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The Center for Adoption Support and Education™ (C.A.S.E.) is Opening a New Baltimore City Location
The Center for Adoption Support and Education™ (C.A.S.E.) is opening a new office in Baltimore, co-located with the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (BCDSS) at 2923 E. Biddle Street. This new location will be dedicated to helping economically challenged adoptive, foster and... - May 19, 2021 - Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.)
New Record Album Release by 1970's Soul/R&B Legend, Freda Payne; Out Friday April 16, 2021
Singer, legend, Freda Payne pairs up with four of the other world's greatest singers of Jazz for a duets album. It is a classic jazz big band album. Featured on album with Freda are: Johnny Mathis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, Kenny Lattimore. - April 16, 2021 - Alain Franke Records
Local Filmmaker Wins Big with LGBT-Themed Short Film, "Kings & Queens"
People are almost universally familiar with the term "drag queen" in a variety of contexts, but have you heard of drag kings? Kings and Queens, tells a story about one such person and is potentially a breakout film for this year, introducing the public to a lesser-exposed and certainly underappreciated cultural segment of drag. - April 05, 2021 - Thrive Productions
Rev. Dr. Dawson Taylor to Give Address for Lancaster Seminary's 196th Commencement
The Rev. Dr. Dawson B. Taylor, Senior Pastor of Naples United Church of Christ, Naples, Fla., will deliver the commencement address to Lancaster Theological Seminary’s Class of 2021 on Saturday, May 8, at 11:00 a.m. at Church of the Apostles in Lancaster. Naples United Church of Christ is... - March 22, 2021 - Lancaster Theological Seminary
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project Launches New Program
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project has announced the launch of a new rapid response grant program serving vulnerable members of the transgender community throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. - March 03, 2021 - Eastern PA Trans Equity Project
Tyler Reks Transforms from Gabe to Gabbi
Gabe Tuft, a former WWE Superstar, (Ring Name “Tyler Reks”) makes a long awaited gender reveal exclusively on Extra. - February 05, 2021 - Gabbi Tuft
Inner City Cultural Center II is Proud to Present a Short Film by Tuesday Conner, "Young & Na!ve," a Masterful Work of Art
Inner City Cultural Center II is proud to present a short film by Tuesday Conner. "Young & Na!ve" is a masterful work of art that brings the taboo world of Sexual Abuse into mainstream conversations through Performance Art, Open Dialogue and Honest Talk-Back with the Audience about the Signs, the Pain and the Healing. - January 26, 2021 - Inner City Cultural Center II, Inc.
The William Meredith Foundation and Poets-choice.com Are Pleased to Announce the Publication of SOMETIMES SAY MY NAME, Prose Poems by Herbert Woodward Martin
Master poet Herbert Woodward Martin imagines the life of Willie Short, a young African American service worker who contracts AIDS and deals with the physical and spiritual ramifications of his illness. We watch the deterioration of his body and the final spiritual triumph as he faces death and the unknown. It is a remarkable achievement of the imagination as Martin traces the life of one who mattered for his courage facing a fate that awaits us all. - December 12, 2020 - The William Meredith Foundation
Center for Adoption Support and Education Awarded $50,000 Grant from Greater Washington Community Foundation to Serve Foster Children in Northern Virginia
The Greater Washington Community Foundation (The Community Foundation) has awarded the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) a grant in the amount of $50,000 through the Fund for Children, Youth and Families to provide therapy sessions to 33 children in foster care in eight target jurisdictions in Northern Virginia; the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon and Prince William, and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas Park and Leesburg. - December 10, 2020 - Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.)
Best Mobile Web Sites and Best Mobile Apps of 2020 Named by Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 8th annual international MobileWebAward competition. This award program recognizes the individual and team achievements of Web professionals all over the world who create and maintain the best mobile Websites and the best... - December 09, 2020 - Web Marketing Association
Purple Lotus Productions Announces the Final Embracing Your Journey Expo of 2020 with Mini-Marketplaces for Social Distancing While Shopping
There is still time to get discounted tickets on line for the final Embracing Your Journey Expo of 2020. The Expo opens Sunday Nov. 15th from 9 am to 5 pm at the Sheraton Crescent in Phoenix AZ just in time for the holidays. The Crescent Ballroom and nearby areas have been transformed into several Mini-Marketplaces to provide small gathering areas with less than 50 people and allow a safer, more relaxed and comfortable experience. Please wear a mask per local requirements. - November 13, 2020 - Purple Lotus Productions
Never Specific, an LGBTQ+ All Inclusive Clothing and Lifestyle Brand Gets Approved for Official U.S. Trademark.
A new clothing brand called Never Specific whose logo features two non-descript stick figures holding hands has been officially granted Federal Trademark protection from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This designation gives the brand exclusive rights to use that imagery on clothing and... - November 05, 2020 - Never Specific
Preservation Maryland Completes Maryland's First Statewide Study of LGBTQ History
The Maryland LGBTQ Context Study is a milestone in Preservation Maryland’s multi-year commitment to LGBTQ heritage visibility and adds important inclusive history to the official historic record. - October 29, 2020 - Preservation Maryland
A New Era for Bodega Body
Bodega Body today announced the launch of its brand-new apparel line, a new apparel with the mission of helping people find health and wellness. This product line offers a way for people to vocally fight for the issues they believe in, while wearing clothing items that help them build self-confidence. - October 17, 2020 - Bodega Body
Mexican Filmmaker, DACA/DREAMER, LGBTQ Gets Golden Globe Buzz
Announcement of film Your Iron Lady by Jorge Xolalpa Jr. Golden Globe consideration. - September 19, 2020 - Jorge Xolalpa Jr.
Intrigue, Terrorism, History, Art and the Secrets of the Church Collide in the New Thriller "Upon This Rock"
A gay American couple in Italy investigate the suicide of a cleric in the picturesque city of Orvieto -- and find themselves plunged into a conspiracy that may destroy the Catholic Church -- in the stunning new thriller, "Upon This Rock." - September 16, 2020 - Linden Publishing
State of the Underdog Report Shows Upside for Investors but the Gap is Widening for Underestimated Entrepreneurs to Access Capital
The 2nd Annual State of the Underdog Report 2020 shows there is tremendous potential upside for investors if the barriers faced by underestimated entrepreneurs can be overcome. Underdogs include women, Blacks, Browns, Latinx, LGBTQ, older, differently-abled, non-Ivy League graduates and all others who have been conditioned to believe that entrepreneurial success is not possible for people like them. Promise Phelon, an underdog, highlights the upside for investors and opportunity for founders. - September 10, 2020 - The Growth Warrior
Actors Gary LeRoi Gray and Eugena Washington Cast as Leads of Original Scripted Limited Series, TRACE for New Streaming Service VIM2Tv
The producers, directors, and cast of TRACE, an original scripted limited series, is delighted to announce the addition of actors Gary LeRoi Gray (from The Cosby Show) and Eugena Washington (from American's Next Top Model) to the cast. - September 07, 2020 - VIM Media LLC
Q26 Winter Fundraiser 2020: Giving Back to Our Creative QPOC Community
Black + Queer-owned creative collective, Q26, is fundraising to support young LGBTQ+ creatives of color. Q26's mission is to help alleviate the effects of the disadvantages faced by young queer BIPOC on their journey due to systemic racism and discrimination. - August 31, 2020 - Q26
LGBT Community Praises Veto of Northampton County Voter Referendum
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and the Eastern PA Trans Equity Project Thank County Executive Lamont McClure for his veto. - August 30, 2020 - Eastern PA Trans Equity Project
KIN4LIFE Celebrates Their 21st Anniversary in Music with "I Love KIN4LIFE" Re-Release
On August 28, KIN4LIFE re-released their seminal album "I Love KIN4LIFE" on indie label Artists First Records. The release will kick off a retrospective look at the group's two decades of contributions to the music industry, and in particular, to the visibility of LGBTQ artists. - August 29, 2020 - Artists First Records
Dating Coach to Discuss "Toxic Masculinity" with Young Men in High School and College
Alan Roger Currie, a self-help book author and professional dating coach for single heterosexual men, will soon be collaborating with Katie Koestner who is the nation's leading date-rape & sexual assault prevention activist and Executive Director of the Campus Outreach Services Organization, which provides mentors, counselors, self-help gurus and public speakers for a number of high schools, colleges, and universities all across the United States. - August 19, 2020 - Mode One Multimedia, Inc.
Chicago Author Jaire Sims Releases Debut Novel, Getting By
A coming-of-age story for the twenty-first century. - August 19, 2020 - PenPower Book Marketing
Q26 Releases Summer Film Issue of QTYPE to Raise Money for the LGBTQ Community
Rain Valdez, Chaunte Wayans, Jackie Cox and other professionals from the film industry share their stories with Q26's QTYPE magazine in the Summer Film Issue. Funds raised from subscriptions and sales will go back to artists and creatives in the LGBTQ community. - August 11, 2020 - Q26
Billboard Hit Recording Artist Fawn Releases Her New Song, "Wait For The Sun" Featuring Debra Wilson and Many Other Celebrities Supporting Black Lives Matter
“Wait For The Sun” is a song about struggling and fighting your way through difficult, dark times. The message of the chorus, “Wait For The Sun” is a reminder to hold on because the sun is going to come out again. A key unifying line is, “let the love remind you we’re one, and wait for the sun.” The music video has a handful of soulful celebrities and people uniting for a spiritual journey into cosmic positivity and change. - July 14, 2020 - Fawn
KIN4LIFE Releases New Single "Black in Amerikkka" for Independence Day
As a commentary on the true state of race relations in America, hip hop duo KIN4LIFE is releasing the single "Black In Amerikkka" on July 3 for Independence Day via Artists First Records. - July 03, 2020 - Artists First Records
Preservation Maryland Managing Federal Grant for First-Ever National Register Nominations of LGBTQ Sites in Maryland
Preservation Maryland is proud to announce that the organization is managing a grant from the National Park Service and Maryland Historical Trust that will result in the first-ever historic designation of a property in Maryland for its significance to LGBTQ history. - June 17, 2020 - Preservation Maryland
Adoption STAR Recognized by Human Rights Campaign Foundation for LGBTQ-Inclusion Efforts
Today, Adoption STAR, a non-profit adoption agency, proudly announced that it was recognized in the top tier of organizations celebrated in the Human Rights Campaign’s Change-Makers in Child Welfare 2020. This report highlights the HRC Foundation’s All Children - All Families (ACAF)... - June 07, 2020 - Adoption STAR, Inc.
Music Video Made Entirely of Women Quarantined in Their Homes
Galactic Cat Records released a new music video by LA-based singer and songwriter Nadia Vaeh made entirely of women quarantined in their homes after the original video production was interrupted due to COVID-19 crisis. This video was only to include a few of her closest friends until word spread, resulting in 50+ women participating from their homes from around the world. The song, titled "Monroe," is a women's empowerment anthem. - May 16, 2020 - Galactic Cat Records
LGBTQ RomCom “Reveals” the Complexities of Family When Coming Out
Born out of the mind of first time writer and producer Jeff Willy, Reveal follows a gay couple as they experience the often nerve wracking experience of introducing your significant other to the family. To learn more, follow Reveal on Instagram @revealthemovie. - May 11, 2020 - Fourth Wall Entertainment
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project Announces New Services
New Non-Profit Serves Transgender People in the Lehigh Valley - April 01, 2020 - Eastern PA Trans Equity Project
E I Games Launches Emotional Intelligent Diversity Inclusion and Equity Course in Breakthrough Online Format
E I Games LLC, makers of award-winning game-based business simulation training has launched a new course and simulation in Diversity, Inclusion and Equity now offering companies an uplifting and contemporary approach to the subject in a highly engaging on-line format. - March 24, 2020 - E.I. Games LLC
Diversity and Inclusion Game from the Miami Trans and Queer Community
Kevin Allen has done extensive community work at both the local and national level, including his former board role with the Names Project Foundation (The AIDS Quilt), while Karl has engaged and nurtured the local Miami queer and drag community over the past few years. Together at E.I. Games they are supporting local trans and queer voices and giving them a wider platform to discuss issues of discrimination and bias in the workplace. - March 13, 2020 - E.I. Games LLC
Weinstock for Congress Video "Hip Kosher" Named a Finalist at the Upcoming Reed Awards
The Weinstock for Congress announcement video “Hip Kosher” has been named a finalist at the upcoming Reed Awards - for the outstanding way it tells the story of Michael Weinstock and his candidacy for Congress. Weinstock is a candidate for Congress in New York’s Third Congressional District, which includes sections of Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties. - February 13, 2020 - Law Offices of Michael Weinstock LLC
LeonidesArts New York and ArtFront Galleries Newark Presents "To Be CONTINUED," a Solo Art Exhibition Featuring New Work by Multi-Media Painter Ricardo Osmondo Francis
Inspired by Classical art, multi-ethnic antiquity, and present day advertisement imagery Francis' vivid pictorial works present a torrent of imagery culled from every possible corner of the visual culture. His lush elaborately graphic surrealistic paintings and drawings often depict the social constructs of humanity and the complexity of existence through striking introspective, portraiture, still life, and abstract compositions. - January 11, 2020 - LeonidesArts New York Gallery
Miami LGBTQIA+ Community Teams Up with Local Educational Games Company
As members themselves of the local Miami LGBTQIA+ community, the E.I. Games team has been able to bring together a diverse group of people to contribute to their newest venture, the Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Game designed to promote successful diversity, inclusion and equity practices in the workplace. - December 23, 2019 - E.I. Games LLC
Feeling Overwhelmed by Estate Planning & Elder Law? Scott Squillace, Esq. of Squillace & Associates, P.C. Shares Answers to Common Questions in His Latest Book
Now available: "The Family Estate Planning & Elder Law Guide," featuring contributing author Scott E. Squillace, Esq. Anyone who is trying to navigate the complicated landscape of estate planning will find helpful answers to common questions in this book. You'll find information on estate planning basics, tax planning, planning for unmarried and same-sex couples, elder law, asset protection planning, charitable planning and everything in-between. - December 09, 2019 - Squillace & Associates, P.C.
LBDigital Modernizes Traditional Demographic Targeting with New Gender-Neutral Audiences
LBDigital, a veteran data-provider in the programmatic eco-system, is pleased to announce the launch of a new audience for targeting: Gender-Neutral Fashion and Beauty Fanatics. - October 31, 2019 - LBDigital
Local Atlanta Actress, Denitra Isler, Masters TV and Music Scenes
Denitra Isler, actress and lead singer of Conkrete God to perform on Saturday at Gay Pride Festival, Nissan Stage at 3:20pm. By day, Denitra Isler plays Nurse Hundley, the head nurse on the hit Fox show, The Resident. At night, she transforms into GodMama, the hard-charging lead singer of the rock... - October 10, 2019 - Isle LLC
STOMP Out Bullying Announces World Day of Bullying Prevention October 2019
STOMP Out Bullying will partner with California Pizza Kitchen for a nationwide fundraiser Monday, October 7 in honor of World Day of Bullying Prevention. - October 04, 2019 - Love Our Children USA
Cleveland's BorderLight Theatre Festival Features a "Powerful" Collaboration Between Golden Globe Actress/Playwright Regina Taylor and Acclaimed Director Terrence Spivey
From July 24-27, in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, BorderLight Festival of International Theatre will present it’s 4-day late summer festival, one that features top-flight performers from abroad, world premiere collaborations between Cleveland-based theatre artists and international artists, and... - July 24, 2019 - Powerful Long Ladder
Wilshire Comedy Group Brings an All-Star Comedy Show to Buona Sera Restaurant in Red Bank, NJ on Thursday July 18th
Comedy Night returns to Buona Sera Restaurant. - June 25, 2019 - Wilshire Comedy Group
Queer Street Artists Create Mural to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Riots
Announcing Queer Street Art Alternative to Corporate Pride - June 06, 2019 - The Dusty Rebel
Protesters March in Red for the Red Rage Reproductive Rights Protest
Lines of protestors in red will march in the Arts District of Las Vegas in solidarity with all those who will bleed and die as their reproductive rights are denied. - May 30, 2019 - Haven Craft
P-Rite Gives All Women Freedom
P-Rite™, a women’s stand to pee device announces their new website www.P-Rite.com. P-Rite™ Gives All Women Freedom! P-Rite™ is a disposable paper funnel that women of all ages can use to pee standing up. It allows women to free themselves from dirty porta-potties, long... - May 24, 2019 - P-Rite
Official Spirits Sponsor of The Utah Pride Festival Releases Five Husbands Vodka
Ogden’s Own Distillery announced they will be the official spirits sponsor of The Utah Pride Festival held June 1-2, 2019, in Salt Lake City. The makers of Five Wives Vodka also announced their special Pride Festival label of Five Husbands Vodka. It is the first time in the festival’s... - May 03, 2019 - Ogden's Own Distillery
New Dating Site Helps Gay Men Find, and Share, Long-Term Relationships
Men4LTR is a new dating site for gay men seeking, or sharing, LTR (Long-Term Relationship). In addition to the website, Men4LTR sponsors regular social events inviting members to meet and connect with other men with similar interests. Many dating sites for gay men are focused on sex and hooking... - April 29, 2019 - Men4LTR
A CEO and PR Rep Recognizes the Importance of Elton John's Music in Saving Her Life
Amidst the announcement of his Farewell Tour and an upcoming movie about his life, the following describes how Denise Meridith, currently a CEO of an Arizona public relations firm, feels Elton John's music helped save her life. - April 18, 2019 - Denise Meridith
Screening: World Premiere of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson TV Show; Up Front Event SVA Theatre NYC
The World Premiere screening of the episodic series "Mr. and Mrs. Jackson." Hosted by the dynamic Billy "Mr. Apollo" Mitchell. A studded red carpet affair at the renowned SVA Theatre in Chelsea New York City. Featuring a multi talented cast and crew as well as an in depth Q and A session with the creators and stars Daniel Danielson and Josie Webb, moderated by Habiba Alcindor. - April 12, 2019 - DFC Media Group LLC
Lynn Allen, LCSW Recognized as an Honored Lifetime Member by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)
Lynn Allen, LCSW of Palm Beach, Florida has been recognized as an Honored Lifetime Member by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of social work. About Lynn Allen, LCSW Lynn Allen is a Social Worker... - April 11, 2019 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized