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Month: November 2017
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Furniture chain donates to Hurricane Harvey-impacted LGBT community.
Forty LGBTQ and HIV-positive Houstonians were given $10,000 vouchers to roam through a furniture chain’s warehouse Saturday, where a selection of sofas, dining room sets, lamps, decorations, rugs and mattresses had been curated for them as potential replacements for items lost to Harvey’s floodwaters. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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At this unusual startup accelerator, being gay is a prerequisite.
Among the dozens of Bay Area startup accelerators, where entrepreneurs guzzle free coffee and work feverishly on products they hope will change the world, StartOut Growth Lab stands out, thanks to one unusual statistic. Each of the seven startups under its roof has a gay founder… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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English Football League clubs to use rainbow-colored corner flags.
Every English Football League ground will display rainbow-coloured corner flags between November 25 and December 3 in support of Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign. Launched in 2013, the campaign is a show of solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) fans, players and staff across football. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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LGBT youth disproportionately experience homelessness.
Today, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago released a new report on youth homelessness, Missed Opportunities: National Estimates, which found that LGBTQ young adults had a 120 percent higher risk of reporting homelessness compared to youth who identified as heterosexual and cisgender… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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Your guide to the best gay skiing celebrations from California to Canada.
Spawned by the success of the pioneering Aspen Gay Ski Week, celebrating its 41st anniversary this season, there is a growing LGBTQ focus in the global ski-scape. An annual fundraiser for AspenOUT, AGSW is the oldest gay ski extravaganza. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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