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* BE SEEN * HAVE FUN * MAKE A DIFFERENCE *Volunteers needed to join us at the Pride Parade AND also help at the festival on June 3rd. When you RSVP please let us know which (or both) you want to do, with a quick comment.This quick form is all we need: https://goo.gl/forms/Ou7lNNk1g8TKh9p12We plan to walk […]
To honor of Gilbert Baker, the creator of the original rainbow pride flag who passed away last month, an arts and media organization teamed up with New York Pride organizers to create a specially designed rainbow font (typeface).NewFest and NYC Pride worked with artists at Fontself, naming the font “Gilbert.” Baker was an artist and
Local politicians, local activists and a hotel and condominium developer have allied to announce the designation of the first transgender historic district in the United States.“I’m excited that for the first time ever, and as far as I know in the world, that we are commemorating a social cultural district for Transgender and non-gender conforming
Many in our community are concerned about the future of same-sex marriage and our civil rights.If this is you, let’s do something about it. Take the following steps to legally and financially protect your relationship as much as possible.Joint Tenants with Rights of SurvivorshipPut your assets in a Joint Tenancy with Rights of Survivorship. Joint
Thousands have signed a petition demanding that Clovis Unified School District reinstate the production of a play at Buchanan High that students say was abruptly canceled because a main character is gay. The petition on change.org says, “The reason we were given for the cancellation was something along the lines of there’s a lesbian character and some parents may have to
Filing your taxes can be a complicated and intimidating process.For many LGBTQ people, the process is made even more unapproachable because tax software and tax preparation companies seldom have a clear understanding of the credits, deductions, and other issues that are most relevant for members of our community.The National LGBTQ Task Force has put together
After weeks of paperwork and dealing with the FAA, I have finally been cleared to fly. And just in time, too!By the time you are reading this, I will have already been back in the left seat and in the air. Over the next few months I will be refreshing my Multi- Engine and Instrument
Jim Glaub and Dylan Parker were getting ready to spend their first Christmas living together in their Manhattan apartment on 22nd Street when their mailbox started filling up with letters addressed to Santa Claus — letters that would lead to a global giving movement. Having lived in the Chelsea apartment for nearly three years before
One day after Donald Trump surprised the world by winning the presidency, America’s largest anti-gay organization fired its first salvo — aimed directly at the president-elect. National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown, whose organization lost multiple federal court battles over same-gender marriage in recent years, vowed to renew the fight to repeal landmark Windsor
Nov. 1,2016: Today I sit, wondering, what the hell am I doing? I am feeling a bit deflated and discouraged, and yet I still have some hope that I may yet pull this project together. We have all heard that old saying that it is darkest before the dawn, but there is an-other version that
