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Attorney and Trans Activist Kylar W. Broadus Featured in November Issue of Esquire Magazine

2015-11-20T06:27:00.002-08:00

The “T” in LGBTQ is having a moment. The trans movement is in full swing and part of the public’s consciousness, thanks in part to actress Laverne Cox (“Orange is the New Black”) as well as Olympian and reality star Caitlyn Jenner, appearing on the covers of Time and Vanity Fair magazines, respectively. But trans people like activist Kylar W. Broadus have been in the trenches for some time now, and he’s featured as one of five trans people in the November issue of Esquire magazine. For the article, visit http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a38971/transgender-men-and-women-on-transitioning/

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LGBT Skydiving Event in Perris, CA

2015-09-14T20:45:00.002-07:00

Members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community from around the U.S. convened at Skydive Perris in Southern California for the world’s most colorful skydiving event to celebrate diversity within the sport, September 10-13.

Organized by Rainbow Skydive, The 2015 Rainbow Boogie brought together skydivers of all sexual orientations and backgrounds for a festive four-day event that included skydiving in the daytime and celebrations at night.

Watch the jump!

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LA's Hip Chick: LGBTQ-Owned Organic Farm Reaches $1M in Sales

2015-08-25T08:31:00.000-07:00

Hip Chick Farms was founded by Los Angeles native Serafina Palandech and her wife Jennifer Johnson, former sous chef at Chez Panisse under sustainable foods pioneer Alice Waters and current Executive Chef for the Getty family.

Downey-born Palandech and Johnson - who are married with a young child - make gourmet, artisan frozen products that have already attracted the attention of Sprouts, Whole Foods -- and more recently, the Food Network, which invited them to start in an episode of 'Food Fortunes'.

After groundbreaking growth that includes $1M in sales and already having launched in a thousand stores (many in LA), Hip Chick Farms organic, frozen poultry products [hipchickfarms.com] is now partnering with CircleUp - a 'Kickstarter' for consumer brands to find major investors.

Hip Chick Farms on CircleUp: circleup.com/c/hip-chick-farms/

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New Calvin Klein Billboard Features Gay Couple

2015-08-19T11:02:00.005-07:00

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Meet Jim Obergefell: A Hero for Marriage Equality

2015-06-25T11:14:00.001-07:00

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Raymond Braun and GLAAD Partner for Southern Stories Tour

2015-06-23T13:17:00.002-07:00

Today YouTube content creator Raymond Braun posted a new video for GLAAD exploring the LGBT community in the Deep South as part of GLAAD’s Southern Stories Tour. Raymond, in partnership with GLAAD, set out on a seven day tour through 10 cities in six Southern states with one overarching mission; to accelerate equality in a region that is severely lacking in equality and inclusion. Raymond captured personal stories from LGBT Southerners that have experienced the culture gap of acceptance that is still extremely evident in this region of our nation.

Watch Raymond as he explores the Deep South and showcases the strength of LGBT Southerners as they continue to fight for total acceptance and equality for their community.

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UNITE Magazine launches new LGBT publication in Virginia

2015-06-22T13:20:00.001-07:00

Unite Virginia magazine, the first and only statewide LGBT publication in the Commonwealth, has officially launched both in print and online. Unite Virginia’s mission is to connect, inform and engage Virginia’s LGBT community and its allies. By highlighting the business interests of the historically underserved LGBT demographic, Unite Virginia provides the LGBT community a unified voice in Virginia’s broader economic narrative. Unite Virginia also incorporates a variety of lifestyle content—ranging from community conversations and political commentary to cultural articles and entertaining stories—which are designed to appeal to Virginia’s diverse population.

Unite Virginia is the latest addition to the UNITE family of LGBT publications that also includes editions in Nashville, Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Unite Virginia is the first member of the UNITE family to publish a statewide magazine.

Published by Justin Ayars, JD, Unite Virginia is distributed across Virginia and Washington D.C. The magazine is a partner of both the Virginia Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit corporation, and the Equality First Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

“Although Virginia’s LGBT community is rapidly expanding its equality portfolio, it did not have a vehicle that united the community and permitted it to speak with a singular voice. We wanted to bring the UNITE brand to Virginia to connect the Commonwealth’s entire LGBT community and give it an economic voice,” states Ayars. “We are pleased that Unite Virginia now serves as the only publication that effectively integrates the story of the LGBT community into the narrative of Virginia’s diverse 21st century economy.”

Addressing the new venture in the Old Dominion, Joey Amato, Founder of UNITE Magazine, said, “Richmond is one of the most vibrant and amazing cities I’ve visited in the past year. Virginia’s people, culture, history, food and, of course, the LGBT business community are truly extraordinary. Justin and his team have created a wonderful statewide publication and I am so proud to have them in the UNITE family.”

To read the current issue, please click below:
http://unitemag.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e6f09b6d0ae3565f53bcb86d2&id=25826c1b54&e=974477d7bc

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Foundation for a National AIDS Monument Receives $500,000 Matching Gift From Cedars-Sinai

2015-06-19T16:43:00.000-07:00

The Foundation for a National AIDS Monument, a non-profit organization building an HIV/AIDS Monument to memorialize, by name and likeness, those who died as a result of HIV/AIDS, today announced a $500,000 gift from Cedars-Sinai, the largest gift made to the Foundation. Cedars Sinai will present a $250,000 check to the organization during an event to be held on June 18 at the West Hollywood Library. Cedars-Sinai will then match additional donations made to the organization up to another $250,000. To date, the Foundation has surpassed $1.2 million in contributions for the monument.

“The Foundation for a National AIDS Monument is immensely proud of our partnership with Cedars-Sinai and the generous contribution they have made to the AIDS Monument. Thanks to Cedars-Sinai's leadership, FAM has surpassed over $1.2 million in contributions in the first 6 months of our initial capital campaign and Cedar- Sinai's matching gift opportunity will lead to even more contributions in support of our work,” said Mark Lehman, chairman of the board of directors for the Foundation.

“Cedars-Sinai has a deep and meaningful place in the history of the AIDS epidemic in West Hollywood and throughout the country. This gift and matching grant helps FAM memorialize, pay tribute and educate the community regarding HIV/AIDS in an extraordinarily meaningful way."

To date, the Foundation has raised over $1 million in just six months from over 50 different donors. The physical monument is designed by renowned artist Daniel Tobin and will be located in the heart of West Hollywood. Both a physical structure and interactive experience, the monument will memorialize the AIDS crisis and celebrate the lives of those that have passed, honor the institutions and organizations building awareness and fighting for change and inform this and future generations to the current state of HIV/AIDS resources, prevention and care.

For more information, please log on to www.aidsmonument.org.

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Ireland says YES to love!

2015-05-26T09:17:00.000-07:00

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A QUEER APP FOR ALL GENDERS IS COMING

2015-05-20T11:40:00.002-07:00

New Kickstarter Campaign Promises an Inclusive, Human Alternative

The world's first community-driven, gender-inclusive queer app, known simply as "Q," is welcoming members on a Kickstarter campaign that has raised nearly $5,000.

The app's designer, Eric Cervini, decided to create Q while studying at Harvard last year. The campaign, Cervini says, is a response to the exclusion of many who identify as LGBT+ on today's queer apps.

"When we log on, we're constantly told to be a man, to have a perfect body, to act or to talk a certain way, to be someone other than who we truly are," Cervini said. "We deserve better."

Q, to be released to members only, allows users to choose from 20+ genders. Membership comes with access to the Q Forum, where users can suggest, review, and comment on new features, privacy measures, and community guidelines before they're made public.

Kickstarter Campaign

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Openly Gay Super Hero Headlines New DC Comics Series

2015-05-13T10:09:00.001-07:00

DC Comics will be launching a slew of diverse titles this June, including MIDNIGHTER, a series that follows an openly gay super hero penned by LGBT writer Steve Orlando.

The first issue arrives June 3, and marks the first gay male superhero to headline a mainstream comic.

"A theft at the God Garden has unleashed a wave of dangerous biotech weapons on the world, and Midnighter intends to put that genie back in the bottle by any means necessary. But something else was stolen from the Garden as well… the secret history of Lucas Trent, the man Midnighter once was!"

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Colton Ford Stars In "All The Dead Lie Down" in Los Angeles

2015-05-02T11:39:00.000-07:00

MAY 2ND – JUNE 6TH

Studio C Artists announces the Los Angeles premiere of Author Harrison David River‘s new play, AND ALL THE DEAD, LIE DOWN, (allthedead.studiocartists.com) directed by John Coppola, and produced by Michael Sonntag and Kila Packett. The show stars Colton Ford (Top Billboard Recording Artist, Here! TV’s “The Lair” and "Threesome") and Kila Packett (Studio C's "Hi-Tech Hijack", CBS's "Hawaii Five-0"). Opening performance is Saturday, May 2nd, 2015, continuing on eight dates through June 6th at the Studio C Artists performance space along Theatre Row in Hollywood.

In AND ALL THE DEAD, LIE DOWN, Alvin and Foss spend Saturdays together. That’s the rule. That’s the routine - no work, no phone calls and no leaving the apartment. But when an unexpected call from Foss’ delinquent brother upsets the couples’ usual balance, the day becomes a minefield of long suppressed resentments and hurt feelings. The fact that one of them is HIV+ and the other is negative just exacerbates the situation. AND ALL THE DEAD, LIE DOWN is a portrait of a couple at a crossroads, a couple pondering the questions - Is love enough to sustain us... And is it worth the risk?

"I'm very excited to be involved with 'And All The Dead, Lie Down'. Although the story is about a gay couple, the issues that they're facing are universal; love, acceptance, patience and understanding... this is just the kind of acting project I've been looking for," says Colton Ford.

"I’m really thrilled to be doing this show with these two fantastic actors, Colton Ford & Kila Packett - you know, Colton has a following, and I think his fans are going to be really surprised to see how talented he and Kila are together in this heartfelt drama,” stated director John Coppola.

Harrison David Rivers’ plays include When Last We Flew (NYCFringe Excellence in Playwriting Award, GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Off Off Broadway Play), Where Storms Are Born, sweet, The Bandaged Place, And She Would Stand Like This, THE SEA & THE STARS, AND ALL THE DEAD LIE DOWN and Look Upon Our Lowliness. He has also written the librettos for The Last Queen of Canaan (music by Jacob Yandura, lyrics by Rebekah Melocik) and FIVE POINTS: An American Musical (music and lyrics by Douglas Lyons & Ethan Pakchar). He is the recipient of a Many Voices Jerome Fellowship (The Playwrights’ Center), the Van Lier Fellowship (New Dramatists) and an Emerging Artist of Color Fellowship (NYTW). Harrison was a member of the 2011-13 Emerging Writers’ Group at the Public Theater. MFA Columbia.

Additional bios and photos for cast and production talent are available on the show website.

The running schedule for AND ALL THE DEAD, LIE DOWN is as follows: Saturdays, May 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and June 6th at 8:00PM. Approximate running time is 75 minutes. The ticket price is $20.00 for general admission ($15.00 for early bird within 24 hours of the performance), and reservations can be made by visiting allthedead.studiocartists.com. Studio C Artists is located at 6448 Santa Monica Blvd., on Theatre Row, in Hollywood, CA.

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San Antonio Mayor Calls LGBT Protections a “Waste of Time”

2015-04-21T09:31:00.002-07:00

Mayor Ivy Taylor, elevated after pro-equality Julian Castro left office, derides the non-discrimination ordinance he championed

Taking part in a “faith forum” for mayoral candidates on Sunday, Mayor Ivy Taylor of San Antonio, Texas attacked a recently-enacted non-discrimination ordinance protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) city employees and contractors from discrimination.

Taylor, a Democrat and former member of the city council who succeeded Mayor Julian Castro when he was appointed to President Obama’s cabinet, told the crowd, “I did not feel we should have even been debating that issue. […] I thought it was a waste of time.” Taylor voted against the ordinance when it was before the council.

“If Mayor Taylor thinks protecting her own citizens from discrimination is a waste of time, then she has no business serving the people of San Antonio—as mayor, as a city council member, even as dog catcher,” said HRC Vice President of Communications Fred Sainz. “She should apologize for her shameful comments immediately and take some lessons from the former mayor on how to lead on behalf of all the residents of this great city.”

Mayor Taylor’s shameful comments come at a moment when more than 20 pieces of anti-LGBT legislation are being considered by the Texas legislature.

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Transgender SGT. in Military Limbo

2015-04-10T08:10:00.001-07:00

Currently, he is a Sergeant in the U.S. Army at Wheeler Airfield in Oahu, Hawaii. Sgt.Ortega is female-to-male transgender and transitioned on active duty over four years ago. While posted in Fort Wainwright, Alaska in 2011, he began to live in accordance with his male gender identity.

After a voluntary Psychological Evaluation a few weeks ago, his results returned negative for gender dysphoria and the U.S. Army deemed him fit to perform his normal duties without facing separation orders. However, he is in administrative limbo because his gender marker in the Military Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is still listed as female. Sgt. Ortega’s Command has requested clear guidance from the DOD as to whether this means Shane can stay in the military or not.

Sgt. Ortega is not able to accommodate media interviews at this time, but has offered the following comment:

“My commitment to serving this country runs deep. I have been a team and squad leader, a crew chief, and a machine gun section chief. I have been on over 400 combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and fought side-by-side in foxholes and remote operating bases. As I fight for my country in foreign lands, all I want it is to be able to serve openly while keeping the job that I love. I will continue to fight this fight for the 700,000 transgender veterans that have gone before me who were forced to choose between serving their country and being true to who they are.”

A recent Associated Press story suggests military leaders worry about attempts by the Pentagon to lift the transgender service ban. Joshua Block, attorney in the ACLU’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and HIV Project expresses, “Sgt. Ortega is living proof that trans people are ready, willing, and able to serve their country, and that military regulations labeling trans service members as automatically unfit for duty have no basis in reality. Soldiers like Shane should not have to choose between serving their country and being true to who they are."

Washington Post feature story

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FILM: A SINNER IN MECCA

2015-04-09T10:09:00.000-07:00

In the film, openly gay Muslim director Parvez Sharma (A Jihad for Love) documents his pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, where filming is strictly prohibited and homosexuality is a crime punishable by death. Sharma felt these were risks he had to take as he embarked on his Hajj pilgrimage, a journey considered the greatest accomplishment and aspiration within Islam. On his journey Sharma aims to look beyond 21st-century Islam’s crises of religious extremism, commercialism and sectarian battles. He brings back the story of the religion like it has never been told before, having endured the biggest jihad there is: the struggle with the self.

Sharma is already a marked, gay Muslim man following the release of his first film on Islam and homosexuality called A Jihad for Love. Even before A SINNER IN MECCA’s film’s first public screening, Sharma has already received a barrage of hate mail and death threats, as evidenced in the comments on the film’s trailer on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzshP2k5FMk

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New LGBT "GoFundMe" Counters Memories Pizza Campaign

2015-04-09T08:56:00.001-07:00

It's now critical that the LGBT community and allies prove that discrimination against minorities has no place in modern society. An anti-discrimination fundraiser "Love is Stronger Than Hate" has now been started, with all proceeds going to the Human Rights Campaign, to aid them in their efforts to promote equality.

A new online fundraiser by the LGBT community has been launched in direct response to recent news that a pizza restaurant in Indiana has garnered support for discriminating against the LGBT community. Their public announcement led to an online fund being set up, which has raised more than $800,000.

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George Takei Launches New Web Series

2015-04-02T09:22:00.000-07:00

George Takei is coming to your computer screen in a new heightened reality series “It Takeis Two” with husband Brad Takei. Everyone’s favorite social media maven is sharing some semi-scripted highlights from domestic life with the man most well known as Sulu and his husband, and career architect.

Beginning on Tuesday, April 7th the short form web series will be available for streaming select episodes on George Takei’s YouTube channel. Subscribe to the channel to catch each episode.

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Indiana RFRA: 'Memories Pizza' First Michiana Business to Publicly Deny Same Sex Service |VIDEO

2015-04-01T11:32:00.004-07:00

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Indiana: A Great Place For Bigots

2015-03-29T13:15:00.002-07:00

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New Dating Website LGBTSportZdate.com

2015-03-26T13:34:00.001-07:00

Offers Eligible LGBT Singles Who Love Sports to Safely Connect, Share Passions and LGBT Lifestyle, Find Love

LGBTSportZdate.com is the first and only dating site to cater specifically to sports enthusiasts within the LGBT community. According to the USA Sports Fan Association, 3.8% of the U.S. population are part of the LGBT community and 56% of this community are avid sports fans ˆ that's 5.4 million people. LGBT involvement in sports is huge ˆ and yet, no platform existed to bring members of this community together ˆ until now. LGBTSportZdate.com fills this need, bringing people together under the shared umbrella of sports fandom.

The site boasts all the convenient features one expects from a dating site, along with added social network services tailored to the LGBT sports community. Users can create a free profile on LGBTSportZdate.com, upload a photo and add basic details about themselves. Free members can create an informative personal essay that describes their dating goals, topped off with an attention-grabbing headline. The search function allows members to sort other LGBT singles by location, age, sports of interest and other preferences, narrowing the results down to a manageable number. Members can then show interest in another member with a single click.

Premium memberships enable members to communicate more directly with each other via instant messaging, email or chat. Fees for charter premium memberships are only $19.95 annually, half of what most other dating sites charge per month, and provides members access to all of its services. "We want everyone who joins the site to have a positive experience, and that begins and ends with a quality community."

LGBTSportZdate.com offers all the tools and features needed to build a great community and expand one's social network. The chat room is available 24 hours a day and always filled with people eager to communicate and the sports fan forum creates discussions on all aspects of sports and the LGBT lifestyle. The built-in instant messaging tool enables voice and video greetings; those who want to be more cautious can always depend on the site's email system.

To help members get the most out of their experience, the site publishes a weekly online dating newsletter. Each issue of the digital newsletter is full of practical information about relationships and health. The newsletter also contains helpful tips about online dating in general, a benefit to those new to the experience and uncertain how to proceed.

The company behind LGBTSportZdate.com has plans to launch the site in Australia and the UK within the next year, followed by an international rollout. Today, LGBTSportZdate.com is actively recruiting Area Membership Directors in major American and Canadian sports cities in order have a local active involvement with the LGBT Community and other LGBT sports organizations in each area.

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101 Naked Confessions of a Gay Hairdresser

2015-02-05T06:45:00.004-08:00

What do you expect from your hairdresser? A gossip? A confessional? A therapist? Good hair? 101 Naked Confessions of a Gay Hairdresser delivers all of these. And more. Terry Wilson is the World's Most Outrageous Gay Hairdresser and has spent the last 30 years working with small-town suburban housewives, urban professionals, celebrities and models and even the Queen. And everyone in between. So he is not short of a story. This book promises to entertain, amuse and inform. Oh - and you might learn a thing or two about your hair along the way. Written as short confessions or observations on life, love and gay domination of the weather, this book is perfect for a quick and dirty read in a spare moment. Guaranteed to get you giggling, and if you are looking for a hair fix, that's included too.

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Federal Court Strikes Down Alabama Ban on Marriage Equality

2015-01-26T07:05:00.005-08:00

Today U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade ruled in favor of equality, striking down Alabama’s discriminatory constitutional amendment banning same-sex couples from marrying. Granade, appointed by President George W. Bush, stated in her ruling:

There is no law prohibiting infertile couples, elderly couples, or couples who do not wish to procreate from marrying. Nor does the state prohibit recognition of marriages between such couples from other states. The Attorney General fails to demonstrate any rational, much less compelling, link...the laws in question are an irrational way of promoting biological relationships in Alabama.

“Judge Granade’s ruling today affirms what we already know to be true – that all loving, committed Alabama couples should have the right to marry,” said HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow. “As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a landmark case on marriage equality, today’s ruling joins the dozens and dozens of others that have recognized that committed and loving gay and lesbian couples deserve equal treatment under the law.”

There was no stay placed on the ruling. In the absence of a successful stay request by the state, couples can begin applying for marriage licenses as soon as clerks offices open. HRC congratulates the plaintiffs and attorneys involved in the case on this historic victory.

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Approximately 119,000 LGBT Workers in Arizona Lack Statewide Protections against Ongoing Employment Discrimination

2015-01-06T06:36:00.001-08:00

Approximately 119,000 LGBT workers in Arizona are vulnerable to employment discrimination absent explicit statewide legal protections, according to a new report co-authored by Christy Mallory, Senior Counsel, and Brad Sears, Executive Director, at the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute. Currently, four cities in Arizona have ordinances prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public and private sector employment, but approximately 67% of Arizona’s workforce is not covered by these laws.
“A statewide law prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity would bring new protections to thousands of workers without burdening courts and agencies,” said Mallory. “Most likely, the cost of handing complaints filed under the law could be absorbed into the existing enforcement system with no need for additional staff or resources.” - See more at: http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/press-releases/employment-discrimination-arizona-2/#sthash.U3JG0Slk.dpuf

Approximately 119,000 LGBT workers in Arizona are vulnerable to employment discrimination because the state does not offer explicit legal protections, according to a new report co-authored by Christy Mallory, Senior Counsel, and Brad Sears, Executive Director, at the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute.

Currently, four cities in Arizona prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public and private sector employment, but about 67% of Arizona’s workforce is not covered by these laws.

The full report

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Same-Sex Couples Less Likely To Get Divorced Than Straight Couples?

2014-12-16T06:28:00.001-08:00

While Administrative data from two states shows that same-sex couples end their marriages at a rate of 1.1% annually, on average, and an average of 1.6% of couples dissolve their legal relationships if a broader set of states is included. This rate is slightly lower than the annual rate of divorce among married different-sex couples.

Read on...

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Out in the South, Part Two

2014-10-01T07:21:00.002-07:00

Out in the South, Part Two identifies more than 750 LGBTQ community assets in the U.S. South

Funders for LGBTQ Issues has released a new report entitled Out in the South, Part Two: LGBTQ Community Assets in the U.S. South. The report finds that not only is the U.S. South home to more LGBT adults than any other region, it is also home to an impressive array of more than 750 LGBTQ community assets.

Out in the South, Part Two (2014) assesses the state of the LGBTQ movement in the U.S.South, based on a comprehensive scan of the region's LGBTQ community assets, a survey of more than 200 organizers and service providers working in the South, and in-depth interviews with 30 LGBTQ leaders. It also identifies several funding strategies with potential for high impact.

The report, authored by Claudia Horwitz, finds that more than two-thirds of the LGBTQ community assets in the U.S. South are grassroots community groups. As the report notes, "in every state in the region there is an inspiring depth of LGBTQ work being done with shoestring budgets and minimal or no full-time staff."

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