Miami LGBT Film Festival 2015

The 17th annual Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival begins Friday April 24th & runs through May 3rd. This year the festival will feature more than 75 films from 26 different countries including feature length movies, documentaries & short films that chronicle the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender experience. Included in the line-up will be 5 world premieres, one international premiere, 11 North American premieres, 1 U.S. premiere, 7 East Coast premieres & 12 Southeast premieres. The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (MGLFF) will once again go beyond celluloid excitement to feature over-the-top events as only Miami knows how to party from an award gala to a soiree where high hair & high heels are encouraged. Mark Gilbert, President/Interim Festival Director of the MGLFF stated, “This year our guests will have several opportunities to meet filmmakers, producers & actors from all over the world. We are incredibly excited about the events that we have planned for this year & also about the amazing amount of talent coming to town from all over the globe including 37 filmmakers & actors at last count. In addition, we’ve planned some pretty outrageous parties throughout the festival including one where people can strut their stuff in stilettos.” The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival is presented by Showtime, Merrill Lynch & Miami-Dade County.
For Info & Tix: mglff.com
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GLAAD To Honor Thomas Roberts

The 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards will be honoring MSNBC Live anchor Thomas Roberts with the Vito Russo Award at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on Saturday May 9th. The Vito Russo is presented to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality. Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD President & CEO stated, "Thomas Roberts isn't afraid to put a spotlight on injustices faced by LGBT people that all too often go unreported. As a journalist & anchor with millions of viewers, he brings stories to national attention, leading the conversation & accelerating acceptance of the LGBT community." The GLAAD Media Awards recognizes & honors media for their fair, accurate & inclusive representations of our LGBT community & the issues that affect our lives. It’s also been announced that celebrities Laverne Cox, Tituss Burgess, Jonathan Groff, Judith Light & Jeffrey Tambor will be attending with Ross Mathews hosting this fabulous event. Previous Vito Russo honorees include George Takei, Anderson Cooper, Ricky Martin, Rosie O'Donnell, Alan Cumming, Cynthia Nixon, Nathan Lane, Cherry Jones, Elton John, k.d. lang & Tom Ford. The 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka & Wells Fargo with Official Presenting Partners Amazon & Bud Light. This will be our 7th year covering the GLAAD Media Awards on the Red Carpet in NYC for OUTTAKE VOICES™.
For More Info & Tix: glaad.org
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Walter Naegle To Attend LGBT 50th

The organizers of the National LGBT 50th Anniversary Celebration that takes place July 2nd to July 5th in Philadelphia has announced that Walter Naegle, Bayard Rustin’s surviving life partner will attend the National LGBT 50th Anniversary Ceremony at Independence Hall on July 4th. Naegle stated, “Bayard would be amazed to see this historic & diverse celebration of the Gay Pioneers & 50 years of LGBT civil rights progress, especially as we just commemorated 50 years since the Selma to Montgomery Freedom March, which he participated in. As an African-American gay man in the 1940’s 50’ & 60’s, he was marginalized despite his role as an advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., principle organizer of the March on Washington in 1963 & his tireless efforts for workplace equality for African-Americans.” In this exclusive audio interview we talked to Walter Naegle about his relationship with Bayard Rustin who was a master strategist best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, one of the largest nonviolent protests ever held in the United States. He brought Gandhi’s protest techniques to the American civil rights movement and helped shape Martin Luther King, Jr.’s international legacy of peace & nonviolence. Barack Obama bestowed a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom on Bayard Rustin which is the nation’s highest civilian honor. Walter Naegle accepted the award. LISTEN:  
For More Info: lgbt50.org
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Gay Wedding Show Event 2015

In San Francisco on Sunday April 19th the most prominent wedding professionals in the business are coming together for a gay & lesbian wedding extravaganza. Style & panache are important especially on the biggest day of your life. This Gay Wedding Fair will showcase a complete selection of products & services to complement a variety of tastes. Touch the gowns, taste the wedding cakes, smell the flowers, try the make-up & taste creative food and drinks. A highlight of the event will be the live LGBT Wedding Fashion Show with emcee Joel Riddell. Highlighted will be the latest bride & groom fashions, hair up-do’s, wedding day make-up & opulent floral designs, wedding gowns by Janine’s bridal boutique. Magnolia Jazz Band will be performing at the lobby to set the feel for an elegant grand entrance to the wedding show. At noon to 2P The Klipptones will perform a wedding song to mark the opening of the fashion show, specialty cocktails & special performances from Circosphere. Owners Frederick Sullivan & Jaime Botello, of Sullivan & Botello Events are the event designers & planners of Gay Vanity Wedding Show - A Stylish Gay & Lesbian Wedding Event & Fashion Show on Sunday April. 19th from 11A to 4P hosted by the majestic venue The Bently Reserve at 301 Battery St. in San Francisco.
Info & Tix: gayvanityweddingshow.com
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NYC LGBT Youth Tech Camp

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York City announced that it will partner with Maven, the nonprofit organization which fosters innovative solutions that empower LGBTQ youth to present a free 2-week tech camp from July 6th to 17th at The Center as well as on-site at various tech companies around New York City. The tech camp will build queer youth digital competencies in coding & programming, enhancing the career & academic trajectories of LGBTQ youth. Glennda Testone, The Center’s Executive Director stated, “The Center’s 20-plus years of serving LGBTQ youth in New York City, combined with Maven’s tech expertise, position us perfectly to equip our young people so they’re ready to pursue opportunities & achieve their goals. This camp will give youth tools & resources to explore any career path of interest to them, including those in the tech industry.” Monica Ann Arrambide, CEO & Founder of Maven added, "Our work contributes to making the tech sector a more inclusive community by engaging tech professionals in co-creating with LGBTQ youth & by providing LGBTQ professionals the opportunity to pay it forward to the next generation of tech leaders." This camp will also provide “behind the scenes” access to large tech giants & an opportunity to connect with LGBTQ tech developers in their local communities. By teaching LGBTQA youth programming & game design The Center & Maven will build a lifelong process of developing their 21st century competencies. As well as LGBTQ Youth Tech Camp this summer in NYC there will also be programs in San Francisco & Austin Texas.
For More Info: mymaven.org
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All Female Cast Performs Othello

This production will be a gender bender treat for our LGBT community & all feminists. The Titan Theatre Company will conclude its critically acclaimed 2014-2015 season with a signature take on Shakespeare's classic tragedy OTHELLO featuring an all-female cast. Performances begin April 17th at Queens Theatre through May 2nd. Lenny Banovez Titan’s Artistic Director stated, "We have assembled an unrivaled cast of women to tackle one of Shakespeare's most masculine plays. Following the success of A Midsummer Night’s Dream & A Christmas Carol, OTHELLO is a dynamic end to our exciting season.” The cast of OTHELLO will feature Leah Dutchin (American Players Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Chicago Shakespeare) as Othello with Emily Trask (Lincoln Center: The Oldest Boy, Yale Rep, Alley Theatre), Carol Linnea Johnson (Broadway: The Full Monty, Mamma Mia!, Utah Shakespeare), Laura Frye (Teatro Franco Parenti, Virginia Shakepeare), Abbey Siegworth (American Players Theater, Dallas Theatre Center), Leah Gabriel, Alyssa Van Gorder, Molly Densmore, Deanna Gibson, Kate Gunther, Alex Spieth & Carolynne Warren. The understudies are Maggie Wetzel, Bailey Seeker, Skyler Volpe & Sierra Tothero. Set design is by Jasmine Nicole. Lighting design is by Alan Piotrowicz. Costume design is by Becky Willett. Sound design is by Weston Wetzel. Fight choreography is by Jonathan Hicks. Ashley Zednickis the stage manager. Queens Theatre is located at 14 United Nations Avenue South in Flushing Meadows Park directly under the iconic towers of the New York State Pavilion & easily accessible by car, bus & subway.
For Info & Tix: titantheatrecompany.com
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Power Lesbians For Hillary Clinton

As promised Hillary Clinton announced her LGBT friendly campaign for President of the United States promptly at 3P Sunday via social networking & emails. Shortly after the announcement we got an email from LPAC’s Laura Ricketts. LPAC is the Lesbian Political Action Committee that was founded in July of 2012 by committed activists & donors to positively influence the current political & social landscape in this country. LPAC’s agenda is to give lesbians a real & meaningful seat at the political table. During the 2012 election LPAC raised over $700,000 to support candidates that supported our LGBT issues. Laura Ricketts, Co-owner of the Chicago Cubs & LPAC Board Chair stated, “Today we are beginning a new campaign to elect Hillary Clinton President of the United States. Together with all my friends at LPAC (the only lesbian Super PAC in the country), we are launching Lesbians4Hillary. Lesbians4Hillary will build a community & grassroots effort of LGBTQ women who will do everything possible to elect Hillary in November 2016. We are launching this effort because Hillary Clinton is the most qualified & experienced candidate in the race. She is also the candidate who will use that experience to fight on behalf of all Americans, particularly LGBTQ women. Hillary cares about all the things we, as queer women, prioritize in our lives: She is a defender for the rights of women and families; she fights to protect our reproductive freedom; she leads the charge for gender equity in the work place; and she champions equality of all LGBTQ women & our families. We also believe it is important that we elect the first Madam President in our nation’s history. Today we have 104 women serving in both houses of Congress, but we can do better. So let’s change the progression for women & break the biggest glass ceiling once & for all & in the biggest way possible – by electing the first woman President.”
For More Info: lesbians4hillary.com 
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