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LGBTQ comedy show celebrates National Coming Out Day

LGBTQ comedy show celebrates National Coming Out Day | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

"Straight-Ish Talk" is a red carpet benefit show for the SoCal chapter of Free Mom Hugs.

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Trans During a Plague: The Pitfalls and Unexpected Positives of Pandemic Life: Trans Angelenos Tell Their Pandemic Stories

Trans During a Plague: The Pitfalls and Unexpected Positives of Pandemic Life: Trans Angelenos Tell Their Pandemic Stories | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

For some in L.A.’s trans and gender-nonconforming community, the COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity. For others, it complicated an already fraught experience

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A lifeline for LGBTQ Latinos on the brink of closure

A lifeline for LGBTQ Latinos on the brink of closure | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Gay bars survived the AIDS crisis, oppression and recessions, but the pandemic is driving bars out of business nationwide, especially those catering to people of color.

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Joe Hollendoner to Become Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO in 2022

Joe Hollendoner to Become Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO in 2022 | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

San Francisco AIDS Foundation CEO Joe Hollendoner will replace Lorri L. Jean as the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s CEO when she retires in July 2022.  “I look forward to working with the center’s board,…

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Meet the new queer clothing line that celebrates all bodies and backgrounds

Meet the new queer clothing line that celebrates all bodies and backgrounds | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

He hopes that his new clothing will bring a little bit of warmth to people everywhere. Though the brand is inspired by his family, Jewish roots, and queer identity, he’s designed it to be for everyone–not just for people who fit a certain mold.

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LGBTQ Latinx bar Noa Noa Place to open in Boyle Heights

LGBTQ Latinx bar Noa Noa Place to open in Boyle Heights | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Luis Octavio, co-owner of Noa Noa Place, gets things ready for the opening of the LGTBQ Latinx restaurant-bar in Boyle Heights.

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Out in the NFL: My journey from secrecy to security as a gay woman in football

Out in the NFL: My journey from secrecy to security as a gay woman in football | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

My name is Erica Tamposi. I am an NFL Network producer. I am on-air talent. I am a creative. I am a friend. I am a sister. I am a daughter. I am a football fan. And I am gay. This is my voyage from secrecy to security.

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Activism through art: How Jeremy Novy spreads messages of inclusion, helps others

Activism through art: How Jeremy Novy spreads messages of inclusion, helps others | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

California-based street artist Jeremy Novy is teaming up with ABC7 to design a t-shirt for the Feed SoCal campaign.

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Understanding Los Angeles Gay History

Understanding Los Angeles Gay History | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Don Kilhefner: Until the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion, protective superparanoia based on individual safety and survival from hetero supremacists’ violence and physical and psychological genocide characterized homosexual reality.

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Thousands gather in Los Angeles for All Black Lives Matter solidarity march led by black LGBTQ+ community

Thousands gather in Los Angeles for All Black Lives Matter solidarity march led by black LGBTQ+ community | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Thousands of people gathered in Hollywood, Los Angeles Sunday for an All Black Lives Matter march, organized by black members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Toyota Supports LGBTQ+ Community with Over $300,000

Toyota Supports LGBTQ+ Community with Over $300,000 | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Toyota Motor North America is working with nonprofit partners in the LGBTQ+ community to support the clients and patients who require healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Los Angeles Realtor Anthony Vulin Awarded RISMedia 2020 Real Estate Newsmaker

Los Angeles Realtor Anthony Vulin Awarded RISMedia 2020 Real Estate Newsmaker | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Los Angeles Realtor and owner of The Collective Realty, Anthony Vulin, has won the RISMedia 2020 Real Estate Newsmaker award. He was named a 2020 real estate newsmaker because of the work he does to help members of the LGBT community become homeowners.

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MJ Rodriguez to Receive the Individual Trailblazer Award at the Outfest Legacy Awards Gala

MJ Rodriguez to Receive the Individual Trailblazer Award at the Outfest Legacy Awards Gala | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBTQ stories on the screen, announced today that it will honor MJ Rodriguez at the 2019 Outfest Legacy Awards Gala: A Benefit to Protect Our Past and Build Our Future, on Sunday, October 27th. The presenting sponsor is Cadillac.

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Hermosa Beach to paint lifeguard tower for Pride Month

Hermosa Beach to paint lifeguard tower for Pride Month | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The idea, from a Hermosa Beach teen, comes in response to the destruction of Long Beach's Pride tower.

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These LA Gay Bars Are Going Extinct — And Their Landlord Won’t Help

These LA Gay Bars Are Going Extinct — And Their Landlord Won’t Help | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Several bars that have shutdown during the pandemic share the same landlord. They say he has been unsupportive of their efforts to stay in business.

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Longtime leader of Los Angeles LGBT Center set to retire; new chief exec named

Longtime leader of Los Angeles LGBT Center set to retire; new chief exec named | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The Los Angeles LGBT Center, one of the world’s largest service agencies for LGBTQ people, has named a new chief executive to succeed its longtime leader. Joe Hollendoner, chief executive of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, will assume the new role in L.A. on July 6, the Los Angeles LGBT Center announced Wednesday. He will […]

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A glimpse into the past: USC’s LGBTQ+ history

A glimpse into the past: USC’s LGBTQ+ history | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

While getting their masters in the ’90s, three women navigated LGBTQ+ identities.

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Marquita Thomas, Katrina Vinson Appointed to the Planning Commission

Marquita Thomas, Katrina Vinson Appointed to the Planning Commission | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Councilmember John D'Amico appointed Marquita Thomas and Councilmember Sepi Shyne appointed Katrina Vinson to join the city's Planning Commission, starting in early 2021.

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City to Get Input about What Future of LGBTQ Pride in West Hollywood Should Look Like

City to Get Input about What Future of LGBTQ Pride in West Hollywood Should Look Like | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

City Council will likely to hire MIG, Inc. to conduct interviews, visioning workshops, community surveys about future of pride in West Hollywood.

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What I Learned as a Parent of a Transgender Child

What I Learned as a Parent of a Transgender Child | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

As a pediatrician and mother, I thought I knew a lot about parenting. But I was blindsided by my daughter’s coming out as trans, and that first year was riddled with mistakes.

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#ILoveGay Today’s “Voices of LA”

#ILoveGay Today’s “Voices of LA” | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

#ILoveGay “Voices of LA” showcases some of LA's LGBTQ+ creativity, featuring and bringing together some of those amazing LGBTQ+ voices from Southern California. Join us as we explore the best in us, the global LGBTQ+ community, as part of #ILoveGay “Voices of LA”.

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Eight Artists on the Influence of Tom of Finland

Eight Artists on the Influence of Tom of Finland | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Touko Valio Laaksonen, who would have been 100 this year, transformed depictions of queer eroticism in art through his hyper-real, hypermasculine style.

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WeHo Gay Bars Brace for a Year without Pride Crowds

WeHo Gay Bars Brace for a Year without Pride Crowds | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Already hurting, the people who make L.A.'s queer nightlife scene run will miss out on their biggest weekend of the year as the celebration goes virtual

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'Making the Cut' on Amazon: Meet winner Jonny Cota

'Making the Cut' on Amazon: Meet winner Jonny Cota | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The Times spoke to the $1 million prizewinner of Amazon's fashion design competition, which premiered its Season 1 finale on Friday.

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Masked balls and gay uprisings: Queer Maps is a guide to 150 years of LGBTQ history

Masked balls and gay uprisings: Queer Maps is a guide to 150 years of LGBTQ history | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Online tool highlights 800 locations across Los Angeles, where many landmark institutions have closed their doors

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