PRWeb: Society Gay / Lesbian http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Society Gay / Lesbian from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv2.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com Arizona State University Student Qualifies as "Campus Man" to Promote Modeling Career http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3313024.htm After gaining 35 pounds of muscle, an Arizona State University student is the latest fresh face in the field of male modeling. (PRWeb Dec 9, 2009)

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]]> Vail Gay Ski Week Selects The GLBT Community Center of Colorado As Beneficiary http://www.prweb.com/releases/VGSW/120709/prweb3300444.htm The organizers of Vail Gay Ski Week announced today that the Denver-based GLBT Community Center of Colorado (“The Center”) has been selected as the principal nonprofit beneficiary for the 2010 event scheduled for January 27 - 31, 2010. (PRWeb Dec 7, 2009)

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]]> The New Way to Meet People, Find Love and Have a Great Time Online http://www.prweb.com/releases/mature/dating/prweb3273804.htm Sparkle takes social networking and online communities to a new level, letting members meet people with similar interests and then engage in captivating online activities together. As a special offer to celebrate Sparkle’s upcoming launch, all new members who pre-register get 3 months membership absolutely free of charge. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2009)

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]]> Notti Bianche White Nights Redefines the Power Lunch http://www.prweb.com/releases/notti-bianche/lunch-menu/prweb3290454.htm In today’s economic environment, savings is power. Chef Robert DeCoste and his culinary team have created a terrific new menu focused on taste and price. Notti Bianche offers a new Lunch Menu that provides savings without sacrificing sophistication. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2009)

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]]> Notti Bianche (White Nights) Now Open On Sunday Evenings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3295884.htm Chef Robert DeCoste and his culinary team are extending their pre-theatre menu to include Sundays. Starting this fall, Notti Bianche is now open on Sunday evenings (PRWeb Dec 4, 2009)

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]]> Same-Sex Marriage Argument by Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage Publicly Challenged by President of Civil Rights Group http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3278734.htm The President of Interweave of South Jersey issues a bold challenge today to key conservative media personalities. David Shaman unapologetically asserts that there exists no legitimate argument against gay marriage in the United States based on logic or reason. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2009)

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]]> EX-USF Dean Sets A New And Bold Vision To Transform Women's Healthcare And Clinical Research In Florida http://www.prweb.com/releases/abdulrao/12/prweb3278484.htm Lisa Murray is a free lance reporter. She writes for many syndicated media outlets and is presently working on a series for a national business magazine interviewing healthcare executives in the Greater Tampa Bay area. This interview is part of that series and highlights the work that is being done by the Institute of Women’s Health of North America (www.iwhna.org); the largest healthcare provider for women in the state of Florida. This interview was conducted in two parts; Part I addresses the transformational changes that Abdul Sohail Rao, M.D., M.A., D.Phil., Chief Executive Officer and Chief Research Officer (http://www.iwhna.org/AboutUs/ChiefExecutiveOfficerandExecutiveDirector.aspx) is making in the Institute, and Part II addresses Dr. Rao’s contributions to improving healthcare in the Greater Tampa Bay area as a senior leader at USF Health and the bike incident which had the potential to undermine his legacy in this region. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Being Offered at Various Affiliated Campuses of the Institute of Women's Health of North America in Florida http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3274204.htm To best serve our patients, their caregivers, and our community, ALL campuses affiliated with the Institute of Women's Health of North America in Florida will offer 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination. This service is available to all individuals (male and female) 4 years and older. Please visit our website to locate a convenient LOCATION (http://www.iwhna.org/Campuses.aspx) near you or call 1-877-966-3672. (PRWeb Nov 30, 2009)

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]]> Undercover Condoms Teams with Ohio AIDS Coalition for World AIDS Month http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3257464.htm $1 donation with every order placed at Undercover Condoms in December sent to the Ohio AIDS Coalition to be used for education, leadership training, advocacy, and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. (PRWeb Nov 29, 2009)

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]]> Cyber Monday Double Credits at The James Hotel in Chicago http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3270284.htm The James Chicago is running a 2009 Cyber Monday hotel special. Visit The James online at jameshotels.com on Monday November 30 and purchase “James Credits” and get double credits of equal value at no additional cost. James Credits are redeemable for guest rooms, at David Burke’s Primehouse, Jbar lounge and James Lobby Bar. (PRWeb Nov 28, 2009)

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]]> Vacationers Capture the Essence of Ocracoke Island http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3227264.htm An “Elph” helped Aris Wakefield Michelsen win the Grand Prize in the Ocracoke Island Realty 2009 Photo Contest. She used a Canon Digital Elph camera to capture a powerful image of her sand-covered feet propped up in front of the ocean while sun bathing on Ocracoke’s countless, pristine beach. The picture evokes a feeling of relaxation. (PRWeb Nov 27, 2009)

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]]> Olivia Wilde and Hank Azaria to Accept Artivist Awards at 6th Artivist Film Festival Awards, December 5 in Hollywood http://www.prweb.com/releases/Artivist_Film_Festival/Artivist_Awards/prweb3259444.htm The 6th Annual Artivist Film Festival Honors top Advocate Artists at their Awards event. This year the honorees are Olivia Wilde, Hank Azaria and producer Stephen Nemeth. The Awards take place on December 5th at 8pm at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. Numerous notables are scheduled to present awards or attend including host Kevin Dunn, Maria Bello, Frances Fisher, Kathleen “Bird” York, Benjamin Bratt, Joshua Leonard, Daphne Zuniga, Richard Burgi, Persia White, Debra Skelton, Fox 11 LA news anchor Christine Devine, and more. (PRWeb Nov 25, 2009)

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]]> 6th Artivist Film Festival Announces Artivist Award Winning Films for 2009 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3180994.htm The 6th Annual Artivist Film Festival Announces the Artivist Award Winning Films in this year's festival. Artivist Awards films in four topic areas - Environmental, Animal Advocacy, Child Advocacy and Human Rights. They also award the Artivist Spirit Award to a film that embodies the spirit of the festival. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2009)

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]]> 100% Anonymous, Confidential and Quick STD Screening Now Available with Same Day STD Testing http://www.prweb.com/releases/sameday/stdtesting/prweb3231624.htm Same Day STD Testing now provides super-private STD testing. The company tests for all types of STD's, including Chlamydia, Herpes, HIV, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis, Syphilis and more -- all done anonymously. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> Albuquerque’s Green Urban Townhomes Focuses on Your Roof Top Garden Lifestyle http://www.prweb.com/releases/Albuquerque/Townhomes/prweb3242884.htm Downtown Albuquerque’s largest urban green development Elements Urban Townhomes has created outdoor living space utilizing the roof tops of the 72 urban townhomes that are designed to achieve LEED Gold certification. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> "Everything is Rent" Facebook Fan Page Nominated for Mashable Internet Industry Award http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3243214.htm Aggressive campaign with the RENT fans landed "Everything is RENT" it in the Top 5 with major brand names with far larger fan bases such as “Twilight” and “True Blood”. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> The Institute of Women’s Health of North America Increases its Outreach by Offering Free and Confidential HIV Testing in Florida http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3235354.htm The Institute of Women's Health of North America is offering FREE and Confidential HIV Testing services at its affiliated campuses in Florida. To locate a campus near you, please visit this webpage: FREE HIV TESTING SITE (http://www.iwhna.org/Campuses.aspx) or call 1-877-966-3672 or 1-407-248-1644 (Main Office). (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> A New LGBTQI Virtual High School to Open in New York City. Seeks Donations in Order to Continue Operation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3238974.htm New York City will soon have its own LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Questioning, Intersexed) Virtual High School to call its own. In order to continue its mission to provide quality education for the LGBTQI youth community, LGBTQI Virtual Schools, the parent organization of the up and coming virtual High School, is seeking donations to apply for national accreditation. This is due to the fact that the New York State Department of Education and its Board of Regents informed LGBTQI Virtual Schools, that they would not acknowledge the virtual High School or grant it state accreditation status. (PRWeb Nov 22, 2009)

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]]> March for Life Documentary, Thine Eyes, to Air, Thanksgiving-Eve, on Catholic Cable Network, EWTN http://www.prweb.com/releases/ThineEyesEWTN/MarchforLife/prweb3233664.htm Catholic cable network, EWTN, will air Thine Eyes, on November 25 at 10 pm EST. The film captures the spirit of the March for Life - an annual Pro-Life event America's mainstream media consciously suppress. Two days after the inauguration of Barack Obama, record crowds turned out for the annual March for Life. Onsite was a six camera crew to film The March and produce the first serious documentary about the event. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2009)

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]]> Everything is Pretty, a Show by Lika Ramati http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3224514.htm In the vein of Pierre et Gilles, Ramati digitally constructs highly stylized worlds rich with golden ambiance and steeped with brooding sensuality. Bizarre and full of obscure significance, flowers and jewelry, electric candles, sunglasses, and glitter, the portraits are akin to scenes from a film noir playground where cast divas have taken over and invited drag queens, vampish models, and geisha girls as Carmen Miranda to an exclusive ceremonially hip party. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2009)

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]]> Olympics, Queen's Diamond Jubilee, WorldPride – New Website Launched For Visitors To London In 2012 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3230774.htm At precisely 20:12 (London time) on November 18th, the Web's first (and so far only) site about every major event in London in the summer of 2012 was launched by Paul Parry, whose late father played a major role in bringing the Games to England. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2009)

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]]> Bull’s Eye: AHF’s “No Judgemental Bullsh*t” HIV Testing Campaign Hits the Mark http://www.prweb.com/releases/AHF/HIV_Testing_Campaign/prweb3224474.htm The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)’s newest billboard campaign to promote HIV testing -- now on display throughout Los Angeles -- features a life-sized bull, complete with tail and horns, along with the slogan “No Judgemental Bullsh*t” and the website freeHIVtest.net. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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]]> As Economy Roils Non-Profit Sector, a Phoenix Rises; Announcing the Launch of the Palette Fund http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3212124.htm A severe reduction in available public and private funds since the economy has soured has put many non-profits in grave danger. However, amongst all the gloom is a glimmer of good news. The Palette Fund, a foundation with an endowment of over $10MM, is launching this week. Specifically, the Palette Fund is focused on four health and/or societal issues: • LGBT Youth • HIV/AIDS • Nutrition and its Effect on Health • Patient Navigation (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> Telluride Gay Ski Week Welcomes Matthew Shepard Foundation as Presenting Sponsor for 2010 Event http://www.prweb.com/releases/gayskiweek/111709/prweb3218344.htm The producers of Telluride Gay Ski Week (TGSW) announced today that its 2010 Presenting Sponsor will be the Matthew Shepard Foundation, one of the leading GLBT education, advocacy and awareness organizations in the United States. Matthew Shepard’s mother and chair of the foundation, Judy Shepard will be attending the event along with other representatives of the organization. Telluride Gay Ski Week 2010, the Seventh Annual Telluride Gay Ski Week, will take place from Saturday, February 20, 2010 to Saturday, February 27, 2010. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> Spirit Journeys And Kirkridge Retreat Center To Collaborate http://www.prweb.com/releases/gaytravel/11/prweb3214454.htm Spirit Journeys, a gay travel (http://www.spiritjourneys.com) organization that offers personal and spiritual growth opportunities for the gay community, announces that the Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center will now be hosting some of their events. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> Memoir Author Urges Bishops to Consider GLBT Testimony in Marriage Pastoral Letter http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3203814.htm Author Gregory Gerard sends gay memoir to Cardinal Francis George with a plea to consider how an upcoming pastoral letter will affect future generations of religious children who struggle with same-sex attraction. He shares his own story to emphasize how faithful kids grapple with this at a very young age -- often in silence. (PRWeb Nov 15, 2009)

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]]> Award Winning Gay Author Writes Travel Book About Next Gay Mecca – Cape Town, South Africa http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3169174.htm While researching his upcoming novel in a country nicknamed “The Rainbow Nation,” award winning novelist Michael Holloway Perronne discovers the coastal city of Cape Town, South Africa is quickly emerging as a gay travel spot for those who are looking for a GLBT friendly destination outside of the usual. With its progressive government, beautiful beaches, pulsing clubs, world class shopping and rich heritage, Cape Town is well on its way to becoming the next gay mecca. The Quickie Gay Guide to Cape Town, South Africa is the result of Perronne’s painstaking research as well as his first foray into travel writing. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2009)

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]]> Pop Culture Commentary Served with Heart http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3159324.htm Vancouver-based postMadonna.com is naughty, but nicer. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2009)

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]]> 33rd Annual Aspen Gay Ski Week - January 17 - 24, 2010 - Aspen, CO http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3045054.htm Aspen Gay Ski Week set for January 17 - 24, 2010!Aspen Gay Ski Week, one of the first Gay Ski Weeks in the nation, has announced dates and a schedule for 2010. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2009)

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]]> Worldwide One-stop of Music, Movies and Games, Super D, Joins Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3152614.htm Super D, the fastest growing entertainment media wholesaler in the world and the home of SDID, the winner of NARM 2008 Small Distributor of the Year award, today announced its decision to join the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA). By joining EMA, Super D expects to communicate more directly with video retailers and consumers. Super D offers a plethora of exclusive DVDs and Import titles that make sense for any credible video retailer or online e-tailer. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2009)

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]]> Launch of New LGBT Online Magazine, 10,000 Couples, Receives International Welcome http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3144134.htm Over 1,900 unique visitors from around the world join the celebration of diversity at the latest LGBT online magazine, 10,000 Couples. The first issue of 10,000 Couples, released for October of 2009, garnered over 6,200 page views from visitors in 94 countries around the globe. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)

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]]> Pro Wrestling Fans Kill Off Vince McMahon in New Documentary http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3133954.htm Pro wrestling fans, frustrated with what they see on TV, speak out in the new wrestling documentary, STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling. Covering all styles of wrestling: pro, amateur, and MMA grappling, STRONGHOLD features adult males who continue to pursue their passion for the sport. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)

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]]> Custom Glass Block Shower and Base Products can now be Designed as an Integrated System http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009-glass-block-shower/11-shower-base/prweb3142794.htm Traditionally creating a custom glass block shower and base that worked together has been a difficult process. With the introduction of a new line of 100% waterproof extruded polystyrene bases it’s now possible to get a ready for tile base which is specifically designed to fit a shaped or straight custom glass block shower wall. (PRWeb Nov 2, 2009)

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]]> The Law Offices of Louis R. Fine Launch New Website http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3127584.htm The Law Offices of Louis R. Fine have launched their new website (http://www.lrflaw.com) that helps answer client's questions and point them in a new direction. The website was created to serve as a source of information for those looking for answers to their questions about family and commercial law. (PRWeb Nov 2, 2009)

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]]> Sperm Donors Step Up To The Camera http://www.prweb.com/releases/sperm/bank/prweb3133114.htm Sperm Bank for Lesbian Couples and Single Mothers Announces Major Advance: Full-Face Donor Videos and Photos (PRWeb Oct 30, 2009)

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]]> Fascinating New Memoir Shares the Challenges of Gay Adoption http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3118764.htm Arizona author Paul Hampsch candidly shares the experiences of a gay couple going through the international adoption process. (PRWeb Oct 29, 2009)

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]]> California Egg Donation Statute Passes - Egg Donation Lawyer Theresa Erickson Applauds the First of Its Kind in the United States http://www.prweb.com/releases/eggdonation/lawyer/prweb3120394.htm Egg Donation Lawyer Theresa M. Erickson applauds Governor Schwarzenegger and Assemblyman Marty Block for enacting a statute that will further protect those women who are donating their eggs for infertile couples, in addition to those protections put in place via Proposition 71 for those donating to research. (PRWeb Oct 27, 2009)

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]]> New York Divorce Lawyer Lisa Beth Older Appears on Entertainment Tonight, Commenting on Rosie O'Donnell's Possible Split from Kelli Carpenter http://www.prweb.com/releases/divorce/celebrities/prweb3106904.htm New York Divorce Lawyer Lisa Beth Older, Esq. comments on possible divorce of Rosie O'Donnell. The youngest child, Vivienne, was conceived by Rosie's partner Kelli Carpenter by artificial insemination. "If the youngest child was not adopted by Rosie, then Rosie will not have a claim to custody in New York State, absent an agreement," says New York divorce lawyer Lisa Beth Older, Esq. (PRWeb Oct 24, 2009)

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]]> SistersTalk Lesbian and Gay Radio Celebrates 1 Year, 100+ Episodes and 400,000 Downloads http://www.prweb.com/releases/lesbianradio/lesbianpodcast/prweb3087904.htm On October 26, 2009, SistersTalk Radio will celebrate one year of providing political commentary, entertainment news and celebrity interviews for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. One year and 100+ episodes later, SistersTalk Radio boasts over 400,000 downloads and an impressive and diverse roster of celebrity guests. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2009)

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]]> West Hollywood Relaunches GoGayWestHollywood.com; Gay Travel Site is Smarter, Sexier and More Stylish than Ever (Just Like Our Visitors) http://www.prweb.com/releases/West_Hollywood/Gay_Travel/prweb3090914.htm The West Hollywood Marketing & Visitors Bureau has announced the relaunch of GoGayWestHollywood.com, the premier source of information for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender travelers to West Hollywood. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2009)

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