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WTVF Nashville's investigation into Tennessee mayoral candidate wins prestigious Peabody Award

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Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024
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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), has won a Peabody Award for its 2023 investigation that exposed Franklin, Tennessee, mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson's white supremacist ties and other questions about her background during last fall's elections.

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  • Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), has won a Peabody Award for its 2023 investigation that exposed Franklin, Tennessee, mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson's white supremacist ties and other questions about her background during last fall's elections.
  • The annual Peabody winners are a collection of stories that "powerfully reflect the pressing social issues and the vibrant emerging voices of our day."
  • This is Williams' fourth Peabody Award and the third for WTVF.
  • This year's Peabody winners will be celebrated at a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 9.

Denver's PrideFest Celebrates 50th Anniversary This Summer

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Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024
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DENVER, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Denver PrideFest, one of the nation's premier LGBTQ+ events, will celebrate its 50th anniversary June 22-23, 2024. The two-day festival unites communities from across Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region as the parade, run and festival attracted an estimated 550,000 people to downtown Denver in 2023.

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  • -       The annual two-day event celebrates Denver's LGBTQ+ community with parade, run, festival and new Gayborhood Market -
    DENVER, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Denver PrideFest , one of the nation's premier LGBTQ+ events, will celebrate its 50th anniversary June 22-23, 2024.
  • Since its inception, Denver PrideFest has been a celebration of unity, inclusion and progress among the LGBTQ+ community and allies.
  • Since then, Denver PrideFest has grown into the largest celebration of LGBTQ + pride in the Rocky Mountain region.
  • This year's 50th anniversary festival kicks off with the Pride 5K presented by Smartwool on Saturday, June 22, followed by the two-day Denver PrideFest event at Civic Center Park boasting 250+ exhibitors, 30 food vendors and captivating live performances.

Cvent CONNECT 2024 to Feature Emmy Award-Winner, Daytime Talk Show Host and Queer Eye Culture Expert Karamo as Keynote Speaker

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Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024
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Cvent , an industry-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, has announced that Karamo – daytime talk show host and Queer Eye culture expert – will deliver a keynote speaker address for its customer and industry conference, Cvent CONNECT .

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  • Cvent , an industry-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, has announced that Karamo – daytime talk show host and Queer Eye culture expert – will deliver a keynote speaker address for its customer and industry conference, Cvent CONNECT .
  • Reggie Aggarwal, Cvent CEO and Founder, will also deliver his highly anticipated opening keynote address on Tuesday, June 11.
  • Emmy winner Karamo is the host of his own nationally syndicated daytime talk show entitled "Karamo" and distributed by NBC Syndication.
  • Visit the Cvent CONNECT website to view the full agenda and to register for the conference.

UMC Passes Historic Changes for our LGBTQ+ Family

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Giovedì, Maggio 2, 2024
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BERKELEY, Calif., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, the United Methodist Church (UMC) excised discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ persons, many of which have been a part of its rules since 1972. While this is a celebration for those inside the denomination, it's also a victory for champions of dignity and human rights everywhere. The UMC is the second-largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., with a global membership of 10 million. With this change, it becomes one of few, and one of the largest, worldwide Protestant bodies without anti-LGBTQ positions.

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  • The UMC is the second-largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., with a global membership of 10 million.
  • With this change, it becomes one of few, and one of the largest, worldwide Protestant bodies without anti-LGBTQ positions.
  • This change in UMC policy has been labored for by many, some of whom contributed decades of work but didn't live to see this day.
  • At PSR, our vision is to create a world where all can thrive, and are grateful to be partners with the UMC at this historic moment.

New National Survey of LGBTQ+ Young People Shows High Rates of Suicide Risk, Harmful Impacts of Anti-LGBTQ+ Politics and Bullying

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Mercoledì, Maggio 1, 2024
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NEW YORK, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, released The 2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People, representing the experiences of more than 18,000 LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24 across the United States. The survey's findings underscore that LGBTQ+ young people continue to report high rates of mental health challenges, suicide risk, and associated experiences of anti-LGBTQ+ victimization such as bullying, discrimination, threats of physical violence, and conversion therapy.

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  • The survey's findings underscore that LGBTQ+ young people continue to report high rates of mental health challenges, suicide risk, and associated experiences of anti-LGBTQ+ victimization such as bullying, discrimination, threats of physical violence, and conversion therapy.
  • 39% of LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24 across the U.S. seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year.
  • Once again, this year's survey shows that considering or attempting suicide is not uncommon among LGBTQ+ young people.
  • However, many of the contributing risk factors for suicide are preventable, and often rooted in victimizing behaviors of others.

CUNY SPH'S Sexual and Reproductive Justice Hub receives a major boost in NYS budget

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Mercoledì, Maggio 1, 2024
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The work underway at the SRJ Hub reflects this holistic vision through its research training, and advocacy efforts.

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  • The work underway at the SRJ Hub reflects this holistic vision through its research training, and advocacy efforts.
  • "I was proud to lead the effort to advocate for funding for the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Hub at CUNY SPH," said Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas.
  • When we invest in sexual and reproductive justice, we are supporting essential health care and socioeconomic stability for every New Yorker.
  • "New York State's funding for CUNY SPH and the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Hub will greatly aid the school's mission-driven commitment to exposing and mitigating these impacts.

Liberty Hill Foundation Celebrates LA Organizers & Social Justice Champions at 41st Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration

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Martedì, Aprile 30, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Hill Foundation celebrated its 41st Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration honoring frontline organizers and changemakers fighting for systemic change in Los Angeles on April 17, 2024.

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  • LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Hill Foundation celebrated its 41st Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration honoring frontline organizers and changemakers fighting for systemic change in Los Angeles on April 17, 2024.
  • The foundation's signature event celebrated frontline organizers, community leaders, and donor activists who have contributed to progressive victories in Los Angeles County.
  • Hosted at the Skirball Cultural Center, the celebration highlighted the power of community and the progress led by L.A. organizers in the local fights for youth justice, environmental justice, housing and economic justice and LGBTQ and gender justice.
  • For more information about Liberty Hill's 41st Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration, please contact Courtney Kassel, Chief Communications Officer, at [email protected] .

Founders First CDC Announces the 2nd Annual National $25,000 Pride Grant for LGBTQIA+ Led Small Businesses, Building on Last Year's Success

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Martedì, Aprile 30, 2024
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SAN DIEGO, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Founders First CDC (Founders First), a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers the expansion of diverse founder-led, revenue-generating businesses alongside TurningPoint Executive Search, is pleased to announce that the 2024 National Pride Grant, a grant fund aimed to support U.S. based LGBTQIA+ small business owners, is now open for registration.

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  • Founders First is committed to increasing the number of diverse founder-led companies generating over $1 million in revenue and creating premium-wage jobs.
  • The LGBTQIA+ National Grant allows eligible small businesses to receive one of 25 grants totaling $25,000.
  • Founders First is committed to increasing the number of diverse founder-led companies generating over $1 million in revenue and creating premium-wage jobs.
  • As we relaunch the National Pride Grant, we invite LGBTQIA+ small business owners to apply for the grant before the application opens on April 30, 2024.

Health Equity Cannot Be Achieved Without Data Equity

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Lunedì, Aprile 29, 2024
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CHICAGO, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To reduce inequities in the U.S. health system, the Data Equity Coalition is calling for standardized data collection methods around race, ethnicity, language (REL), sexual orientation, gender identity (SOGI) and disability status through a new series of issue briefs.

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  • "Data standardization is crucial to advancing health equity and creating a better system of health—one centered on trust," said Blue Cross Blue Shield Association President and CEO, Kim Keck.
  • Data disaggregation allows us to detect differences, if they exist, between and within populations, and to design policies and programs that can help eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity."
  • More equitable data is key to addressing the health care system's persistent inequities—especially as it relates to mental health care access for members of underserved communities."
  • "The National LGBTQ Task Force urges the expansion and improvement of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics data collection to improve health equity.

CBMJ’s Patriot.TV Host and Former Congressman Jason Lewis Responds to Criticism by Biden-Harris Campaign

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Venerdì, Aprile 19, 2024
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VENICE, FL, April 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire - CBMJ’s Patriot.TV prime time host Jason Lewis responded to the Biden-Harris campaign criticism of the former Congressman on his Thursday broadcast of Jason Lewis Live available here https://patriot.tv/tv/video/biden-hq-attacks-jason-lewis.

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  • VENICE, FL, April 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire - CBMJ’s Patriot.TV prime time host Jason Lewis responded to the Biden-Harris campaign criticism of the former Congressman on his Thursday broadcast of Jason Lewis Live available here https://patriot.tv/tv/video/biden-hq-attacks-jason-lewis.
  • The Biden-Harris HQ campaign took aim at Lewis this week for his past commentary and posted the attack on X.
    Lewis again criticized Democrats for being obsessed with abortion, LGBTQ and transgender issues and even reiterated his past commentary in the hour-long Thursday broadcast on Patriot.TV.
  • In 2016, Lewis was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • He emerged as the Minnesota Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2020, narrowly missing victory in a historically challenging electoral landscape.