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11/18/09
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windyIphone Windy City Times releases gay news iPhone application

The free app will include links to the weekly edition of Windy City Times, but also will include breaking news and entertainment items.

Windy City Media Group has released the first in a series of gay news applications for the iPhone. This first application is called Windy City Times.

The free app will include links to the weekly edition of Windy City Times, but also will include breaking news and entertainment items.

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Human Rights Campaign Launches National Action Alert on Workplace Discrimination


With Congressional Action looming, HRC's No Excuses Campaign Engaged

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today that as Congressional action looms on the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), it is extending the grassroots "No Excuses" campaign to increase constituent contact with Congress and awareness of the comprehensive website: www.PassENDANow.org.
Altus-JeffreysAltus Named a Top 20
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The Business Owner of the Year award honors LGBT business owners for their exemplary work in the community

David Jefferys was named a top 20 finalist for the Business Owner of the Year Award, presented by the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and Wells Fargo. Jefferys, who is president of the Altus Agency (www.altusagency.com), was selected from over 100 individuals who entered.
outtoursOut & About Tours

Bringing LGBT History to the Streets of LA

Imagine taking in all of Los Angeles' LGBT history from the upper tier of a double-decker bus. Cruising East down Santa Monica Boulevard you are introduced to Barney's Beanery where there used to hang a sign that said "Fagots- Stay Out."  Approaching a corner in Hollywood, you are told this is where Eddie Murphy infamously picked up his late-night transsexual companion Atisone Seuli. Soon you stop at The Other Side Piano Bar in Silverlake for a quick cocktail with Ms. Judy Garland and then you high tail it through Old Hollywood where you acquire enough gossip to make you the hit of cocktail hour for weeks to come.


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The Most Visited LGBT Destinations

CMI`s 14th Annual Gay & Lesbian Tourism Study

Community Marketing, Inc. (CMI), the San Francisco-based LGBT market research and communications firm, has just released its annual rankings of the destinations most visited by the gay and lesbian community. CMI has been reporting these rankings for over a decade using a consistent format and study group of gay and lesbian travelers.  CMI's annual study ranks on actual visits, the places that gay and lesbians traveled to in the past year, and stayed at least one overnight in a hotel. Over 7,000 LGBT consumers took CMI's Gay & Lesbian Tourism Survey in 2009. The rankings below reflect the 4,726 LGBT survey-takers living in the United States. Participants were geographically balanced, closely matching census data.

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Human Rights Campaign Releases New Employer`s Guide to Adoption Benefit Programs

Resource outlines best practices for LGBT inclusion in employee adoption benefits

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today the release of a groundbreaking resource "Adoption Benefit Programs: LGBT Considerations for Employers," which provides standards and guidelines for insuring equity for all employees who adopt.  The release is timed to coincide with National Adoption Month, which raises awareness about the thousands of children and youth in foster care waiting for a "forever family."  To download the guide visit: www.hrc.org/AdoptionBenefits.
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