Richmond, Virginia Launches Gay Tourism Site | The Bilerico Project

The move makes good business sense inasmuch as during the ongoing recession, the LGBT travel market has been one of the few to avoid a significant downturn. This forward thinking action ought to be emulated by cities in the Hampton Roads area Virginia - or .... We had openly Gay and Lesbian city officials as high as department head. We had openly GLBT service recipients who received the same level of service as any city resident. i helped found the Diversity Thrift Store. ...

Why The TBLG Community Can't Sit Out The 2010 Midterms | The ...

The way they draw those boundaries can either help, hinder or neuter the prospects for additional GLBT community political representation gains. Let's use Massachusetts as an example. It's projected to lose a House seat. ..... She used her popularity from her 1988 DNC speech smacking Daddy Bush and leveraged it to lure major corporations to move to Texas, put together the most diverse administration in Texas including gay and lesbian Texans, had an administration with ...

Travel: Going where the girls are

Presented by Key West Business Guild of GLBT+Allied Chamber of Commerce. Includes performances by Emily Saliers, Suzanne Westenhoefer, a street fair, golf tournament and 13th annual Beach Blanket Butch and Beach Blanket Babe contest. ... There are three gay B&Bs and many LGBT friendly hotels. Oct 8-17 Women's Week Provincetown, MA. Presented by Women Innkeepers of Provincetown and their Chamber of Commerce. This is one of the premiere women's festivals with a long history ...

Meghan McCain: Obama 'Isn't Doing Anything For the Gay Community ...

I'm sorry, but this isn't the resume of a gay icon, an ally or someone whose investing even a minuscule amount of effort to back up their words. It's pathetic. I've met volunteers and everyday people at GLBT centers who go above and beyond what ... He has hired two gay men to his administration and a transgendered woman again against republican opposition. He was the first president to mention gay people in his acceptance speech. In fact, he has called for gay and lesbian ...

“TheCall”: Religious extremists rally tonight against Prop 8 ...

Huckabee's support for Engle comes just a few months after Huckabee compared same-sex marriage to incest, drug abuse and polygamy, going on to say that gay and lesbian couples should not be allowed to parent, because kids “aren't puppies.” ... Keep exposing the hate… and know that this important work is supported by thousands of LGBT supportive clergy and faith leaders across the state of California! Look for California Faith for Equality spokespeople who will be ...