Hillary Clinton To Be Honored

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be honored by New York City's LGBT Community Center (The Center) on Thursday, April 20th at their annual Center Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street. Secretary Clinton will receive The Center's Trailblazer Award in recognition of her tireless work in the fight for full equality for our LGBT community. Glennda Testone, Executive Director of The Center stated, "It is an incredible privilege to honor Secretary Clinton for her lifetime of service to the American people & particularly her service on behalf of marginalized populations including the LGBT community. The Center thanks Secretary Clinton for her tireless work to help all Americans & particularly LGBT Americans, advance in the fight for justice & equality." The Center will also honor distinguished fashion designer Marc Jacobs with its Visionary Award, as well as Jan Siegmund, Corporate Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of ADP, with the Corporate Impact Award & Carmelyn Malalis, Chair & Commissioner of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, with its Community Impact Award. Annually the Center Dinner brings together over 800 influencers & tastemakers in the LGBT community to raise funds for The Center's programs & services, with a special emphasis on supporting youth programs. The Center is dedicated to empowering LGBT youth to become healthy, successful adults through substance use treatment & prevention, leadership & employment opportunities and HIV/AIDS prevention & education.
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San Francisco Mardi Gras Event

If you’re in the Bay Area & you want to have an outrageous evening of decadence & fun experience the true spirit of Mardi Gras with San Francisco's Krewe de Kinque Mardi Gras Club. Their annual Bal Masque with the theme "14 Karat Gold," will be held at the spectacular Castro nightclub The Café (Market at Castro) on Saturday February 11th. Expect wild costumes, outrageous performances, regal Kings & Queens, & sexy shenanigans by the West Coast's authentic krewe! There will be a VIP Host Party with southern buffet, beads & color-changing ice cube light, that takes place from 4P to 5P with two Stoli complimentary drink tickets, silent auction & raffle preview for just $40 in advance & $50 at the door. Then from 5P to 8P Bal Masque XIV takes place hosted by KDK King XIII Sergio Fedasz & KDK Queen XIII China Silk, featuring DJ Prince Wolf, exciting silent auction & raffle prizes, a second line parade led by Celebrity Grand Marshal Juanita More with costumed tableaux show, the crowning of KDK King & Queen XIV & no host full bar service. Tickets are $20 in advance & $25 at the door. Thanks to their Spirits Sponsor there will be Stoli $5 drink specials during the Bal Masque. They’ll be raising funds for Homobiles a California 501(c)3 nonprofit committed to providing secure & reliable transit to the SF Bay Area LGBTQ community & its allies. Tax-deductible donations of sponsors, auction and raffle prizes, and VIP reception food donations are welcomed. Federal Tax ID # provided with all donation acknowledgements. Laissez les bons temps rouler!
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GLAAD Media Awards Nominees

GLAAD has announced their nominees for the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize & honor media for their fair, accurate & inclusive representations of our LGBTQ community & the issues that affect our lives. The GLAAD Media Awards also fund GLAAD's work to accelerate acceptance of the LGBTQ community. Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD President & CEO stated, "For nearly 30 years, the GLAAD Media Awards have set the bar for media representations of LGBTQ people. At a time when progress is at a critical juncture, it is imperative that Hollywood tell more LGBTQ stories that reflect the community’s rich diversity & build understanding that brings all communities closer together. This year's nominees have created images & storylines that challenge misconceptions & broaden understanding, accelerating acceptance & equality for LGBTQ people across the globe." Among the nominees are: Academy Award-nominee & Golden Globe-winner Moonlight; Film Independent Spirit Award-nominees Other People & Spa Night; ABC’s The Real O’Neals & Black-ish; Netflix’s The OA, Grace & Frankie, Black Mirror & Easy; Amazon’s Transparent & One Mississippi; Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse; USA Network’s Eyewitness; Cartoon Network's Steven Universe; Nickelodeon's The Loud House; Oxygen’s Strut; HBO’s The Trans List; NewYorker.com & Tampa Bay Times for interviews with Orlando shooting survivors. The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in Los Angeles on April 1st at The Beverly Hilton & in NYC on May 6th at the New York Hilton Midtown.
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New Financial Executive Order

The new financial regulation executive order will roll back key regulations designed to protect the economy & the American people from another recession. To give you an idea about how this will make the rich richer & the rest of us financially vulnerable Trump stated, “We expect to be cutting a lot out of Dodd-Frank, because frankly, I have so many people, friends of mine that had nice businesses, they can’t borrow money. They just can’t get any money because the banks just won’t let them borrow it because of the rules & regulations in Dodd-Frank.” Rea Carey, Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force concluded, “This Executive Order is a recipe for another recession. It puts Wall Street & Big Business interests ahead of the interests of everyday people. It rolls back reforms put in place after the 2008 financial crisis, which was caused by predatory mortgage lending to low-income people, especially people of color. It targets the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency put in place to protect the interests of the people against corporate malfeasance. It also calls for repeal of the ‘fiduciary rule’ which requires investment advisors to put their client’s interest ahead of their own when investing retirement account money. Clearly this Executive Order will help some people: Trump’s own business & people like the Wall Street insiders he has stacked his Cabinet with. Not middle-class & lower income American families.”
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Boston Black Pride 2017 Events

Boston Black Pride takes place from Thursday February 9th to Monday February 13th to commemorate Black History Month with several days of events, including Hip-Hop Yoga & Mix & Mingle Drag Paint Party. Boston Black Pride is a program of Boston Pride dedicated to serving the needs of LGBTQ communities of color in our region. Boston Black Pride events, produced by Boston Pride in collaboration with other community organizations, focus on creating spaces & visibility for everyone. Staring on Thursday, February 9th there will be AG (Hip Hop) Yoga at 7P at Swet Studio, 480 Tremont Street in Boston, MA. Class size is limited to 20 & there will be a charge of $30. Then on Saturday February 11th there will be an event entitled “Our History: HIV & Queer Women of Color” at Fenway Health 1340 Boylston Street in Boston at 10A. Then on Sunday February 12th there will be a Mix & Mingle Drag Paint Party at Jacques Cabaret at 4:30P. So join Boston Black Pride in Collaboration with Masterpiece Art Bar for a Mix & Mingle Paint Party during Black Pride weekend. Come meet new people & have a drink. Do not stress if you haven’t painted since grade school, this is for beginners! Doors open at 4:30P & painting starts at 5P. There will be raffles & prizes. Tickets are $30 & all proceeds benefit Boston Black Pride.
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Religious Freedom To Discriminate

When Trump kept Obama’s executive order about nondiscrimination against our LGBT community within the federal government contracts we knew his appalling Religious Freedom Order was likely to surface sooner that later. Now a leaked copy of a draft executive order reveals plans by the Trump Administration to allow for widespread discrimination against LGBTQ people across the country & it’s no big surprise that it smells like the law Pence signed as governor of Indiana. This executive order will legalize sweeping discrimination against our LGBTQ community & could seriously undermine some of our most important progress we have made in the past decade. If the reported order is signed, it could mean: Employers without penalty may fire an LGBTQ person from their job because of religious freedom. Child welfare and adoption services without penalty may deny LGBTQ couples the ability to adopt children. Health care providers without penalty may deny LGBTQ people, including women, critical services that are important to their health needs. Schools without penalty may openly discriminate against LGBTQ teachers, faculty, and students. Government officials without penalty may deny LGBTQ people services – including county clerks who issue marriage licenses for couples. Businesses without penalty may deny LGBTQ people services, including pharmacies, restaurants, beauty salons, sporting events, etc. So it’s really about to happen. We would advice that you call your members of Congress & raise your concerns ASAP.
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LGBT Leaders Say No To Gorsuch

LGBTQ leaders & allies are speaking out against Trump’s nomination of 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. We knew it wouldn’t be good but Gorsuch has a long career that's undeniably troubling for civil rights & for our LGBTQ community. Rea Carey, Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force stated, “Judge Neil Gorsuch’s record reveals a jurist who believes that bosses should control their employees’ private health care decisions; supports the misuse of religion to legalize discrimination & holds LGBTQ equality with disdain. He is also a darling of those who are vehemently opposed to marriage equality. He seems like someone who aligns perfectly with Donald Trump & Mike Pence’s view of the world, but is completely out of touch with the realities of most people’s lives.” Rick Zbur, Executive Director Equality California added, “Judge Gorsuch’s opinions in prior cases such as Hobby Lobby leave us deeply concerned about his willingness to uphold laws protecting LGBT people from bias, not to mention protecting the separation of church & state. The stakes could not be higher. Gorsuch's hard-right ideology & zeal to dramatically expand religious exemptions poses an immediate threat to the advances that LGBT Americans have recently achieved.” Rebecca Isaacs, Executive Director of Equality Federation concluded, “Supreme Court Justices should be able to uphold the constitution without allowing personal prejudice against any group of people to cloud their decisions. Mr. Gorsuch has a troubling history of working against fairness for LGBTQ Americans.”
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