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4/28/10
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Finally - Gay Home Shopping TV!

OUTtv Network Airs Sneak Preview of Sexy new `JACKtv` Series Offering Entertainment and Great Finds

Gays and shopping - it's an obvious pairing that has finally been brought to television in a sexy new series called "JACKtv." A sneak preview of the upcoming series launched Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. EST/PST on OUTtv (Canada). Think QVC but much sexier and with a fun storyline.

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dot429 Announces National Launch, Connects LGBTA Professionals

dot429.com Launches New Resource for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Professionals and Their Allies

dot429, a powerful networking community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender professionals and their allies (LGBTA), launched nationally today with the introduction of dot429.com. Already well-known in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles for its professional mixers, dot429.com goes live today, and boasts the world's largest network of LGBTA professionals in the world.

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diversityIt's Time to End Employment Discrimination
 
By Michael Mitchell and Terry Hamilton of The Log Cabin Republicans

Discrimination is not a partisan issue. As leaders of the National Stonewall Democrats and the Log Cabin Republicans -- the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans in the nation's two major political parties -- we share a commitment to full equality for all Americans, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. While we disagree on matters of elections and political leadership, we agree that now is the time for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to become the law of the land for all Americans.

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Washington Blade To Return This Week

Former staff re-launches storied, award-winning LGBTQ newspaper

The Washington Blade, the award-winning, 40-year-old newspaper of record for the LGBTQ community, will return to newsstands Friday, April 30, after its former parent company filed for bankruptcy and shuttered the paper in November 2009.

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ilume ACQUIRES LAND FOR EXPANSION AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

Developer The Crosland Group Readies to Build Phase Two of Innovative GLBT Resort-Lifestyle Community

In the wake of the successful launch of its first Ilume™, a Proud Community™ concept development, The Crosland Group announced today the completed acquisition of an adjacent 3.88 acres plot of land, which is planned for a 240 unit expansion of ilume. The acquired land had previously been home to two defunct apartment complexes that were recently demolished. 


72% of America`s Households Mail Back Their 2010 Census Forms

Important Advice for LGBT Households when Census Takers Come to your Door

This week, the U.S. Census made it official that over 7 out of 10 (72%) of all American households have responded and mailed back their completed 2010 Census forms - roughly on par with the mail-in participation results by this date in the 2000 Census. Beginning Monday, May 3, thousands of Census representatives will ask the rest of us to complete their forms too.


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