trust Tree, the group's annual "FUNdraiser" -- see how they did that? -- takes place Saturday at the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock. With a theme of "Colorful Connections," the event will feature performances from Trust Tree
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteAug 22 2024
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The Future Is Queer: GLAAD Shares New Accelerating Acceptance Report, Briefs DNC Delegates and Press on State of LGBTQ Equality
On August 20, inside the French Room at Chicago’s Drake Hotel, Ross Murray, Vice President of GLAAD Media Institute, elevated research from the 2024 Accelerating Acceptance Study, an annual release detailing the state of support for LGBTQ Americans and equality during GLAAD’s briefing to DNC delegates and press at the DNC. The Accelerating Acceptance Study examines community support, the
GLAADAug 02 2024
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Hollywood elite to hold ‘Dance Party for Kamala’ fundraiser at iconic LGBTQ bar
Elitist Hollywood liberals are joining with corporate media, which is now in full electioneering mode to elect Vice President Kamala Harris as the nation’s 47th president. The ongoing Kamala-fest is part of a concerted effort to drive favorable polling numbers ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which will be held in Chicago on August 19. Democratic leaders, who tapped Harris as the
Bizpac ReviewJul 11 2024
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Republican National Convention expected to address LGBTQ issues
After congressional Democrats emerged from closed-door meetings on Tuesday, House and Senate leaders reassured the media of their continued support for President Joe Biden in his bid for reelection. As lawmakers returned from the July 4 break this week, a handful of Democrats publicly urged the president to step aside, following a debate performance last month that worsened concerns regarding
Washington BladeJul 10 2024
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Pride in the Park will celebrate local LGBTQ+ community on Saturday
Yoga, live entertainment, kids’ activities and a vendor market will make up the first Marshalltown Pride in the Park, held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in West End Park. Put on by Marshalltown LGBTQ+, founded by Taylor Bear, the event seeks to be a welcoming and inclusive space. She said the group formed in 2022 as a private online place for people to network. “There was a big call for
Marshalltown Times RepublicanAug 01 2024
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Meet Nesthy Petecio: LGBTQ Filipina Boxing Olympian Going for Gold in Paris
Meet Nesthy Petecio, the 32-year-old featherweight boxer from Davao City, Philippines whose fiery drive has put her on the road for gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Petecio’s career reached a historic milestone at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where she became the first Filipina to earn an Olympic boxing medal. That silver medal performance was not only a personal triumph but also a significant
GLAADAug 01 2024
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The best LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows coming to streaming in August 2024 - Queerty
We’re in the thick of summer, and if you need an excuse to stay inside and beat the heat, don’t sweat it—we’ve got you covered: There are plenty of amazing new queer and queer-adjacent TV series, films, and specials dropping on streaming platforms throughout August. Across the major streamers, this month brings with it the explosive final season of a beloved superhero drama, the return of the
QueertyAug 21 2024
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‘Life or death’: LGBTQ+ delegates talk about election stakes amid historic levels of representation at DNC and in public office
Julie Johnson, a state representative and candidate for a U.S. congressional seat in Texas, has been attending Democratic National Conventions since 2000. This year, she’s also one of more than 800 LGBTQ+ delegates representing the Democratic Party, according to convention officials. Johnson said it is important for voters to see representatives like her: LGBTQ+ officials in historically
Chicago TribuneJun 29 2024
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Storm co-owners on sports and LGBTQ+ inclusivity
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a project recognizing LGBTQ+ people who have shaped Washington ahead of the 50th anniversary of Seattle Pride. Keep an eye out for more in-depth coverage of changemakers through June 30. To read more, click here. Sixteen years later, Lisa Brummel chuckles and admits it’s somewhat far-fetched how four fans saved the Storm from an uncertain future and built
The Seattle TimesJun 29 2024
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Celebrating the LGBTQ+ community at Fayetteville PrideFest 2024
The stage at Festival Park in downtown Fayetteville, N.C., is decorated prior to the PrideFest festivities on Saturday, June 29, 2024. The Fayetteville Observer PrideFest attendees walk across the bridge into Festival Park in downtown Fayetteville, N.C. on Saturday, June 29, 2024. The Fayetteville Observer A "Choose Pride" banner hangs in downtown Fayetteville, N.C., on Saturday, June 29, 2024
The Fayetteville Observer