Gay Ad Network, the category leading gay media network, today announced the launch of Lesbian Ad Network with Chemistry.com and Switzerland Tourism as the official network launch partners. Lesbian Ad Network is comprised of the world's leading lesbian brands and offers a unique platform for reaching the lesbian market across branded content sites and blogs, with custom editorial sponsorships, viral widget syndication, and video advertising.

Former NEW YORK POST columnist Liz Smith once told me that she felt today's young people had "no sense of history." I believe this is also true of today's gay youth.

From the Stonewall riots, the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the first civil unions and the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts and Connecticut-looking back at where we have been, the activities undertaken by yesterday's activists, should underpin the aspirations for a continued desire to wipe clean the stain of homophobia and discrimination.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, tonight congratulated the creative teams and casts of Milk and Vicky Cristina Barcelona which received a combined three Oscars at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Milk was nominated in eight categories and received the Oscar for BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY for writer Dustin Lance Black, and PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE, to Sean Penn for his role as Harvey Milk. Vicky Cristina Barcelona was nominated and won for PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, Penelope Cruz.

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that in furtherance of its core values and business objectives, Lisa A. Linsky, a partner in the New York Trial Department, will lead McDermott's diversity initiatives and programs as the first partner-in-charge of Firm-wide Diversity. Ms. Linsky created and has chaired McDermott's innovative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Diversity Committee since 2006, and will continue to do so. She has demonstrated outstanding leadership with her enthusiasm and energy and has accelerated the Firm's diversity efforts by raising McDermott's national profile.

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) has announced that Washington State community leader Kathy Reim has been elected Regional Director for PFLAG in the Pacific Northwest, a region that includes Washington State, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Alaska.

Terry Hamilton, National Chairman of The Log Cabin Republicans responded to RNC Chairman Michael Steele's recent comments regarding civil unions. "The politics of the past were clearly rejected in the November election. We hope Chairman Steele will work to build a more inclusive Republican Party that can win elections," said Log Cabin Republicans National Chairman Terry Hamilton. Hamilton continued, "Such comments marginalize gay and lesbian Americans, and further alienate the mainstream, moderate, and independent-minded voters that left the Republican Party in the November election."

Unlike other restaurants, Best of Mediterranean® tantalizes all the senses. The grill is out in front of the customers, where they hear the sizzle and smell the grilled fresh meats. Delicious bounties of crisp colorful vegetables dazzle the eyes. Customers love the Best of Mediterranean® experience.

Managing content properly on a website has been a challenge since the first websites came online in the mid-90s. Originally, if you wanted your website's content updated or changed, you sent the changes to your web designer and waited until he or she was able to make the changes manually, in HTML format, for you. Then, along came content management systems, some expensive and customized and some simpler and off-the shelf. With content management, an administrator could set it up so that select writers could submit fully formatted articles online. The article information, along with photos, would be saved in a database format (MySQL, MS Access, etc.) and programmed to display on the web site, without the writer having to know any HTML. In addition, the writer could submit the article remotely from anywhere in the world where there was an Internet connection.

02/26/2009 Out and Equal Presents: Coming Out Time: LGBT & Allies!

03/11/2009 Williams Institute - UCLA - CA

03/24/2009 ONLINE Gay Marketing and Web 2.0

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