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How Social Media is Helping Us Win the Fight for Gay Marriage in New York
It’s been an exciting ride in New York. We’re on the brink of winning gay marriage, or Marriage Equality, if you prefer, which would put New York as the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage and also the most populated state to honor such marriages. Estimates from 2009 show that over 42,000 same-sex couples in New … Continue reading
Working with Recording Artist Justin Utley and How He Continues to Inspire Me to “Stand for Something”
Yep, I’m a PR Professional One of the first things I learned when I began the Master’s degree program in Public Relations and Corporate Communication at New York University is that you never ever write about your client. Writing about your client means that you are adding a very biased endorsement and may negate any … Continue reading
Straight Ally Defined: How to Move the Needle On LGBT Equality
I recently wrote a blog post entitled Year of the Straight Ally. I made a huge oversight when writing this post, which was that I didn’t take into consideration that not everyone knows what it means when I say “active and involved straight ally”. Because this is an important topic, I wanted to expand further … Continue reading
‘Drinking for a Change’ Mixes Up a New Way for the LGBT Community to Raise Money
Last Friday, March 19, after a long week of work, I unwound with two of my favorite activities – having a beer with friends and raising money for the LGBT community. ‘Drinking for a Change’, founded by Kevin Forsyth, is a New York City based non-profit whose mission is to raise money to fight for … Continue reading
How New York State Senator Savino Hit a Homerun with Social Media
I remember December 2, 2009 all too well. This was the day the New York State Senate, after a few false alarms and a coup, was finally going to vote on the gay marriage bill. I felt, like so many of my peers, that gay marriage was finally going to become a reality in New … Continue reading
About Me and My Experience with Social Media
My name is Leone Kraus and I am an aspiring public relations professional! By day, I work for The Washington Post Company as Marketing Strategist for their Slate Group properties – Slate.com, SlateV.com, TheRoot.com, and TheBigMoney.com. By night, I am a part-time NYU Public Relations student as well as a beginner guitar playing, non-profit volunteering … Continue reading
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