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Betty Buckley, Judith Light & More Take Part in The Lavender Effect Virtual Pride Parade

This year's Virtual PRIDE Parade’s Host & Grand Marshall is Alec Mapa. Mapa’s TV and film credits include Ugly Betty, Switched at Birth, Doom Patrol, You Don’t Mess with The Zohan and Connie and Carla.  He lives in Los Angeles with his husband Jamison and Son Zion. 
Audra McDonald, Sean Hayes, Betty Buckley and More Join THE LAVENDER EFFECT Live Virtual Pride Parade

Wicked star Alexandra Billings will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of PRIDE as host and Grand Marshal of THE LAVENDER EFFECT Live Virtual Pride Parade! 
Alexandra Billings to Host THE LAVENDER EFFECT Live Virtual Pride Parade; Lily Tomlin, Judith Light & More to Take Part

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of PRIDE with THE LAVENDER EFFECT Live Virtual Pride Parade on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 12p PST / 3p EST Live on Zoom and Facebook. Their Grand Marshall and Host is Transgender Activist & Actress, Alexandra Billings.
Lambda Legal Hosts National Liberty Awards in New York City

Last night in New York, Lambda Legal, the nation's oldest and largest LGBT legal organization, hosted the 2018 National Liberty Awards, honoring former Lambda Legal attorney and founder of Freedom to Marry, Evan Wolfson. The Liberty Awards National Dinner honors advocates, activists and allies in the fight for LGBT equality.
The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival Announces The 2018 Animated Feature Competition, Special Presentations

The 49th Annual Nashville Film Festival continues its expansion of film screenings with an international roster of twenty-eight Special Presentations, Animated Feature, Spectrum and Spectrum Q films including the world premiere of BENCHED, produced by Robert Deaton and George Flanigen, ON CHESIL BEACH, starring Saoirse Ronan, fresh off her award winning role in Lady Bird, HOT SUMMER NIGHTS, starring Timothée Chalamet, whose role in Call Me By Your Name was critically acclaimed, BRAMPTON'S OWN, starring Rose McIver, Spencer Grammer and Jean Smart, as well as the 50th anniversary screening of ROSEMARY'S BABY, starring Mia Farrow, and a special screening of JURASSIC PARK, starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, BD Wong and Samuel L. Jackson. Other leading talent include Daveed Diggs, Alexander McQueen, John C. McGinley and many more.
Civil rights doc THE FREEDOM TO MARRY out on VOD via Ro*Co Films

Civil rights doc THE FREEDOM TO MARRY will release digitally on June 6th via Ro*Co Films in the U.S. and Canada. This is the epic, untold story of how same-sex marriage became law of the land.
FUN HOME Partners with StoryCorps to Preserve Audience's Experiences in Celebration of First Year on Broadway

Producers have announced that Fun Home, the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning Best Musical, has launched a partnership with the national nonprofit oral history project StoryCorps, on the occasion of the show's one-year anniversary on Broadway.
CBS's FACE THE NATION Finishes First in Adults 25-54

CBS News' FACE THE NATION beat its closest competitor by more than a million viewers and is the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program on April 26.
SKYY Vodka and Freedom to Marry Strengthen Commitment to Winning Marriage in U.S. with 'Toast to Marriage'

As all eyes turn to the US Supreme Court and its expected decision this summer on the freedom to marry, SKYY Vodka, the California-born brand known for innovation, is renewing its support of its Toast To Marriage campaign in partnership with Freedom to Marry, the national organization dedicated to winning marriage nationwide. In the final months leading up to the ruling in June, SKYY is expanding its partnership with Freedom to Marry, which began in 2014, to confidently and loudly advocate marriage for all.
Disney, Jujamcyn, Nederlander and Shubert Organizations Support I AM HARVEY MILK

Producers Bruce Cohen, Robb Nanus, Jessica Leventhal, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman announced today that Disney Theatrical, Jujamcyn Theaters, The Nederlander Organization and The Shubert Organization four of Broadway's leading organizations, have come together by contributing matching donations in support of Tony and Grammy Award nominee Andrew Lippa's new oratorio, I Am Harvey Milk, which will have its New York premiere on Monday, October 6 at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.
Julianne Moore, Dustin Lance Black & More Join I AM HARVEY MILK Honorary Committee

Producers Bruce Cohen, Robb Nanus, Jessica Leventhal, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman announced today that a group of political, cultural, and human rights leaders have come together to form an “Honorary Committee” in support of Tony and Grammy Award nominee Andrew Lippa's new oratorio, I Am Harvey Milk, which will have its New York premiere on Monday, October 6 at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.
Smithsonian Channel Airs CBS NEWS: 50 YEARS LATER, CIVIL RIGHTS Tonight

CBS NEWS LIVE EXPERIENCES will bring together a group of newsmakers from the worlds of news, entertainment and sports for CBS NEWS: 50 YEARS LATER, CIVIL RIGHTS
Smithsonian Channel to Air CBS NEWS: 50 YEARS LATER, CIVIL RIGHTS, 7/24

CBS NEWS LIVE EXPERIENCES will bring together a group of newsmakers from the worlds of news, entertainment and sports for CBS NEWS: 50 YEARS LATER, CIVIL RIGHTS
SKYY Vodka and Freedom to Marry Raise a Toast to Marriage

SKYY Vodka, the number-one premium vodka made in America, and Freedom to Marry, the sole national organization dedicated to winning marriage nationwide, have partnered on Toast To Marriage, a national campaign to draw together communities to increase visibility and raise funds to support public education programs in places where same-sex couples are currently excluded from marrying.
MOTHERS AND SONS to Continue Talkback Series with Huffington Post Gay Voices, 5/21 & 5/28

The new Broadway play Mothers and Sons from 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally has announced today that it will continue to offer a series of post-show talkbacks in conjunction with the Huffington Post Gay Voices on two consecutive Wednesday evenings (5/21 & 5/28) at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street).
Laura Benanti, Cynthia Nixon and More to Appear at Freedom to Marry's 10th Anniversary Celebration, 4/28

Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage nationwide, will celebrate its 10th anniversary on April 28 in New York City.
CBS News' FACE THE NATION Finished First on Sunday

CBS News' FACE THE NATION posted a 2.1/06 with 3.03m viewers and 0.7/04 in adults 25-54 – the demographic most important to those who advertise in news
LGBT Ally James Lange on a Mission to Help Same-Sex Couples Retire Secure

The difference between a same-sex couple getting married and taking specific pro-active steps, and not getting married and not taking these pro-active steps can be the difference between running out of money and having $1.4 million during their retirement years. So says Pittsburgh-based CPA/Attorney James Lange who, after having done extensive research on the subject, is on a mission to educate and help (Lange's calculations are available upon request).
Book Launching Events for WE DO! and USA NOIR, 10/28 & 10/29

Akashic Books is throwing two great events happening next week in NYC to celebrate the release of We Do! andUSA Noir.
Marriage Equality Campaign Featured on Tonight's METROFOCUS

The next edition of the award-winning program MetroFocus premieres in the New York metro area tonight, August 7 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21 and Thursday, August 8 at 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and at 10:30 p.m. on NJTV.

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