SAGE LGBT Elders Lunch Event

SAGE the nation’s largest & oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT elders joins The Movement Advancement Project & Columbia Law School’s Public Rights/Private Conscience Project in the timely release of a new report entitled “Dignity Denied: Religious Exemptions & LGBT Elder Services.” On Friday December 15th there will be a luncheon & conversation detailing the increased risk of discrimination LGBT older adults face as a result of recent efforts to pass religious exemption laws & policies. Michael Adams, CEO of SAGE stated, “This report & the amicus brief SAGE filed in the Masterpiece Cake case, clearly demonstrate that personal religious beliefs should never be a license to discriminate against LGBT people or anybody else. That’s why we are partnering with MAP & Columbia to bring together aging experts, religious leaders & our elders, to expose the dangers that so-called 'religious exemptions' pose for LGBT elders who need care & services. We must not allow the doors of a nursing home or a critical care provider to slam in LGBT elders’ faces just because of who they are & whom they love.” Speakers will include Alex Sheldon, Research Analyst, The Movement Advancement Project, Audrey Weiner, President and CEO, The New Jewish Home, Carmelyn P. Malalis, Chair & Commissioner, New York City Commission on Human Rights, Fred Davie, Executive Vice President, Union Theological Seminary, Jonathan Soto, NYC Mayor’s Office: Executive Director of the Center for Faith and Community Partnerships, Katherine Franke, Professor of Law & Faculty Director of the Public Rights/PrivatConscience Project, Columbia Law School, Michael Adams, CEO, SAGE & more. The luncheon takes place from 12P to 2P at Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University, 3041 Broadway in NYC.
For More Info: sageusa.org
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NEA Rejects Mime Troupe Grant

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has rejected the Tony & OBIE award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe’s (SFMT) 2018 grant proposal for $25,000. This comes after Breitbart News published an article last June entitled “Trump NEA Grants $20k for Lesbian Illegal Alien Musical” saying that NEA's funding of "Walls" was "…a San Francisco musical about a criminal illegal alien lesbian with mental health issues who is in love with an immigration agent," which Breitbart News was using as a case made by President Trump for defunding the NEA entirely. Michael Gene Sullivan, Collective Member & Resident Playwright at the SFMT stated, “We do not know if this sudden evaporation of funds is a direct result of the relentless attacks on our friends at the NEA. We hope this will be a temporary circumstance & that their friends & supporters will contact their representatives to petition for a resumption of funding. If the only people in Congress who talk about free activist theatre are those who oppose it, then theatre of, by & for the people cannot survive.” Since 2012 the SFMT has received up to $20,000 from the NEA for each production which helps but is not enough to cover the cost of health insurance payments for its union members. The SFMT has been providing free Musical Political Theatre in the Bay Area Parks for 58 years. SFMT will continue to do so as well as continue its Youth Theater Project that educates SF youth on social justice & performance with their Young California Writers Project that provides an in-school activist playwriting workshop.
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Boston Lesbian Aging Event

Boston OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing For Change) presents “What It’s Like to Grow Old: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly” a discussion with Sarah Pearlman, Kalyani Devajyoti, Kathy Holmes & Sue Reamer on Sunday December 3rd from 2P to 4P at the Brookline Senior Center at 93 Winchester Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The speakers will provide an occasionally irreverent, often touching & honest look at the challenges, losses & rewards of aging by panelists who describe the complex experience of growing old. Sarah Pearlman Founding Member of OLOC-Boston stated, “This is your chance to hear four lesbian elders talk about what it’s really like to grow old.” Sue Reamer concluded, “What it’s like growing old is to be shared! Hearing other’s unique journeys, memories, experiences, feelings adds benefits to four own laughter, insights besides bonding us together even more! We’ll laugh, sigh & talk & talk some more maybe even shed a tear too. A lively discussion for us all!” OLOC Boston programs & events are open to lesbians of all ages, including transgender lesbians. OLOC’s mission includes their commitment to creating communities of older lesbians & solidarity with allies for racial, economic & social justice. Following the event there will be an early dinner at Sichuan Garden, 295 Washington Street in Brookline, MA.
For More Info: spearlman@hartford.edu
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LGBTQ Cyber Monday Event

This year now more than ever it’s extremely important to display your commitment to LGBTQ equality & this Cyber Monday for the Holiday Season we’re offering the highest quality gear for all our LGBTQ shoppers & allies. We would appreciate it if you could take a moment & visit our online OUTTAKE EQUALITY STORE where your purchases will help support our mission to provide & produce our free exclusive & insightful podcasts with LGBT leaders & allies on OUTTAKE VOICES into 2017 & beyond. Choose from a fabulous array of unique gear while supporting our quest for full global LGBT equality. We have tee shirts, tote bags, watches & more all displaying either our cool OUTTAKE logo or merchandise designed by visionary Richard Emmanuel whose emblem consists of universal symbols. Two androgynous gender nonconforming figures are meeting each other within the circle of the world. This creates a symbol of unity that is diverse with its differences, yet respectful of each person’s beliefs. The word “Equality” is boldly displayed with the words “LGBTQ Civil Rights.” This awesome design is empowering & a courageous symbol for our LGBTQ community with a symbol that reflects our strong commitment to equality. Both of these designs are an excellent way to get the conversation started to maintain & advance LGBTQ civil rights & equality. So what are you waiting for? Just click on the link below & check it OUT!! :)
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LPAC Holiday Party Event

LPAC, the national lesbian political action committee that supports pro-LGBTQ, pro-women’s equality & progressive candidates are hosting their first Annual LPAC Holiday Party in NYC on Thursday November 30th from 6:30P to 8:30P. Urvashi Vaid, Interim Executive Director LPAC stated, “We are looking forward to gathering the LPAC political community to kick off the holiday season at our LEZ Celebrate the Holidays. What a year it’s been — encouraging gains in 2017 & a lot of urgency & momentum for the critical 2018 election season that starts NOW!” Join LPAC Co-Chairs: Laura Ricketts & Brooke Skinner Ricketts, Joyce Newstat & Susan Lowenberg, Alix Ritchie & Marty Davis, Meg Columbia Walsh, Ana Cruz, Chastity Lord & Zakiya Lord, Rennae Stubbs, Joy Tomchin, Lori Finkel, Archie Gottesman & Gary DeBode, Tony Kushner & Mark Harris, Ilana Kloss & Billie Jean King, Suzanne Rotondo & Karima Zedan, Lilliam Barrios-Paoli & Anna Oliveria, Faith Gay & Francesca Zambella, Jeffrey Arnstein, Martha Stark, Annette Cerbone, Mark M. Sexton & W. Kirk Wallace, Todd Sears & Urvashi Vaid & Kate Clinton for LEZ Celebrate the holidays with hors d’ouevres & cocktails! LPAC builds the political power of lesbians & queer women by electing candidates who champion LGBTQ rights, women’s equality & social justice. LPAC achieves its mission by increasing the political power & engagement of LGBTQ women & their allies & building a network of lesbians & queer women who take political action.
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NYWIFT 38th Muse Awards Gala

New York Women in Film & Television present their 38th annual Muse Awards gala holiday luncheon on Thursday, December 14th at the Hilton Midtown Grand Ballroom at 1335 Avenue of the Americas in NYC. The event begins at 11:30A celebrating the vision & achievements of women who work in the entertainment industry. Each year remarkable & accomplished women are honored with this prestigious award. It is NYWIFT's flagship fundraising event a highlight of the New York City holiday season in the entertainment industry & is attended by an enthusiastic audience of 1,200 leading executives from every major studio, broadcast & cable network & film production facility. This year's honorees include Laura Dern, Actor, Amy Emmerich, Chief Content Officer, Refinery29, Judith Light, Actor, Julie Dash, Director (The Nancy Malone Directing Award), Regina K. Scully, Filmmaker & CEO, Artemis Rising Foundation (Loreen Arbus Changemaker Award), Alysia Reiner, Actor & Producer (Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment "Made in New York" Award). Nancy Giles actor & CBS commentator Nancy Giles will emcee this must-attend event. NYWIFT has also lined up thousands of dollars in prizes for their fabulous Muse Awards Raffle including a weekend getaway at Gurney's Inn Resort & Spa in Montauk, tickets to The Band’s Visit on Broadway & a delicious dinner for two, complimentary legal consultations, accessories from Henri Bendel & more. Muse Awards Gala Holiday Luncheon tickets are $165 for NYWIFT members & $350 for non-members.
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Transgender Military Ban Update

U.S. District Judge Marvin Garbis in the District of Maryland has issued a preliminary injunction in Stone v. Trump a case brought by the ACLU challenging Trump’s transgender military ban. This new ruling affirms the nationwide preliminary injunction issued in Doe v. Trump on October 30th. Rick Zbur, Executive Director Equality California stated, “Today’s ruling is another crucial blow to the Trump Administration’s discriminatory ban against transgender service members & those seeking to serve. President Trump’s ban violates constitutional protections & causes serious harms both to our nation’s military & to transgender Americans. Today’s ruling brings us closer to a permanent end.” In Doe v. Trump, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) & GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) argued that Trump’s ban, first announced in a series of tweets, is irresponsible & discriminatory because qualified & able transgender Americans who wish to enlist have been barred from doing so. They also argue that transgender service members have been demeaned & stigmatized, denied health care & faced with the prospect of discharge & the loss of their professions, livelihoods, health care & the post-military retirement they have worked hard to earn. On October 30, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Kollar-Kotelly granted NCLR & GLAD’s motion for a nationwide preliminary injunction. NCLR & GLAD also are co-counsel in Equality California’s suit, Stockman v. Trump, which also challenges the ban. Oral argument in Stockman v. Trump is scheduled for Monday, December 11th in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. For More Info: eqca.org
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