Aug

7

Gay-Friendly Groups Call on Straight Americans to Make a Difference

Filed Under GLBT Equality, Gay Events |

Candlelight Vigils and Celebrations of EqualityAustin, TX (PRWEB) — There’s never been a more exciting time for straight Americans to take a stand for their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) friends and neighbors. That’s according to Soulforce and Atticus Circle, the sponsors of Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights 2008, a project that will spotlight straight Americans’ support for equality over the week of September 14-20, 2008. Read more

Aug

5

Stonewall Democrats Report Record Number of LGBT Delegates

Filed Under Gay Events, Politics |

Gay Democrats NewsWashington, DC — The National Stonewall Democrats have announced that a record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender delegates will attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Read more

Jul

31

Big Brother’s Steven Daigle to Ride Bulls at Gay Rodeo

Filed Under Celebs, Gay Entertainment, Gay Events |

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) — Steven Daigle, the immensely popular gay cowboy who appeared on this season of the hit show Big Brother on CBS, will be returning to the rodeo arena at the Best Buck in the Bay — the San Francisco Bay Area’s Gay Rodeo & Festival. The rodeo will take place at the Driscoll Ranches Event Center in La Honda, California the weekend of August 16-17, 2008. Read more

Jul

28

LGBT Aging in a Changing World

Filed Under Gay Events, LGBT Seniors |

NEW YORK, NY (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — AARP has announced its sponsorship of the Fourth National Conference on LGBT Aging, organized by the Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE). The conference, titled “It’s About Time: LGBT Aging in a Changing World,” will take place on October 12 - 14, 2008, at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, NY. Read more

Jul

17

March on Manchester Set for This Friday

Filed Under Boycotts, Gay Events |

Boycott Doug Manchester's Hotels NewsSAN DIEGO, CA (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — A broad based coalition of Gay and Lesbian Organizations and Labor will hold a demonstration and rally on Friday, July 18, 2008 in front of the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel to officially kickoff a boycott of Doug Manchester’s San Diego Hotels. Read more

Jul

17

Task Force Accepting Proposals for 21st National Conference

Filed Under GLBT Equality, Gay Events |

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is now accepting session proposals for The 21st National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change. Read more

Jul

16

Here Comes the Circus Montréal!

Filed Under Gay Entertainment, Gay Events, Pride Events |

Montreal Pride Celebrations 2008 NewsMONTREAL, QC (CNW Telbec) - The 2008 Montréal Pride Celebrations will build on the incredible success of the 2007 edition with an array of activities, open to all, celebrating Montréal’s vibrant and dynamic gay and lesbian community — From August 14 to 17, 2008. Read more

Jul

15

The One Love Campaign Launches in San Francisco

Filed Under Gay Events, Gay Marriage |

The One Love CampaignSan Francisco, CA (PRWEB) — The One Love Campaign launches today in San Francisco, the City of Pride, in celebration of the recent California Same Sex Marriage ruling. Read more

Jul

4

Gay Christians Take a Stand as World Youth Day Begins

Filed Under Gay Events, LGBT Youth, Religion |

Gay Christian NewsSYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA — A network of lesbian and gay Christians, including prominent members of the Catholic, Uniting, Pentecostal and Anglican churches, will stand together for gay rights and challenge the Vatican’s condemnations of same-sex love, right on the eve of World Youth Day. Read more

Jul

3

Jazz Funeral to Commemorate Upstairs Lounge Fire of 1973

Filed Under Gay Events, Music, Obits, Religion |

Jazz Funeral NewsWASHINGTON, DC — Many of the hundreds of pro-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Christians who will converge Sept. 4–7 in New Orleans, La., for the Many Stories, One Voice conference will revisit the site of a devastating fire that killed 32 people at a local gay bar known as the Upstairs Lounge. Read more

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