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Recognizing Outstanding Achievements and Contributions to the LGBT Business Community
Nominations for the 2015 NGLCC National Dinner Awards are now open. As the business voice of the LGBT community, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize those individuals and companies that have championed LGBT business inclusion over the last year.
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Former NBA Player Jason Collins, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Singer, Songwriter Cris Williamson, Lisa Kron and Sydney Lucas of Fun Home and U.S. Congressman Barney Frank to Vie For LGBT Workplace Equality at Annual Out & Equal Workplace Summit

Building on the victory of the Supreme Court ruling granting same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, a nonprofit dedicated to… Read the rest

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Multimedia Platforms Inc. (OTCQB: MMPW), the only publicly-traded LGBT media company, announced today the acquisition of New Frontiers Media Holdings, LLC.
 
The purchase now gives Multimedia Platforms an expansive reach within the LGBT markets of New York, California and Florida, spanning five brands currently publishing 3 million print copies a year.  The combined companies will create America’s largest LGBT media company and will give advertisers… Read the rest

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For over 20 years, the fashion line Suddenly Fem has been serving the transgender community with fashion forward clothes designed for trans women. Suddenly Fem (Crossdresser.com) specializes in clothes, padding, and undergarments for transgender women as well as fashionable crossdressers.
When the online and catalog based company tried to advertise through Facebook in summer 2015, in order to reach transgender customers, their ads and content… Read the rest

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The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law today announced that Target has signed on as the institute’s newest Premier Corporate Partner. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Williams Institute is the leading research center on LGBT law and public policy.
“We are thrilled to have Target join our growing list of corporate sponsors. With this generous sponsorship, Target allows the Institute to continue tackling research… Read the rest

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European Court of Human Rights rules that all European countries should recognize same-sex partnerships
 Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, hailed the historic ruling by the European Court on Human Rights that all signatories to the European Convention of Human Rights – including countries like Turkey and Russia, where discrimination and violence against… Read the rest

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Recent HRC polling shows overwhelming support for federal non-discrimination law and reveals persistent levels of discrimination LGBT Americans face
 Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, released the following statement following a report from Buzzfeed News late last night that comprehensive federal LGBT non-discrimination legislation is expected to be introduced in Congress later this week.… Read the rest

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The franchise industry is becoming more and more gay-friendly with every new concept that lists with GayFranchise.com. Franchisors recognize that the GLBT community has a great entrepreneurial personality. Starting your own franchise is like owning a “business in a box.” The brand is already established, training is provided and you are never alone… Read the rest

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Start Your Research Now
The franchise industry is becoming more and more gay-friendly with every new concept that lists with GayFranchise.com. Franchisors recognize that the GLBT community has a great entrepreneurial personality. Starting your own franchise is like owning a “business in a box.” The brand is already established, training is provided and you are never alone… Read the rest

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GayFranchise.com is proud to bring on board the Breadsmith Franchise as a equality-minded company branching out to the LGBT community. “We applaud the decision by Breadsmith to join our roster of gay-friendlly franchises,” stated Michael Lamb, President of GayFranchise.com
“Breadsmith is committed to maintaining a franchise community which recognizes and values the inherent worth and dignity of every person regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation,… Read the rest

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GayFranchise.com is proud to bring on board the Breadsmith Franchise as a equality-minded company branching out to the LGBT community. “We applaud the decision by Breadsmith to join our roster of gay-friendlly franchises,” stated Michael Lamb, President of GayFranchise.com
“Breadsmith is committed to maintaining a franchise community which recognizes and values the inherent worth and dignity of every person regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation,… Read the rest

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has awarded the National Center for Lesbian Rights, NCLR a $250,000 contribution as part of the utility company’s long-standing commitment to LGBT workplace equality. The contribution comes on the heels of the NCLR’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court marriage victory and will provide thousands of LGBT individuals with continued resources.
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Apricot Lane Boutiques has joined forces with GayFranchise.com to attract new LGBT entrepreneurs to their franchise opportunity. “GayFranchise.com is happy to promote Apricot Lane Boutiques to our list of potential LGBT franchisees,” stated Michael Lamb, president of GayFranchise.com
“Apricot Lane Boutique is always enthusiastic to open its franchise opportunity to anyone regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, marital status or sexual orientation,”stated Terry Odneal, VP… Read the rest

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Our Tomorrow Calls on LGBTQ People Across the Country to Share Their Voice and Help Shape Our Future
After last Friday’s historic United States Supreme Court decision granting same-sex couples the freedom to marry, Our Tomorrow is calling on the LGBTQ community across the country to share their hopes, fears and ideas in their own words to help shape the future of the movement.
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The U.S. Supreme Court today legalized marriage equality nationwide by ruling that states can no longer ban same-sex couples from marrying.

In its historic decision, the Supreme Court cites research by the Williams Institute Blachford-Cooper Distinguished Scholar and Research Director Gary Gates, “As all parties agree, many same-sex couples provide loving and nurturing homes to their children, whether biological or adopted. And hundreds of thousands… Read the rest

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Today, in Michael Ferguson v. JONAH – a case brought by the Southern Poverty Law Center in New Jersey Superior Court against practitioners of so-called “conversion therapy” – the jury found that the defendants providing this dangerous and discredited anti-LGBT practice are guilty of fraud under New Jersey’s consumer protection laws. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)… Read the rest

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Today, with an imminent ruling expected from the highest court in the land on marriage equality, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, highlighted a new study that found “the literature on outcomes for children of same-sex parents is marked by scientific consensus that they experience ‘no differences’ compared to children from other parental configurations.” Co-authored by professors from the University of Oregon and the University… Read the rest

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Yesterday, the Judge Raymond M. Cadei of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California, prevented a proposed ballot initiative known as the “Sodomite Suppression Act” from moving forward in a ruling calling it “patently unconstitutional on its face.” The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, praised the decision striking down the initiative that sought… Read the rest

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Legal issues that matter deeply to the LGBTQ community are the focus of a groundbreaking blog launched this month by Bowditch & Dewey, LLP, a Massachusetts-based firm where diversity and inclusion are hallmarks of the firm culture.

The blog, believed to be the first of its kind published by a major U.S. law firm, will cover legal issues involving same-sex marriage and divorce, insurance, employment… Read the rest

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Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) shows its continued commitment to the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community through its celebration of LGBT Pride Month in June. The Company is proud to sponsor an array of Community Partner activities across the nation that engage the LBGT community. These events take place during the month of June and all throughout the year.
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