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More power and smiles for the University of the Philippines! Our Deputy Director Prof. Eric Manalastas and ever-fabulous Research Associate Ms. Hender Gercio spoke for members of the UP Manila administrations at their recently concluded seminar entitled "Accepting LGBT Co-Workers in UP Manila" this afternoon at the UP Manila campus -- their very first program to focus on LGBT issues! Cheers to the first of many more to come!
Zank, a social service for Chinese homosexuals, raised several million yuan in seed funding from Matrix Partners China in May this year. Zank, actually, has been around for three years as an online gay community. It got funding in less than one month after the launch of a mobile app. It’s unknown whether it is the first case that a homosexual-targeted tech startup has got funded. What’s for sure is Chinese investors have set eyes on the market potential of Internet services for LGBT groups.
The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) will be joining leaders from the Connecticut Alliance for Business Opportunities (CABO) and the Connecticut Affiliate of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates to host two “Reaching OUT!
The Treasury Department and IRS announced Thursday that all same-sex marriages will be recognized for federal tax purposes regardless of state residence, allowing gay couples in all states to file joint tax returns.
Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker and marriage-equality advocate Brendon Ayanbadejo is guest editor of a special sports edition of The Washington Blade that hits newsstands Thursday.
Major LGBT news from the private sector today: Wal-Mart, America’s largest private employer, will soon extend insurance benefits to its employees’ domestic partners, including gay couples. But don’t worry—Wal-Mart’s newfound magnanimity isn’t due to a sudden appreciation for gay rights. According to a memo sent to employees by Sally Welborn, the company’s senior vice president of benefits, and leaked to Joe.My.God., the move is “a business decision, not a moral or political decision.”
When the product-peddling aspects of the advertising can be soft-pedaled — as now occurs increasingly on Madison Avenue, in a trend...
The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association has announced its next convention will take place in Chicago. Journalists and communication professionals from across the United States in mainstream and LGBT media will meet in Chicago from August 21 - 24, 2014 for the NLGJA National Convention and 10th LGBT Media Summit.
News organizations were divided in their handling of a request that they now refer to Pfc. Bradley Manning as a woman.
Men who have sex with men account for 63 percent of new HIV infections and are the focus of a new techie approach to HIV prevention. It has researchers and outreach groups riding the social-media wave. And up against e-mail, Craigslist, and Facebook, Grindr was not just the gnarliest (aka most awesome) but the most successful of all.
The following talk was delivered at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association conference, which is in Boston this year, August 22 to 25. As editor and founder of The Gay & Lesbian Review, I tried to place the magazine in the context of Boston’s history as a hotbed of GLBT publishing starting in the early 1970s.
With the baby-boomer generation on the cusp of retirement and the economy chugging along at full speed, gay and lesbian entrepreneurs saw an opportunity to create retreats for people like themselves and...
In this brand new episode, I interview Merryn Johns, Editor-in-chief of Curve Magazine and the world’s “Chief Lesbian”. When I first met Merryn in New York City in April at the CMI conference, I was instantly attracted to her positive energy and the message that she brought to the stage. We kept in touch over the last several months and connected on Skype at the very end of June. Our chat took place right after the United States Supreme Court decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8 and we discuss what that landmark court decision means. Merryn is a great role model and voice for the LGBT community and I focused the questions on her story, secrets for success and what I believe could inspire you.
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While companies in Minnesota and elsewhere cater to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender customers, efforts to court their business are not as obvious to the general public.
You need a strong heart today. A heart is an extremely fragile and valuable thing. That’s why it makes sense to take as good care of it as you can.
AutoNation announced Thursday that beginning in January, it will insure the spouses -- both same-sex and opposite sex -- of all legally married employees.
Advertisements featuring gay couples are still few and far between. Many companies try to cater to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender customers, but those efforts are generally not obvious to the general public.
As a three-day convention of gay media professionals concluded this past weekend in Boston, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), in a significant nod to...
7th Annual LGBT Community Survey® report on 30,000 LGBT citizens indicates similarities and differences among the L, the G, the B and the T. Community Market & Insights (CMI) has released its 2013 LGBT Community Survey report.
Last week on the blog, we discussed how home care agencies and other aging care businesses can better market to a “new age” of client. In addition to living more active lives, today's seniors also have different personal relationships and family dynamics than in the past. More and more older couples are “out” in the LGBT community, and they face some unique challenges as they age and attempt to find care.
Young people are eager to serve and to change the world. They just have no faith that public service or elected office are the way to get it done.
The Aussie arm of the Target department store empire is defending its use of out gay TV fashionista Gok Wan after a complaint about “a poofter calling breasts ‘bangers’”. The How To Look Good Naked presenter has been all over television and YouTube in recent weeks, endorsing Target – oh, “no, not Target, Targeeehh...” replying to the complaints, Target defended its use of an out gay guy as a brand ambassador.
FourTwoNine highlights an ambitious and successful lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ally (LGBTA) community and inspires the trailblazing instincts of its readers. Featuring innovators in technology, entertainment, design, media and politics, FourTwoNine showcases the ways in which our leaders are changing our world with sophistication, power, and a bold redefinition of what it means to be LGBT.
Most folks know how to post their content on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn now. Our presentation format for this year is now shorter, focusing on some of the more advanced topics in social media marketing available to us today, including 1) influencers, 2) social media integration with search, and 3) #hashtags and how your company can put them to work to help maximize your social media outreach . Our focus is LGBT, but the strategies remain the same for almost any type of niche marketing today.
New Yorkers want a mayor that embodies their town: strong, resilient, and diverse. Seven candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Mayor took the stage at Manhattan’s Town Hall theatre Wednesday evening, each proving that they are that living embodiment of those Big Apple ideals.
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