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NYC Black Pride…Explosive for 2011

OIA Staff — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:35:28 +0000

If you thought Pride season was over…think again! Across the country, and around the world, Pride festivals are still in full mode and none more so than the one currently taking over the Big Apple in August. The mixing and melting of cultures has always been what has given the USA its vitality and distinction [...]

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A Donkey’s Work Is Never Done – General Gayety

OIA Staff — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:52:15 +0000

Jerusalem just held its Pride parade, and over 4,000 people marched. There were protesters, and one person was arrested for throwing stink bombs, but on the whole Jerusalem’s 10th annual March for Pride and Tolerance went well. Because the asses never got there. I shall explain. On the day of the parade, police stopped four [...]

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Pride Notes to Self – General Gayety

OIA Staff — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:45:05 +0000

I had a peachy time marching in Seattle’s Pride parade. My partner Anne and I, members of a Unitarian Universalist church in Seattle, marched with a host of Unitarians representing churches from all over Puget Sound. Now it behooves me to make a few notes about this year’s experience, just to ensure next year things [...]

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Proclamation signed by the President regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month

OIA Staff — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:08:32 +0000

LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2011 - – - – - – - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The story of America’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, andTransgender (LGBT) community is the story of our fathers andsons, our mothers and daughters, and our friends and neighborswho continue the task [...]

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Celebrity Chef Tom Colicchio To Ride In LA Gay Pride

OIA Staff — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:09:03 +0000

Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio will ride next year atop a bear float in Los Angeles’ gay pride parade. The 47-year-old Colicchio has become a sex symbol for gay men, especially in the gay community, since his debut as judge on Top Chef. [ via On Top Magazine ] Read the full article @ Celebrity Chef [...]

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Obama’s LGBT White House bash

OIA Staff — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:05:32 +0000

“We’ve got a lot of hard work we’ve still got to do,” US President Obama has told a gathering of key LGBT movers-and-shakers at a White House reception to mark Pride Month… [ via SameSame.com.au ] Read the full article @ Obama’s LGBT White House bash Read more articles @ our blogBecome a fan on [...]

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Clear Channel rejects billboards promoting St. Pete Pride

OIA Staff — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:12:27 +0000

Clear Channel, which has advertised St. Pete Pride Street Festival on several of its billboards in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties the past few years, deemed two billboards as “inappropriate.” In an e-mail forwarded to the press from Rudisill, the unnamed Clear Channel representative states that only two images were approved by the Division President and Public Affairs [...]

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3,000,000+ attend the world’s largest gay Pride celebration

OIA Staff — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:03:29 +0000

More than 3 million people gathered in South America’s largest city, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday, June 6, for the world’s largest gay event. Some reports said as many as 3.2 million to 3.5 million attended. [ via Instant Tea ] Read the full article @ 3,000,000+ attend the world’s largest gay Pride celebration Read [...]

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Russian Gays Outwit Police Dragnet To Hold Successful Pride Parade Without Arrests, Beatings

OIA Staff — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:21:20 +0000

Despite a vow by Moscow’s anti-gay mayor that it would not happen, 30 Russian lesbian, gay and bisexual activists foiled the police and FSB security services by holding a 10 minute flashmob Gay Pride march on one of Moscow’s major thoroughfares, Leningradsky Street, this afternoon, Saturday 29 May. Carrying a 20 metre long rainbow flag [...]

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Toronto to host World Pride 2014

OIA Staff — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:54:47 +0000

The Canadian city of Toronto has been chosen to host World Pride in 2014. Toronto Pride announced the news on its website, which said: “Presented by InterPride, World Pride promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues on an international level through parades, festivals, and other cultural activities. “Announced in the first session of Sunday, [...]

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LGBT Cleveland

OIA Staff — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:04:58 +0000

The word is out… Already home to a strong LGBT population, gay and lesbian travelers are learning that Cleveland is a hidden gem. Our vibrant and diverse city is chock-full of world-renowned arts & culture, hot nightlife, chic dining options, upscale shopping, pro sports and scenic recreation waiting to be discovered. Plus you’ll find the [...]

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NGLTF leader hand-delivers community messages to President Obama at White House Pride Month reception

OIA Staff — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:50:08 +0000

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey hand-delivered a binder containing messages from nearly 700 supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights to President Obama at the White House’s Pride Month reception on June 29. e Task Force solicited the feedback from community members, asking: “What would you say to [...]

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Is Obama A Champion For Gay Americans?

OIA Staff — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:25:31 +0000

President Obama, who has come under harsh criticism from gay rights advocates for not yet acting on many campaign promises on gay issues, Monday afternoon said that his administration has made some progress on behalf of gay Americans and plans to do more. “I know that many in this room don’t believe that progress has [...]

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