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Out and Equal: Please Don’t Take Snap Me!
I’m in Dallas, Texas for the 2011 Out and Equal Workplace Summit. I’m pretty jazzed about attending this year, and the weather thus far has been amazing. Providing a safe and inclusive environment for LGBT employees is certainly important but so is something else –– privacy. For those who follow my blogs, you know that … Continue reading
Is Facebook Going Gay or is it Respectfully Honoring Spirit Day?
Last night, my friend Allison Facebook ‘liked ‘the Mashable post, “Facebook’s Going a Little Gay for Spirit Day.” I saw this post and immediately shared it on my Facebook wall adding my own little snarky take to the eye-catching, SEO driven, offensive headline stating, “I’m going a little gay for Facebook. This is great!” I’m … Continue reading
Tyler Clementi One Year Later: An Interview with Jim Swimm
A year ago, tragedy struck the nation as it became apparent that we were in the midst of an epidemic as the rate of teen LGBT suicide made major headlines. A year ago today, tragedy also struck New York when a young man, Tyler Clementi, took his own life by jumping off the George Washington … Continue reading
LGBT Social Media Ethics: Is that Really You?
In June, the blog “A Gay Girl in Damascus” came under fire for being a hoax. The blog, which was touted to be written by a lesbian in Syria and penned under the name Amina Abdallah Arrah, turned out to be a Tom MacMaster. Shortly after the bust, others did more digging only to discover … Continue reading
How One Photo Has Changed Hearts and Minds
Blogger Note: This post is cross-posted on the Advertising Week blog. Over 700 gay couples are expected to wed in New York when it becomes legal on Sunday, July 24, 2011. As you probably know, gay marriage, or Marriage Equality if you prefer, has been a long time coming for many New York gay couples. With … Continue reading
[Photos] 2011 New York City Pride Parade
My friend and documentary photographer, Bill Kotsatos, has been active in the equality movement for the last few years, journaling the Washington D.C. equality march in 2009, and photo shoots for the Standing On The Side of Love emailed me some photos that he’d taken at the 2011 New York City Pride Parade. On that … Continue reading
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