What better way to celebrate Colorado than by taking home an official state pet—the shelter pet! In honor of Colorado’s birthday, the Dumb Friends League is hosting an adoption party weekend. Adoption fees for adult dogs will be $52.80 (one year and older), and fees will be waived for adult cats (one year and older) and all small mammals from Friday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 3.
Meet adoptable pets looking for homes and enjoy birthday cake, refreshments and Colorado-themed décor. All cat and dog adoptions include spay/neuter a microchip ID and initial vaccinations. Visit ddfl.org to see all adoptable animals looking for loving homes.
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In advance of President Barack Obama’s upcoming summit with nearly 50 African heads of state, today the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, and Human Rights First released a joint report that provides brief country-specific overviews on the status of LGBT people in each of the continent’s 54 nations. A link to the report is available here.
Heads of state from 32 of the 37 nations in Africa that criminalize LGBT relationships have been invited to the summit. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan—both of whom signed draconian anti-LGBT laws earlier this year—are scheduled to attend. The death penalty is allowed as a form of punishment in some Nigerian states, and leaders from two other nations that allow it in all or some parts of their country—Mauritania and Somalia—are also expected to participate.
“More than 800 million people live in African nations that criminalize LGBT individuals because of who they love or who they are” said Ty Cobb, HRC Foundation’s Director of Global Engagement. “Many face near-constant threats of harassment, discrimination, prosecution and violence on a daily basis, and others remain vulnerable to increasingly dangerous and concerted efforts to enact harsh anti-LGBT legislation. Supporting the human rights of all Africans, including LGBT Africans, must be an important part of our nation’s engagement.”
Canteen Outlaws, the new label from veteran LGBT giant TLA Releasing, has announced the DVD release of Man at Bath, the debut mainstream performance from adult superstar François Sagat.
Directed by French auteur Christophe Honoré (Ma Mère, Love Songs, Dans Paris, Close to Leo), the film is available as of August 5 at retailers nationwide and online (SRP $24.99).
Each day for the next week, The Advocate will reveal two honorees from its annual “40 Under 40” list. Then, this Friday, readers will be asked to visit The Advocate’s Facebook fan page and cast their vote for the honoree they would like to appear on a special digital cover of the magazine. Voting will be open for one week (August 1 – 8) while fans decide who should earn the coveted cover spot. The winning cover, which will run online only, will be revealed in mid-August along with the remaining “40 Under 40” honorees.
“There are so many voices competing to be heard now. With this year’s “40 Under 40,” called ‘Emerging Voices,’ The Advocate is raising up LGBT people who have an important message. These people have something to say, and we think it’s worth your time to pause and really listen. Aside from that, they’ll also just make you really proud to be LGBT,” says Lucas Grindley, editorial director for Here Media.
Today’s honorees in the running for the digital cover spot are:
· Tyler Oakley — Tyler Oakley could be the first gay person you ever met. Where Hollywood falters, YouTube stars like Oakley excel at introducing America to a world where being LGBT is just part of your story. Read more at: http://bit.ly/1u0qmzv
· CeCe McDonald —Going to prison made CeCe McDonald want to fix them. With a conviction that changed her life, McDonald found herself fighting against the struggles transgender women face in America's already unbalanced judicial system. Read more at: http://bit.ly/1Az1LXi
Featuring easily accessible pop gems, this Jazz-fusion, musician’s musicians trio are releasing their debut, Loopified, on August 19! Dirty Loops are longtime friends and music school classmates Jonah Nilsson (vocals/keyboards), Henrik Linder (bass), and Aron Mellergardh (drums) who hail from Stockholm, Sweden and have made name for themselves with their twisted pop covers beginning with their take on Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance.” That video, which was made in the winter 2010 while the three band members attended Royal College of Music in Stockholm, became wildly successful with over 100,000 YouTube views and 10,000 Facebook shares in the first two month’s of release… without any promotion or social media savvy. The group’s videos have now garnered more than 20 million YouTube views to date, and their first original single, “Hit Me,” has just entered the Top 10 in Japan.
By Dan Hanley
I know, you're not surprised. After all, it's in the title of my blog.
I have been vegan for 18 years and am still surprised by the reaction I get. Most notably, that people have to make a point to tell me how delicious their non-vegan meal is, how much they love meat or how they could never go vegan.
Before I proceed, please remember that I believe that everyone is on their own path. I always try to be there to support folks wanting to become vegan or even give it a try, but I am not standing in judgement to anyone who is not vegan.
I didn't become vegan because I didn't like animal meat or dairy cheese or dairy milk. I didn't become vegan to lose weight or try to be healthier.
Victory Fund staff members Jason Burns and Nancy Leeds concluded their weeklong trip through Mississippi on Friday.
The two staffers met with activists and allies on the ground to gain a better understanding of LGBT rights in the Magnolia State -- including Magnolia Alderwoman Mercedes Ricks, Mississippi’s only out elected official, former Mississippi Governor Ronnie Musgrove and other LGBT advocates.
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The American Medical Association honored Dr. Carl Streed Jr., who is openly gay, with its Excellence in Medicine Leadership Award. Streed has advocated LGBT health issues at John Hopkins University, among other efforts.
The award "validates much of the work I and many others have been doing to address LGBT disparities in health care, from medical school training to insurance coverage," Streed said.
The clerk for Dona Ana County, N.M., on Friday said his office has issued almost 900 marriage licenses to same-sex couples since August, when he decided on his own to start issuing the documentations. The state Supreme Court in December issued a ruling that brought marriage equality to the entire state.
A federal appeals court panel on Monday upheld a lower court ruling that Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
"[I]nertia and apprehension are not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples due process and equal protection of the laws," Judge Henry Floyd wrote in the decision. Defendants of the ban are expected to appeal the decision, which is scheduled to take effect in 21 days.
Colorado set all-time records in terms of both visitor volume and visitor expenditures in 2013, welcoming 64.6 million visitors who spent $17.3 billion, the Colorado Tourism Office announced today. The announcement came as part of the release of studies detailing visitation and spending in Colorado, as well as the effectiveness and impact of the state’s ‘Come To Life’ marketing campaign.
“These record-setting gains both in the number of tourists who have been flocking to Colorado and the billions of dollars they have been spending while they’re here is big part of why our state’s economy continues to grow,” said Governor John Hickenlooper. “We are fortunate to have so many hard-working and innovative tourism-related businesses and entrepreneurs. The state will continue to do everything we can to get out the word about just how awesome Colorado is.”
Hilary Duff’s new single “Chasing the Sun”, written by Colbie Caillat, Jason Reeves and Toby Gad and produced by Toby Gad, is available at all digital music now.
