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Callen-Lorde & SAGE Hamptons T-Dance

Callen-Lorde & SAGE Hamptons Tea Dance tradition returns on Saturday July 16th from 4P to 8P at Nova’s Ark Project 60 Millstone Road in Water Mill, NY. This vibrant not-to-be-missed outdoor celebration draws an impressive crowd of over 1,000 notable LGBTQ+ New Yorkers & their allies making it the largest LGBTQ+ event in the Hamptons. DJ LINA will be spinning the music. Callen-Lorde is the global leader in LGBTQ health care. Since the days of Stonewall they have been transforming lives in LGBTQ communities through excellent comprehensive care, provided free of judgment & regardless of ability to pay. In addition they are continuously pioneering research, advocacy & education to drive positive change around the world, because they believe healthcare is a human right. SAGE is the country’s largest & oldest organization devoted to improving the lives of LGBT older adults founded in 1978. SAGE salutes those who were at the forefront of the modern LGBTQ+ movement & is thrilled to acknowledge the extraordinary contributions to LGBTQ+ elders stood on the front lines of our community’s struggle for equality. Now we must make sure they have the support & resources they need to age with the dignity and respect they deserve. Callen-Lorde & SAGE’s initiatives & events like Hamptons Tea Dance are made possible through the support of their generous corporate sponsors. The presenting sponsor for the 2022 Callen-Lorde & SAGE Hamptons Tea Dance is Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, Diamond sponsors are Richard Reichgut & John Scott & Platinum sponsor is Tito's Vodka. Tickets run from sponsor level to single tickets. 
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LGBTQ Out Leadership Summit Events

Out Leadership's 2022 OutNEXT global leadership development summit takes place in person July 11th & 12th at Citigroup Inc in NYC & virtually from July 13th to July 15th. Out Leadership member companies around the world will come together with icons from the LGBTQ+ rights movement to focus on leadership development, brand improvement inclusivity & goal-driven impact. Todd Sears, Founder & CEO of Out Leadership stated, “We are so excited to bring this year’s OutNEXT 2022 Summit to the Big Apple, the town where I began my professional ascent as an out gay man & where later - from my sofa in Hell’s Kitchen – I founded Out Leadership. Mentorship & guidance was something that I had to seek out on my own back then. I continue to credit my mentors for my personal & professional success today. These men & women who helped steward my development are also responsible for my deep & abiding commitment to identifying, developing & supporting the talent of emerging LGBTQ+ professionals. We call this summit a ‘talent accelerator’ because the talent of these incredible young leaders has already landed them in the race. We’re just here to give them the tools to hit the ground running. I am incredibly grateful to our OutNEXT 2022 Summit sponsors, RBC Capital Markets, IBM, & Capital One & to our host Citi for making this event possible.” Some of this year’s notable participants will include: SenatorTammy Baldwin, activist James Dale, Florida student Javier Gomez, trans activist Mila Jam, Gus Kenworthy, Olympic medalist, Rashad Robinson, President, Color of Change & Evan Wolfson founder of Freedom to Marry. Out Leadership is the world’s first & only LGBTQ+ corporation whose sole product is equality. 
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Help Is On The Way Broadway & Beyond

The Richmond / Ermet AID Foundation is having its star-studded AIDS benefit concert & gala “Help Is On The Way 26th Broadway & Beyond” on Sunday August 7th from 7:30P to 9:30P PT at the Marines’ Memorial Theatre at 609 Sutter Street in San Francisco, CA. "Help Is On The Way" is one of San Francisco’s longest-running benefit concerts featuring a bevy of stars from Broadway, TV, film & the recording industry & after a 2-year hiatus due to COVID it’s back in person. It's an elegant evening of wonderful music, delicious food & beverages tastings & most important in these difficult times, fun. Kenneth Henderson, Executive Director of the Richmond/Ermet AID Foundation stated, “People think the AIDS epidemic is over & we don't need to pay attention to it anymore. Events like "Help is on the Way" serve not only to raise funds for local AIDS services but to remind people that there's still a need for funding them. More people are living with HIV & AIDS than ever before in history.” Some of the celebrities who will be performing include DEBBY BOONE, LEANNE BORGHESI, GARRETT CLAYTON, JULIE GARNYE, STEVE KNILL, SHAWN RYAN, SALLY STRUTHERS, LISA VIGGIANO, PAULA WEST, JOHN LLOYD YOUNG & more TBA. “Help Is On The Way 26th Broadway & Beyond” is directed by David Galligan with music director Michael Orland & produced by Ken Henderson & Joe Seiler. The event kicks off at 6:30P with a limited silent auction in theater lobby followed by the performance at 7:30P & concluding with a VIP after party with the cast at the new Beacon Grand Hotel. The event benefits Project Open Hand & REAF’s Small Emergency Grants Program. 
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The Dinah All-Female Lineup Returns

Celebrating her 31st Anniversary The Dinah is returning to Palm Springs this Fall with the largest annual festival for queer women September 21st to September 25th with all events taking place at the iconic Margaritaville hotel formerly The Riviera. The Dinah continues its legend with a show-stopping all-female entertainment line-up including Fletcher, Haviah Mighty, Cassidy King, IV4, Zolita, IV Jay, Siena Liggins & 80s music iconic superstar Taylor Dayne who is exclusively bringing her full band to put on a rare & unique show for Dinah goers. Mariah Hanson, founder & producer of the legendary Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend stated, “I’m proud to have put together such incredible line up of marquee talent & community icons. We can't get enough of these exhilarating female artists & neither will you!” Just in time for The Dinah, Fletcher is releasing her Capitol Records debut album “Girl Of My Dreams” on September 16th. Nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist Fletcher landed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for 2022 amassing over one billion streams worldwide. IV Jay will make her Dinah debut at the Girl Spot Pool Party. At just 18 years old IV Jay just released her EP IV solidifying her place as an artist to watch. With four exciting emerging queer artists performing at The Dinah who are making themselves visible members of the LGBTQ community that younger people can look up to Hanson concluded, “These are the galvanizing queer voices to watch long after The Dinah is a wrap. They are part of a new generation of queer young artists who are determined to change the long-held stereotypes of this industry.” 
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LGBTQ Discrimination Begins In Florida

Florida’s HB 1557 known as the Don’t Say LGBTQ law took effect July 1st. The law bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation & gender identity in grades K-3 & restricts that instruction in grades 4-12 immediately impacting Florida classrooms. In Trumplandia Palm Beach County School Superintendent Mike Burke began by circumventing the district’s material review process to remove multiple books featuring LGBTQ characters. In recent weeks also he issued guidance to educators across the district to remove books currently being challenged & place them “in a classroom closet” & search their shelves for other titles that may include LGBTQ characters or mention topics like racism or oppression. Joe Saunders, Equality Florida Senior Political Director stated, “Since the inception of this hateful policy, lawmakers have assured the public that it would not lead to censorship or erasure of LGBTQ people. But our community has always known the truth. The Don’t Say LGBTQ law has always been fueled by anti-LGBTQ animus & designed to further stigmatize the LGBTQ community, ban books about us, erase us from classrooms & force us back into the closet. It is a bigoted & dangerous law that is making Florida less safe for students & families & we will work tirelessly to see it repealed.” Florida districts statewide have taken drastic steps in response to the Don’t Say Gay law. Graduation speeches were scrubbed of references to LGBTQ advocacy. Yearbook pages had images of Don’t Say LGBTQ walkouts blacked out. Conservative religious activists have successfully initiated challenges to dozens of books in multiple school districts & Rainbow-colored COEXIST banners & Pride flags have been stripped from school walls. 
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July Fourth Commitment To Democracy

Since the majority of American citizens have lost confidence in the integrity of the Supreme Court after being packed with small-minded Trump justices it’s time to reform this judicial institution before it’s too late. Remember we the people are the majority. From Obama to Hillary & then Biden we have consistently delivered the popular vote since 2008. The midterm elections are just four months away & all we the people who love this country need to do is vote for the people who support Democracy returning this nation to a place that once again reflects the future instead of our dark past. Then after we restore our nation with our collective vote we can eliminate the filibuster, pass the Judiciary Act of 2021, H.R. 2584 & S. 1141 to expand the number of seats on the Court to equal the number of circuits in the federal judiciary & codify Roe v. Wade reestablishing nearly 50 years of our fundamental right to control our own bodies. Until this is achieved we are no longer the land of the free & home of the brave. It’s also long overdue that the Constitution language be updated to read: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all 'people' are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty & the pursuit of Happiness.” Let’s concentrate on the basic ideals that this country was built on instead falling short by allowing small-minded hate-mongers attempts to lead the majority from their bully pulpits with their narrow-minded intimidation tactics. We can overcome this situation just by simply voting then reestablishing voting rights, democratic reforms, major immigration reform & finally passing the Equality Act so second-class will be abolished forever. HAPPY 4TH!
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San Francisco Mime Troupe Returns Live

The San Francisco Mime Troupe after a 2-year COVID hiatus live performances return with free political musical theater in Bay Area & Northern California parks. They’re opening their 63rd season on July 2nd to September 5th with “Back To The Way Things Were - A New Musical Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be”. The performance is about a country where we can finally stop wearing masks to get pizza & go to the movies & where we again have a president who isn’t dumb as a two-dollar ham. Hard- working, middle-aged liberals Ralph & Alice wistfully yearn for times when things seemed normal but for Zoe - their twenty-something daughter who grew up in a world of climate change, housing crashes, student debt, the rise of dictatorships & the fall of democracies - there isn’t a “better” to go back to. For her the purgatory of the last two years was just a pause from life in Hell. The cast includes Keiko Shimosato Carreiro, Andre Amarotico, Lizzie Calogero, Norman Gee & Alicia M. P. Nelson. The play was written by Michael Gene Sullivan & Marie Cartier with music & lyrics by Daniel Savio & directed by Velina Brown. Musical director is Daniel Savio with Will Durkee (Guitars), Daniel Savio (Keyboards), & Jason Young (Drums). The San Francisco Mime Troupe’s mission is to create & produce theater that presents a working-class analysis of the events that shape our society, that exposes social & economic injustice, that demands revolutionary change on behalf of working people & to present this analysis before the broadest possible audience with artistry & humor. 
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