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TONIGHT IN NYC: The Institute for Human Identity will present a workshop that will explore the issues and obstacles lesbians may be faced with when trying to get pregnant—and how they can be overcome.
Are you a college student interested in the LGBT movement? Intern at GLAAD’s New York City or Los Angeles offices!
(Thanks to our intern Todd for your amazing work!)
FREE SCREENING + Q&A with Director Jim Hubbard of UNITED IN ANGER: A HISTORY OF ACT UP on Friday, December 7 @ 7:30 PM at the Bronx Documentary Center
The Bronx Documentary Center in New York City is hosting a free screening of United in Anger: A History of ACT UP on December 7 at 7:30 PM! The film, a documentary about the birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the AIDS epidemic, will be followed by a Q&A session with its editor, Ali Cotterill, and its director, Jim Hubbard. You can RSVP for the event at events@bronxdoc.org
“UNITED IN ANGER: A HISTORY OF ACT UP is the first feature-length documentary about how ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), a small group of men and women of all races and classes, came together to change the world and save each other’s lives. The film takes the viewer through the planning and execution of a dozen exhilarating major actions including Seize Control of the FDA, Stop the Church, and Day of Desperation, with a timeline of many of the other zaps and actions that forced the U.S. government and mainstream media to deal with the AIDS crisis. UNITED IN ANGER reveals the group’s complex culture – meetings, affinity groups, and approaches to civil disobedience mingle with profound grief, sexiness, and the incredible energy of ACT UP.”
Learn more at Bronx Documentary Center website and at the United in Anger: A History of ACT UP Facebook page.
Help LGBT Homeless Youth Center Destroyed by Hurricane Sandy
Among the lives and property tragically lost as a result of Hurricane Sandy was the Ali Forney Center’s drop-in center for LGBT youth in Manhattan. The center was a place where many homeless LGBT youth in New York City were able to go for food, showers, clothing, medical care, HIV testing and treatment and substance abuse services.
Learn more about the Ali Forney Story by watching this video.
To help this organization continue making a difference in the lives of homeless LGBT youth, you can text GLAAD to 80888 through November 8 and give $10 to the Ali Forney Center.
You can also make a larger contribution through the Ali Forney Center’s website.
The Reuters building in Times Square went purple to stand against bullying for Spirit Day!
Are you a college student interested in the LGBT movement? Intern at GLAAD’s New York City or Los Angeles offices!
http://glaad.org/internships
(Thanks Peter for your amazing work this summer!)
GLAAD Manhattan at the Eventi Hotel last night, photographed for PBLCTY
Look at these amazing photos from last week’s GLAAD Manhattan event in NYC!
Communities Unite to Support Mollie and Kristene
A vigil was held in New York City’s Union Square Park on Sunday for Texas teens Mollie Olgin and Mary Kristene Chapa, who were shot execution style in Portland, Texas in late June. Mollie, 19, was pronounced dead on the scene and 18-year-old Kristene, her girlfriend of five months, is recovering in intensive care. The Chapa family is receiving donations through WePay to cover their daughter’s medical costs, as Mr. Chapa, an Iraq war veteran, is between jobs and the family is uninsured.
Founder of Ali Forney Center, Carl Siciliano, Honored by White House
This morning, the White House announced that Carl Siciliano, executive director and founder of New York City’s Ali Forney Center, has been selected as a Champion of Change in the Fight Against Youth Homelessness. Siciliano founded the Ali Forney Center (AFC) in June of 2002 in response to the lack of safe shelter for LGBT youth in New York City. The Center is committed to providing young LGBT people with safe, dignified, and nurturing environments. Siciliano and his team at the Center are dedicated to promoting awareness of the plight of homeless LGBT youth in the United States with the goal of generating responses on local and national levels from government funders, foundations, and the LGBT community. Carl Siciliano promptly responded to the honor:
Cyndi Lauper Fights Homelessness, Empowers Youth with Forty to None Project
The Forty to None Project, the first national organization to focus solely on youth homelessness and its impact on youth who are LGBT, was launched on Tuesday by the True Colors Fund, according to its Executive Director and co-founder Gregory Lewis.
America’s Next Generation, the inaugural PSA for Forty to None, was also released on Tuesday. The video features singer and advocate Cyndi Lauper, who co-founded the True Colors Fund and served as a Grand Marshal for the NYC Pride Parade on Sunday.
