When civil rights and criminal attorney Dana Nessel officially announced her campaign for state attorney general on Aug. 15 she said she will work to protect all the people, including members of the LGBTQ community. “Instead of harassing them, persecuting them and making them feel like they don’t belong in our state,” said Nessel last week in Braun Court.
British actor Rupert Everett recounted the “basic terror” of the HIV/AIDS crisis as a gay man in London during the ’80s in an interview with The Guardian. Everett, known for his roles in “My Best Friend’s Wedding” and “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” says he became free in his sexuality around the same time HIV/AIDS became prominent.
Openly gay former college track star L’equan Chapman is getting his shot at the United States Olympic Team. Chapman is one of 97 athletes invited to be part of Team USA’s “Scouting Camp: The Next Olympic Hopeful,” which will air nationally as a two-hour broadcast premiering at 9 p.m. ET on Aug. 25 on NBCSN. Chapman was a standout jumper and sprinter at Shippensburg University. In 2015 he was named the 2015 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Atlantic Region Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.
The City of Milwaukee Youth Council has awarded The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center $15,000 for its youth program – Project Q. One of six agencies to be awarded grants, the center will use the money to enhance existing resources and fund community service projects for LGBT youth. “This grant is a sign of continued faith in the center’s programs,” said the organization’s co-president Paul Williams.
It’s come to our attention that America is doing some redecorating: Monuments and statues honoring Confederate leaders are being taken down with a swiftness—which is terrific. But it’s leaving unsightly empty spaces outside city halls, parks, and schoolgrounds across the country. Below, we humbly nominate seven LGBT heroes perfectly suited for public admiration.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar began his three-day visit to Canada by taking part in the Montreal Pride Parade. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s first gay PM, attended Sunday’s event with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau. The leaders also held talks, where they discussed a range of issues, including Brexit and abortion.
Finding an “insight” is the holy grail of marketing. Brands spend years and dollars mining data to find exactly the right way to connect with their target audience. The “insight” becomes the unique aspect of the target where the brand can find an even more unique connection. Finding the “insight” is a big part of what I teach in my class at NYU. It’s a big part of the work I do with clients. And there’s no better example than that of the brand Luvs.
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