In this no-holds-barred audio interview, Emmy Award winning actress-comedian Judy Gold shares her frank insight on gay marriage, Prop 8, Obama, the future of LGBT civil rights & what it's like being a Jewish lesbian mother raising her 2 boys in New York City.
(Video) Openly gay Dustin Lance Black won the Oscar for Best Screenplay "MILK". He gave a fabulous acceptance speech that we thought we'd share......
Sean Penn won the Best Actor Oscar for "Milk" & really came OUT against Prop 8 & homophobia. He also addressed that anti-gay protests were taking place outside the ceremony which wasn't mentioned @ all during any of the prior festivities.
Also something that wasn't addressed on the red carpet by mainstream media is that Penelope Cruz who received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" plays Maria Elena, a woman who has a relationship with Cristina, played by Scarlett Johansson.....
We thought for Valentine's Day we would share this video of Chris Botti, Sting & Josh Groban performing "Shape of My Heart" with Keith Lockhart & the Boston Pops from an upcoming PBS Special airing on Feb 28th through the month of March. I was @ the live performance & it was Fabulous!! I met Sting & Josh with Chris backstage.......:)For More Info....
This is a riveting must-see video that really shows what's @ stake in California. Let's stop the homophobia & make 2009 the year marriage equality became the law of the land.....EQCA.org
(Audio Interview) Neil Giuliano, President of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, (GLAAD) talks about his departure from the org that takes effect later this year. He also addresses the future of LGBT characters presence in Hollywood & the 20th Anniversary of the upcoming GLAAD Media Awards this Spring. For More Info: GLAAD.org
In this exclusive audio interview, openly gay Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin discusses the letter she has sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressing discrimination in the treatment of gay State Department employees' partners & spouses. Congresswoman Baldwin explains that this overdue discrepancy could be resolved by Clinton signing a new order that would change policy with no Congressional approval required. Updates to Come....
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Matt Breen is the newly-appointed Executive Editor of The Advocate, the
world’s leading LGBT news source reporting directly to The Advocate
Editor-in-Chief, Jon Barrett. We addressed LGBT leadership, President
Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin
& the future of our LGBT civil rights in America. We also got
his spin on the new changes @ The Advocate including a monthly print
format & emphasis on their internet site for breaking news @ Advocate.com
(Audio) Lambda Legal is the oldest & largest national legal organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people & people with HIV. Leslie Gabel-Brett is the Director of Education & Public Affairs for Lambda Legal. We thought this was an excellent time to discuss the future of our LGBT community’s civil rights with Leslie now that Obama is in the White House.
For More Info: Lambdalegal.org
Charlotte Robinson is an Emmy Award Winning Broadcast Journalist & Host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ a series of audio interviews with Global LGBTQ Leaders, Allies & Celebrities Established in 2008.
