Gay | Jotup

Denver's PrideFest Celebrates 50th Anniversary This Summer

Retrieved on:

Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024

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.

Key Points:

- 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.

Denver Advances as One of 10 Cities Bidding on Gay Games 2030

Retrieved on:

Martedì, Maggio 7, 2024

Gay Games, FGG, Sport, City, Love, Gender identity, Culture, Federation, Athlete, Gay, Organization, Nightclub

DENVER, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As announced from the Federation of Gay Games, this milestone allows Denver to continue down the path towards hosting the world's largest LGBTQ+ sport and culture event with over 10,000 participants expected. Denver was the only American city to advance and will present its case to host the Games alongside nine other cities spanning five continents this fall in Washington DC.

Key Points:

Denver was the only American city to advance and will present its case to host the Games alongside nine other cities spanning five continents this fall in Washington DC.
Denver is bidding to bring the Gay Games back to North America for the first time since 2014, with recent games hosted in Paris (2018) and Hong Kong and Guadalajara (2023); the 2026 games are set to take place in Valencia, Spain.
To learn more about Denver's bid to host the 2030 Gay Games, or to learn how to get involved in the process, you can visit Denver's Gay Games Bid Site or follow along on Instagram or Facebook.
To learn more about the Gay Games, including the upcoming 2026 games in Valencia, Spain, visit the FGG home page .

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

Retrieved on:

Martedì, Aprile 30, 2024

Small business, NGLCC, CDC, LGBTQ, Gay, Commerce, SAN, Ridesharing

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.

Key Points:

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.

Margaret M. Brady, Mitchell Klein, Steven J. Weissman, Lawrence H. Kotik and John E. DelGrosso Join Warshaw Burstein from Brady Klein & Weissman

Retrieved on:

Giovedì, Aprile 11, 2024

NEW YORK, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Warshaw Burstein, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of five partners from the firm of Brady Klein & Weissman, LLP.

Key Points:

NEW YORK, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Warshaw Burstein, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of five partners from the firm of Brady Klein & Weissman, LLP.
Margaret M. Brady , Mitchell Klein , Steven J. Weissman , Lawrence H. Kotik and John E. DelGrosso began practicing at Warshaw Burstein on April 1, 2024.
"We are very excited at the opportunity of our team joining a highly respected firm such as Warshaw Burstein," said Margaret M. Brady.
"This will be a seamless transition for our clients, while providing them with a broader suite of services."

Critics can’t decide if Andrew Scott’s Ripley is mesmerising or charmless – exactly as Patricia Highsmith wrote him

Retrieved on:

Martedì, Aprile 9, 2024

Fresh from All of Us Strangers(2023), Andrew Scott plays the title role in Netflix’s new series Ripley, a miniseries based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley.

Key Points:

Fresh from All of Us Strangers(2023), Andrew Scott plays the title role in Netflix’s new series Ripley, a miniseries based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley.
News publisher Out claimed Scott’s Ripley for gayness.
Highsmith wrote Ripley as having an elusive sexuality.
Scott’s Ripley is different yet again: an enigma who is both compelling and frightening – connected to sexuality, but resistant to explanations, labels or pigeonholes.

Tom Ripley through the ages

In 1999, Anthony Minghella made him gay in The Talented Mr. Ripley.
Minghella asserted that Ripley’s “pathology is not explained by his sexuality”, yet he punishes Ripley through his gayness when he has him kill his lover.
Refreshingly, Claude Chabrol’s Les Biches, thought to be loosely based on The Talented Mr. Ripley, neither pigeonholes nor punishes its lesbian/bisexual protagonist.
[…] Ripley wouldn’t be comfortable in a gay bar; […] he wouldn’t be comfortable in a straight bar.”

Embracing gayness and fluidity

Gayness as a whole is not subtext in Zaillian’s production.
Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn) asserts “I’m not queer” in the defensive manner of “someone who absolutely is”, as observed by Digital Spy’s David Opie.
At the same time, the series shows a sincere commitment to fluidity.
The choice to embrace fluidity is also strategic as it keeps Zaillian open to sequels that could stick to Highsmith’s original plots.

Scott plays an incalculable Ripley

Playing a sexual nullity is a departure for Scott.
To the character of Ripley he brings an ambiguous charisma and a Machiavellian sapiosexuality – sexiness that comes from being very, very intelligent.

Scott’s one definite statement about Ripley is that “his sexuality or sensuality comes out of his relationship with things — art, clothes, props, music.” Certainly, his Ripley has a love/hate relationship with “things”.
At the same time, inanimate objects prove to be obstacles as Ripley laboriously cleans up after his impulsive murders.
There’s a boat he can’t burn or scupper, an elevator that seizes up when he is trying to carry a body downstairs.
These near-misses generate suspense and anxiety for Ripley, but he is too opaque, alien and other for empathy.

Depending on whom you ask, his Ripley is either “mesmerizing” or “charmless”.
Is Scott too successful at playing the incalculable other?

Joy McEntee does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Denver Bid Committee Announces Candidacy for 2030 Gay Games XIII

Retrieved on:

Martedì, Marzo 26, 2024

Culture, Sport, Municipal council, Education, Gay, Politics, Athlete, City, Love, Gay Games, Federation, FGG, Tourism

DENVER, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) officially revealed the long list of candidate cities bidding for Gay Games XIII. Denver, having been a top 8 city finalist for the 2022 Games, has reconvened its Bid Committee to vie for the opportunity to host Gay Games Denver 2030 (GGDen2030).

Key Points:

DENVER, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) officially revealed the long list of candidate cities bidding for Gay Games XIII.
Denver, having been a top 8 city finalist for the 2022 Games, has reconvened its Bid Committee to vie for the opportunity to host Gay Games Denver 2030 (GGDen2030).
If selected as the first city in the region to host the Gay Games, Denver would leverage its thriving LGBTQIA+ community in sports, culture, business, and politics.
"I am thrilled at the prospect of hosting the 2030 Gay Games in our vibrant city," said Denver Mayor Mike Johnston.

The Agency Launches Office in Reno, Nevada

Retrieved on:

Martedì, Marzo 19, 2024

Culture, Partner (business rank), Silver, Financial Times, Partnership, Empathy, Gay, Suite, Housing, Love, Swanepoel, Partner, National Association, Multimedia, Marketing

LOS ANGELES, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global real estate brokerage The Agency proudly announces the launch of its new office in Reno, Nevada. The new locale, which will be known as The Agency Reno, is the firm's third office in the state of Nevada, and joins the brokerage's growing network of offices in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe. The office will be led by accomplished industry veteran Zar Zanganeh, who will serve as Managing Partner, and A.J. Palomar, who will serve as Managing Director. The Agency Reno will serve the greater Reno region as well as Sparks, Carson City, Incline Village, and the North Shore of Lake Tahoe on the Nevada side. Zar Zanganeh opened The Agency Las Vegas in October 2021 and The Agency Henderson in September 2023.

Key Points:

LOS ANGELES, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global real estate brokerage The Agency proudly announces the launch of its new office in Reno, Nevada.
Zar Zanganeh opened The Agency Las Vegas in October 2021 and The Agency Henderson in September 2023.
"We are thrilled to launch our new office in Reno as we continue to expand The Agency's presence throughout greater Nevada," said Mauricio Umansky, CEO and Founder of The Agency.
"We are thrilled to launch our new office in Reno as we continue to expand The Agency's presence throughout greater Nevada," said Mauricio Umansky , CEO and Founder of The Agency.

How the demise of gay nightlife has prompted a new underground queer scene – new book

Retrieved on:

Mercoledì, Aprile 3, 2024

Hindi cinema, Campervan, Queer, Culture, COVID-19, Optimism, City, Travel, Research, G-A-Y, Gender identity, Gay, Clubbing, Nightclub

Evidence of this demise and the ongoing threat of bar and club closures can be seen everywhere.

Key Points:

Evidence of this demise and the ongoing threat of bar and club closures can be seen everywhere.
In late 2023 the renowned London club G-A-Y closed its doors, as did many other bars and clubs, victims of an array of economic difficulties.
All these things have acted to catalyse this destructive process, stripping city nightlife scenes of queer venues.

Revolution through evolution

But if gay nightlife has been forced to change, something more exciting is evolving in its place, according to Amin Ghaziani’s book Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution.
By sharing insights and experiences from in and around London’s evolving queer nightlife scene, Ghaziani reveals how it continues to thrive in spite of widespread closures.
Ghaziani argues that the very nature of queer spaces has merely transformed, now surviving more independently “underground” – often away from the mainstream nightlife sectors.
Ghaziani’s book links the demise of gay clubs in London to the rise of new queer events appearing throughout the city.

Beyond the city

The queer underground of the big city is moving, adapting, evolving, as Ghaziani contends.
Culture is changing and this book helps to explain why and how, encouraging the celebration of queer nightlife itself.
But by immersing us in a night out in the big city, the book manages to convey feelings of fun and togetherness, reminding us that nightlife is above all about joy, expression and community.
Ghaziani is asking us not to dwell on the devastation of the gay nightclub scene, but celebrate the queer night’s evolution.

Zack Ditch receives funding from Midlands4Cities.

The Queen of Gay Street Receives International Recognition, Wins Independent Press Award

Retrieved on:

Giovedì, Febbraio 29, 2024

IPA, Gay, Gay Street, Journalism, Multimedia, Publishing, Life, PR, Advertising, Illustrator, Haze, Publishers Weekly, INDEPENDENT, Distinguishing, Amazon (company), Independent, Publication

NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD, one of the most prestigious book award programs globally for independent authors, publishers, and illustrators, recognized The Queen of Gay Street by Esther Mollica in the category of LGBT Nonfiction as a winner.

Key Points:

Esther Mollica's "The Queen of Gay Street" wins the 2024 Independent Press Award in the category of LGBT Nonfiction.
NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD, one of the most prestigious book award programs globally for independent authors, publishers, and illustrators, recognized The Queen of Gay Street by Esther Mollica in the category of LGBT Nonfiction as a winner.
"The 2024 INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD honorees represent the excellence and diversity of global independent publishing," said Gabrielle Olczak, IPA President and Award Sponsor.
To learn more about the author, please visit https://www.esthermollica.com/
"The Queen of Gay Street" is available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble and Ingram Publisher Services.

Los Angeles Blade to Celebrate 2024 ‘Best of LGBTQ Los Angeles’ Awards

Retrieved on:

Venerdì, Gennaio 26, 2024

The Los Angeles Blade , LA’s only LGBTQ newspaper and nation’s only LGBTQ Media member of the White House Press Corps, partner newspaper of the venerable Washington Blade in DC, will present the 2024 Best Of LGBTQ Los Angeles Awards at Heart Weho on Saturday, January 27 from 8:00 p.m.

Key Points:

The Los Angeles Blade , LA’s only LGBTQ newspaper and nation’s only LGBTQ Media member of the White House Press Corps, partner newspaper of the venerable Washington Blade in DC, will present the 2024 Best Of LGBTQ Los Angeles Awards at Heart Weho on Saturday, January 27 from 8:00 p.m.
In 2021, Los Angeles Blade publisher Troy Masters honored Los Angeles based philanthropist Ariadne Getty for her landmark donation to Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) community.
In 2022, the Los Angeles Blade honored David Geffen and presented him with the award.
With over 30 prestigious categories, the Los Angeles Blade “Best of LGBTQ LA” Awards will shine a spotlight on diverse stories and artists, activists and community notables and others who have championed critical LGBTQ issues and connected so powerfully with the community.